The stars won’t be the only winners at Sunday’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards. You too can win one of the same gift baskets being given to Oscar nominees who don’t win in the major awards categories of Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and Best Director. Rap-Up.com and Distinctive Assets have teamed up to give away a fabulous prize package valued at over $3600, including jewelry, a Flip Mino camcorder, and designer luggage. Enter to win your Oscar swag bag below!

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The Black Eyed Peas are selling out arenas and rocking futuristic shows across the globe as part of The E.N.D World Tour. Rap-Up.com and AEG Live have partnered to make it a good, good night for three lucky winners who will receive a pair of tickets to see Fergie, will.i.am, Taboo, and apl.de.ap, along with supporting act Ludacris, in St. Paul (March 22), San Diego (April 3), and Sacramento (April 7). Enter now!

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You’ve seen them on every celebrity from Eminem to Fergie to Lady Gaga. Now you too can let the beat rock with your very own Beats by Dr. Dre. Rap-Up.com and Monster have teamed up to give away two pairs of the coveted Studio headphones ($350 value). Designed by the Doc himself, these high-definition, noise-canceling headphones are used by the music industry’s top artists and producers. Enter now!

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Twelve-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys is bringing her “Freedom” tour to a city near you, along with Robin Thicke and Melanie Fiona, and we’re hooking you up with tickets. Rap-Up.com and AEG Live have partnered to give away a pair of tickets to one of the biggest tours of the year in Miami (March 27), Atlanta (March 30), and Los Angeles (April 6). Enter now!

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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we’re spreading the love by giving away a hot new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition ($450). Rock out with the Android-powered smartphone’s touch screen, Wi-Fi, 3.2 Megapixel camera with video capture, music player, and 16GB memory card, all housed in a sunburst-finish design inspired by a Fender guitar. It’s music to our ears.

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Jay-Z fans can get their hands on his latest classic The Blueprint 3 and a Jay-Z T-shirt for only $7 today as part of Windows 7 and Live Nation’s online community Section 7. Plus, enter for a chance to win a flyaway trip and VIP experience to Jay’s BP3 tour opener in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on February 20. Prize includes airfare and hotel accommodations for two, as well as VIP packages to the show.

If that wasn’t good enough, we’ve got something to sweeten the deal. Rap-Up.com has teamed up with Section 7 to give away a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop ($449) and $100 Rocawear gift card to one lucky reader. All you have to do is sign up for Section 7 and send an e-mail letting us know which Live Nation show you’re looking forward to attending. Make sure to put “Section 7” in the subject line and your full name in the body of the e-mail.

THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER. THANKS FOR ENTERING!

Kid Sister is coming down your chimney with a Christmas gift. The Chicago femcee is hooking up one lucky Rap-Up.com reader with a Diesel Raw Color timeframe ($85) for the holidays. Diesel Digitals bring an electric wave of color to your wrist. Kid Sister’s debut album Ultraviolet is in stores now.

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Your old cell phone is so yesterday. We’re on to the next one with the BlackBerry Curve 8520 ($300), available from T-Mobile in black and frost blue. Stay connected in style with the Wi-Fi-capable device, featuring a QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel camera with video capture, Micro SD memory slot, Stereo Bluetooth, music player, and more. Tweet, Facebook, and surf the web from wherever, whenever.

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Don’t call it a comeback…except in this case. Samsung has the all-in-one solution to keep you connected throughout the school year. The Samsung Comeback for T-Mobile ($250) is available in tasty Pearl White Plum and Frost Silver Cherry flavors and features 3G technology, a 2-megapixel camera with video capture, QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Micro SD memory slot, instant messaging, Stereo Bluetooth, and more. All this and it even flips shut so you don’t get caught texting in class.

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