We've got some devastating news for those with aspirations of instant hip-hop stardom and VIP access to the champagne room on P. Diddy's yacht: You're not going to win a record deal at the Win A Record Deal blog, where the largesse of producer Fallon "Buddha" Jones and his "Triggerstreet Records" offer a contest awarding a recording contract at random to someone who answers three simple questions about their "sponsors." (Which is likely a scheme to induce clickthroughs on their Google Ads.)

How do we know? Besides the obvious tipoffs that result from actually reading the text on the shady-looking site, the omniscient Google has never heard of the producer or the record label (which sounds suspiciously like Kevin Spacey's production company). Oh, and the e-mail address where you're supposed to submit your answers is Defamer's e-mail address, and we're pretty sure we're not handing out any record contracts (of course, we can talk if you show up at Defamer HQ with a limo full of strippers and a fully-stocked bar). We apologize in advance for potentially crushing anyone's blueprint for stardom.

• WIN A RECORD DEAL [winarecorddeal.blogspot.com]

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