Boomdizzle is a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 and social networking and music website founded by rapper

Rapping

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 LL Cool J

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...

 in 2008. Since its launch in September 2008, the website accepts music uploads from aspiring artists, primarily from the hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 genre, and the site's users rate songs through contests, voting, and other community events. Boomdizzle provides the production, distribution, and promotional services traditionally offered by major entertainment labels.

Contests

Detroit R&B singer Luther "Squeak" Jackson defeated 40,000 other entrants to win Boomdizzle's first "Hip Hop Superstar Competition" in May 2008. He was signed to a recording contract and performed live on stage with LL Cool J at the Heritage Fest 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

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, and at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida

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. Boomdizzle hosted a Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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 Tribute Contest, in which Jonathan Levant was chosen as the winner.