i entered a contest with an entry fee and then the contest never happened

[shadow_operative 15,932]

last summer the rapper Riff Raff held a an open verse contest where you pay an entry fee, his people send you one of his songs with an open verse, you record your own verse, and they declare a winner. the winner was supposed to get writing credits, royalties from the album, to go on tour with riff raff, and some other stuff that i don’t remember. riff raff said the contest would last a month, and then he just never followed up on it.

the entry fee was $50, and i paid $100 for the studio time to record my verse. my question is this: is it even worth it for me to try and make this right? to at least get my money back? or should i just chunk it up as a loss? 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

oh yeah here’s what i recorded. i’m the last verse:

 

[Your Mom 4,805]

The name Riff Raff was the first red flag. 

[RPM 26,315]

You lost the contest. 

[Hate 20,106]

In an act of solidarity, I will boycott Riff Raff. Henceforth, I shall never listen to a song or go to a show involving Riff Raff.  
 

as far as the money goes, I would just consider it paying it forward. 

[KYHorn 17,010]

Riff Raff wronged you. You should fervently pursue this... and post it here.

[deadshank 24,652]

Did you ask to speak with a manager?

[Dbeasy 15,040]

Of the three thousand lawyers on surly, surely one is ready to launch a class action lawsuit. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21,052]

Riff Raff blocked me on Twitter. I don't recall the precise reason, but it had something to do with the fact that I expressed skepticism about him allegedly feeding cocaine to pigeons or something along those lines. 

Edited March 12 by Prepuce of Doom

[Your Mom 4,805]

I was gonna post a joke about getting scammed by Riff Raff from Rocky Horror but then I googled the rapper and it turns out the Rocky Horror version looks a lot more trustworthy that Riff Raff from the mean streets of Katy, TX. 
 

[Jerry Callo 8,695]

All you sucker MCs perpetratin' a fraud

 

[UTPhil2006 3,801]

Dispute the $50, $100 is gone, consider it closed 

[Bevo 13,560]

You are too old. Riff Raff isn't going to tour with a 30 something year old white rapping hopeful. But, in case I am wrong, post the song edit here and we will decide.

[Da Fino 2,772]

Perhaps the Tangerine Tiger just didn't like your middle of the mall shit. 

[dcbc 14,465]

44 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

All you sucker MCs

Oohhhh!  Kevin G!!!

[Jerry Callo 8,695]

7 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Oohhhh!  Kevin G!!!

[Guest]

No, it's not worth pursuing, but sucks. 

I love me some Riff. You know he could of played for the Toronto Raptors?

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

How do you know you didn’t just not win?

Edited March 12 by Pato del Muerto

[Henry Hill 3,156]

A Derka and his money are soon parted.

[immamac 42,834]

I'm pretty sure you just didn't win. 

[That Guy 955]

This is precisely the type of scenario that calls for a strongly worded letter. It’s truly the only path for resolution. 

[Guest]

9 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

oh yeah here’s what i recorded. i’m the last verse:

 

This is... not bad? 

 

 

[locodos 5,387]

I'll give you a 50% credit towards my own rap competition...  The winner get TWO writing credits, royalties from all of my albums, but you must go on tour with the next Surly road trip...  

It's $100, but I need two verses so your recording costs might be slightly higher depending on how fast you can singrap

[ztejas 43,411]

I'd write your congressman.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2,397]

You should make a diss track and post it on social media.

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

48 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

You should make a diss track and post it on social media.

This is the way. 
 

Eta: and based on that pic and being from Katy, you should be able to write bar after bar after bar. 

Edited March 12 by Pato del Muerto

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

[shadow_operative 15,932]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

You are too old. Riff Raff isn't going to tour with a 30 something year old white rapping hopeful. But, in case I am wrong, post the song edit here and we will decide.

i absolutely would not have gone on tour lol, i have zero desire for that. i don’t even want to keep writing or making songs to tell you the truth (which is why aside from this contest i haven’t done so in more than a decade). all i really wanted  was the residuals and songwriting credits.

Edited March 12 by shadow_operative

[RPM 26,315]

[shadow_operative 15,932]

1 hour ago, immamac said:

I'm pretty sure you just didn't win. 

i messaged riff raff on IG a couple of months to ask if the contest was still happening and he said yes. it clearly isn’t though. their alleged plan was to post the finalists on his IG page and have the public vote. don’t think that’s ever gonna happen.

Edited March 12 by shadow_operative

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

13 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

i absolutely would not have gone on tour lol, i have zero desire for that. i don’t even want to keep writing or making songs to tell you the truth (which is why aside from this contest i haven’t done so in more than a decade). all i really wanted  was the residuals and songwriting credits.

Record exec:  not going on tour is a breach of contract, therefore you no longer receive residuals for your writing credit. 

[Gil Bang 25,907]

Some dirtbag rapper is fucking his "fans" out of 50 bucks?   

 

shocking.

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

[Deej 76,751]

Anyone who would enter that contest had no chance of being a winner, even if they chose one. 

[Kennythetiger 9,374]

2 hours ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

You should make a diss track and post it on social media.

Derka you’re talented enough to do this. 

[Celery Man 20,929]

[Chewbacca 7,766]

Think of it as a tax on people dumb enough to give a guy who calls himself Riff Raff (and looks like that) $50.  You bought him lunch.  

[immamac 42,834]

Riff raff isn’t some broke dick. He’s also not a moron it’s all a character he plays up. I do think the diss track is the best fucking idea in this thread. 

[Baboontyme 2,809]

Is he married? I would go with a strong opening salvo on the diss track like... That's why I fucked your bitch you phat motherfucker. 

[ChickenSandwich 9,824]

7 hours ago, Your Mom said:

I was gonna post a joke about getting scammed by Riff Raff from Rocky Horror but then I googled the rapper and it turns out the Rocky Horror version looks a lot more trustworthy that Riff Raff from the mean streets of Katy, TX. 
 

Barbie Part 2: Ken smokes rock.

[Celery Man 20,929]

4 hours ago, Baboontyme said:

Is he married? I would go with a strong opening salvo on the diss track like... That's why I fucked your bitch you phat motherfucker. 

Yeah btw does he have sickle cell?

 Also go hard with the Aladdin references.

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

4 hours ago, immamac said:

Riff raff isn’t some broke dick. He’s also not a moron it’s all a character he plays up. I do think the diss track is the best fucking idea ever posted on this site  

 

[Sbbruin 21,828]

Maybe his studio burned down the minute he started playing your mixtape.  Ever think of that?

[Mother mopar 3,318]

You got, got. That's the game.

Fucking Riff Raff, you just can't make this shit up. The world we live in

[ROFL BOX 6,647]

Your best revenge is to stick him with an unpaid parking ticket & run the Houston tolls in his name.

 

Obviously.

[Jerry Callo 8,695]

Can't bust yo own lines, here's fiddy.  I'll bend over an you can take mine.

[South Austin 52,442]

I'd call Lazlo Hollyfeld.  He knows contests.

[Bevo 13,560]

23 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I'd call Lazlo Hollyfeld.  He knows contests.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2,397]

How long before Riff Raff finds this thread and ends up posting on here?

[Leeroy Jenkins 2,397]

I also just now learned that Riff Raff is white.