103.9 FM WDKX
Rochester, NY
Your #1 Radio for R&B
On air:
Listen Online
103.9 WDKX Live Stream
REQUEST A SONG!
Request A Song
Rapper Common visited MTV's "TRL" yesterday to launch a new contest designed to encourage young people to get tested for HIV.
Titled "A Minute," the contest allows participants to submit lyrics or poems addressing the importance of getting an HIV test. The winner will have his or her work performed by Common in a Public Service Announcement (PSA) scheduled to premiere on National HIV Testing Day, which is June 27.
"It's important to know your status by getting tested because HIV/AIDS is taking a lot of lives in our community and around the world," said Common. "I had an uncle succumb to HIV, so I've personally felt the impact of the disease. Your lyrics can really have an affect on people's lives and I've seen it happen."
The PSAs are being produced in conjunction with the Kaiser Family Foundation and MTV, and the Common Ground Foundation and Youth Speaks, a leading nonprofit that presents spoken word performances and education and youth development programs throughout the country.
Entries must be submitted by March 27 and can be submitted in text, audio or video form. For more information visit: www.aminutecontest.com or www.itsyoursexlife.com.
