• Must be between 12-18 years old to submit.

    • Must be a resident of the United States, Canada, or Caribbean

    • Must use content from at least one of the financial education lessons provided.

    • Must choose a beat provided by the competition.

    • Your song must include a minimum of 2 versus.

    • Must submit video performance - NO audio-only submissions will be accepted.

    • Absolutely no cursing or profanity allowed.

  • 🎤 Complete all 5 Hip Hop FinFe$t online challenges to get ideas for your song

    🎤 Record your first cut to leave time for edits & reshoots

    🎤 Submit your song by the Early Deadline of May 30th for one-on-one feedback from one of our judges and the opportunity to re-submit

    🎤 Final submission Deadline August 25

  • 🎤 Introduce your class to Hip Hop FinFe$t challenges *PRO TIP - April is Financial literacy month, a great time to introduce your class to the fest!

    🎤 Each FinFest lesson can be completed in 15-40 minutes to spark money conversations and build financial skills for your whole class

    🎤 For students who are interested in submitting a song, find ways to support them. Do you have access to a recording studio? Are you able to help them record the music video?  Can you help them edit their verses?

    🎤 Encourage students to submit by the early submission deadline of May 30 to get feedback from one of the judges and get the opportunity to resubmit.

    🎤 Remind interested students of the final submission date of August 25th before school is out!

You did it! Congrats on learning through the FinFest Challenges! 

We can't wait to see what you come up with this year. Our team is looking forward to hearing your amazing songs that bring awareness to the needs of your communities and inspire a change toward financial resilience. 

Reach out with any questions to smallchange@pocketschange.com. 

🎙️ Beats - Remember to use one of the provided beats for your song🎙️