Hey, let's take this East/West hip-hop thing to another level: 

Vocalistas, Tehran Avenue Magazine-- published online from Iran-- is holding an online music festival, and they are looking for hip-hop tracks.  Chicago is the West in this case, and we must represent

I interviewed Tehran Avenue editor Sohrab Mahdavi yesterday on Vocalo; Amber blogged about it, and I've added the audio-- get 'em both here