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Up-and-coming rapper Tha Crow is the winner of LOUD.com’s online rap-battle music competition. The California native will receive $100,000 along with an SRC/Universal recording contract. LOUD.com is a website founded by SRC Records CEO Steve Rifkind and partner Joe Safina, where registered users have the ability to download professional beats from established producers for 99 cents and use online recording tools to overlay tracks. A second competition is set to begin July 1.