Do you want your cd at the top of the charts next to 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Lil Kim? Well now is your chance. MTV and Def Jam is currently running the “MC Battle Contest” with new rules to enter, so don’t go rushing to New York just yet.

In order to enter the contest you need to go online to MTV.com and download an “official” registration form and send it in along with a copy of your government issued to MTV’s MC Battle c/o Computer Pak 35-37 36th Street Long Island, New York 11106 no later than April 26th. You may also be entered into the contest by being a radio winner on the following radio stations: Hot 97(New York), WUSL (Philadelphia, PA), WPGC (Washington, DC), KMEL (San Francisco, CA), WJBL (Detroit, MI). Winning the contest from any of the five stations will automatically enter you into Round 1 of the contest. Only 1,000 registered entries will be chosen to come to New York on May 12th to audition for an interview and a one-minute performance.

Before a final winner is selected contestants will have to go through several rounds before they go to the final round. Judging for the competition will not only be done by MTV but television viewers will be able vote online for their favorite MC on May 17th. Grand prize winners will win a chance to record a 12” vinyl record with Def Jam, $25,000, the opportunity to appear as a character in the Def Jam Vendetta 2 video game and the chance to perform as the opening act on the Def Jam Vendetta Tour in the summer of 2003. For more information on the contest log on to www.mtv.com