Damn cool contest @falseyedols.

I'm an observer of memetic shifts that signal movement from the predominant paradigm to an emerging paradigm. One such shift is from creativity as an individual endeavor, to co-creation. A shift, if you will, from I-space to We-space in creative expression. Your contest is a great example of this. You've planted a seed and invited others to riff on it. I'm looking forward to what emerges from this co-creative process.

Another shift I'm tracking is from linear to multi-dimensional ways of knowing and expressing. In your contest, you are inviting multiple modes of expression -- rapping, singing, instrumentals, etc. It would be cool to see if visual artists, sculptors, etc. felt inspired to offer their interpretations / inspirations from your initial sound seed.

Artists have always played around with new media and technologies and the contest aspects of this demonstrate you doing the same here. Steemit is unique in its experimental approach to rewarding creative endeavors. Instead of a traditional "patronage" model, where someone with deep pockets sponsors artists (at least the ones they favor), you are leveraging the decentralized incentive model to create the reward structure. One potential extension to your contest rules would be to leverage the wisdom of the crowd to select winners instead of a guest judge -- that would make it peer-to-peer all the way around.

Putting all this pedantic meta-analysis aside, your contest is also just plain fun! Kudos!