"Spitcam," as the contest has been dubbed, will be a tournament-style rap battle in which emcees will use webcams to broadcast their verbal assaults via cyberspace. The winner of each month’s tournament will receive $1,000 and the ability to promote themselves internationally using LiveDigital’s powerful new media technologies.

Beginning April 1, LiveDigital will be holding open call tryouts, and the first tournament will begin May 1.

Interested emcees can visit http://spitcam.livedigital.com for more information.