Performance options

We offer a range of different performance options and promotional packages

Details

The Hood Idol Tour I Need to Be Heard soundstage will be at the Frog in New Albany, Indiana, Sunday, May the 24th. This is a platform for rappers, singers, poets, comedians, and more to be heard. 

🎤 Competition Prizes & Awards

Three winners will be chosen at the “I Want To Be Heard” Showcase — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded that night.

🏆 1st Place Winner

• All‑expenses‑paid trip to perform live at the 8th Annual Hip Hop Culture Awards in the contest in Hazlehurst, Mississippi Saturday Sept. 5th at Smooth Lounge and Grill (includes gas and hotel accommodations — $250 value).

• Radio play across multiple stations, including those airing The Trafiking Hour with Lex Luga, with potential FM rotation depending the winner.

• Free studio session — one hour of recording time at 16 Bars Recording Studio in Jackson, MS. (Files may be sent in for mixing if you can’t record onsite.)

• Free exclusive beat for your next project.

• Exclusive radio interview with Lex Luga “Da Record Breaker” and Live 100 WURM Radio.

• Magazine cover feature in Hood Idol Magazine.

• Television interview on Lit Lovely Lisa TV (Memphis, TN).

• Automatic qualification for the Grand Prize to be awarded at the Hip Hop Culture Awards on September 5  in Hazlehurst, MS — prizes valued at over $5,000, including:

  • $100 to $1000 cash (to be determined)

  • Possible music video shoot, studio time, playlist added, multiple platform exposure, possible big stage performances. 

  • Beats, marketing, and promotional tools

  • Additional surprise rewards

  • (prizes will be customized to winner whether Artist, Poet or Comedian)

🎯 Judging & Voting System Winners are determined by a combined scoring system — judges’ scores plus audience votes. Each audience member casts a vote, which is added to the judges’ totals.

• Highest score = 1st Place

• Second highest = 2nd Place

• Third highest = 3rd Place

The Hood Idol Tour – “I Want To Be Heard” Showcase in New Albany, Indiana on Sunday, May 24, 2026, is part of the long‑running Hood Idol Tour series — a national platform created to spotlight independent artists, DJs, comedians, and poets from across the South and Midwest.

🎤 Event Overview

This stop of the tour is designed as a multi‑genre showcase, blending Southern Soul, Hip Hop, Comedy, and Poetry under one roof. It’s hosted at Da Frog (1720 Old River Rd), with doors opening at 7 PM and the show starting at 8 PM. The event’s theme — “Come see the stars before they become superstars!” — captures its mission: giving emerging talent a stage to be seen and heard before breaking into larger markets.

🌟 Purpose & Legacy

Founded under the Hood Idol brand, the tour has become a respected grassroots movement in independent entertainment. It’s known for:

• Artist development — offering exposure, feedback, and networking with promoters and radio personalities.

• Community connection — bringing together local creatives and fans in each city.

• Media reach — supported by outlets like Hustlemanliveradio and Pure Royalty Muziq Entertainment™, helping artists gain radio and digital traction.

🎧 Featured Hosts

This New Albany edition is hosted by Lex Luga “Da Record Breaker” and Nino (from Live100 WURM Radio) — both known for championing independent artists and breaking new records across Southern radio circuits.