OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Genius 'Check the Rhyme' Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Genius Media Group, Inc., having an address at 92 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 (“Sponsor”).

ELIGIBILITY:
Subject to these Official Rules, the Contest, only those who are at least 16 years old as of the date of entry and who have a Genius account (or who open a Genius account) in good standing by Genius’ determination. All submissions must comply with Genius' Terms of Use. Employees of Genius, its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and their immediate family members or household members are not eligible to participate in or win the contest. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW OR WHERE BONDING, REGISTRATION, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN MET, OR WHERE THE METHODS OF ENTRY SET FORTH BELOW WOULD BE DEEMED CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS APPLY.

ENTRY PERIOD:
The Contest begins at approximately 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on May 5, 2017, and ends at 11:59 PM EDT on May 13, 2017 (“Entry Period”).

HOW TO ENTER:No purchase or payment is necessary to participate in the Contest.During the Entry Period, participants will need an account on Genius.com. If they do not have one, they will need to sign up.Select an iconic rap verse from the last 25 years that we haven’t broken down yet and mark it up.The verse must be less than 60 seconds in length.The most intricate, accurate, and iconic submissions will be selected as winners.Genius may alter or change your entry to fit our video format and style.All entries become the sole property of Genius.By submitting an entry, you agree that you are providing your information to Genius. Any information provided by you or collected by Sponsor in connection with the Giveaway may be used by Genius in accordance with Genius' Privacy Policy and may be shared with Genius' affiliated business entities. All information submitted to Genius as part of an entry becomes the property of the Genius. Genius reserves the right to disqualify and/or suspend any participant it determines is acting in bad faith. Genius expressly reserves the right to disqualify any entries that it believes in good faith are generated by an automated means or scripts. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void.

PRIZES AND PRIZE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
**First place:** Your ‘Check The Rhyme’ published across our Genius platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Genius.com) with credit (credit will be displayed on screen as ‘Submitted by @username’ and in the description) + your choice of one piece of Genius merch

**Second place:** Your ‘Check The Rhyme’ published on Genius YouTube with credit (credit will be displayed on screen as ‘Submitted by @username’ and in the description) + 50% Genius merch store discount code

Other quality entries may be considered for prizes too.

In no event shall the Genius be obligated to award any prizes other than the Prizes specified in these Official Rules. The Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions (including, without limitation, for cash) are permitted, except that Genius reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any Prize if such Prize should become unavailable for any reason. Each Winner shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of his or her Prize, and any related duties or custom fees. If shipping a prize to a participant is determined to be an unusual burden to the Genius, Genius reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to distribute the prize to another participant or have the participant be responsible for shipping and handling charges. The Contest Entities are not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software and for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including but not limited to: human errors, errors in the advertising, these Official Rules, selection and announcement of the Winners and distribution of the Prizes. Sponsor shall be solely responsible for Prize fulfillment. If due to a printing, production or other error, more Prizes are claimed than are intended to be awarded for any Prize per the above, the intended Prizes will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified and validated prize claims received. In no event will more than the stated number of Prizes be awarded. THE PRIZES IS AWARDED “AS IS” AND GENIUS DOES NOT MAKE ANY, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE PRIZE(S).

PRIZE SELECTION:
Genius, in its sole discretion, will determine the winners of the contest. The winners will be chosen by Genius staff members Michael, Brendan, Liz, Regina, and Oppi.

The Contest will be conducted under the supervision of Genius. The decisions of Genius are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. Each Winner must claim his/her Prize within five (5) business days after the date of notification of such Prize. A winner's failure to respond to the Prize notification within the specified five (5) business days will be considered such winner's forfeiture of the Prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASES:
By entering the Contest or accepting a Prize, you agree to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. When applicable, each Winner may be required to execute and return (and winning may be conditioned upon the winner executing and returning) to Sponsor, within ten (10) business days, an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release drafted by Sponsor to be eligible for the Prize, or an alternate winner will be selected. Each Winner may be required in Sponsor’s sole discretion to complete relevant tax forms as a condition to the delivery of the applicable prize. Each Winner may also be required to furnish proof of identity, address and birth date in order to receive a Prize.
Unless prohibited by applicable law, your acceptance of a Prize constitutes your permission to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and testimonials in any and all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any compensation to such entrant or any review or approval rights, notifications, or permissions; and constitutes your consent to disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties (including, without limitation, placing the winner’s name on a winner’s list).

An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply with each provision of these Official Rules, as determined in the sole discretion of Genius. Participation in the Contest is at entrants’ own risk. Genius shall not be liable for: (1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner in connection with an entry; (2) entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind; (3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Contest; (4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer or mobile device related to or resulting from the Giveaway; (5) any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Official Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution of the Prize(s); (6) any warranty with respect to any Prize or any component thereof.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE HEREIN OR OTHERWISE, GIVEAWAY ENTITIES AND/OR THEIR VENDORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OBLIGATED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS), (B) DATA LOSS OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, (C) ANY MATTER BEYOND SUCH PARTIES’ REASONABLE CONTROL AND/OR ANY MONETARY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRIZE.
By entering the Contest, you agree to and hereby do release and hold harmless Genius and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) that may arise from your acceptance, possession and/or use of any Prize or your participation in the Contest, or from any misuse or malfunction of any Prize awarded, regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter. Any person attempting to defraud the Giveaway Entities or in any way tamper with the Giveaway may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules in any way or at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Giveaway should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond its control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Giveaway. In the event of cancellation or suspension, Sponsor shall promptly post a notice on Sponsor’s website to such effect. The Giveaway shall be governed by New York law, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions. By participating in the Giveaway, you agree that any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the Contest, excluding only Claims arising from or related to Genius intellectual property, shall be determined by binding arbitration only in New York, NY, by and under the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Genius may seek equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Official Rules otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

RULES & WINNERS’ LIST:
To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Rules, within six (6) months after the end of the Entry Period, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Genius "Check the Rhyme" Contest, Genius Media Group, Inc., 92 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231.