MTV Hustle
| MTV Hustle | |
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| Genre | Music |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Colosseum Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV India |
| Release | 10 August 2019 – present |
MTV Hustle is an Indian rap and hip-hop reality show.[1] Aspiring rappers battle it out to become India's biggest hip-hop star. The show airs on MTV India.
Season 1 premiered on 10 August 2019. Judged by Raftaar, Nucleya and Raja Kumari and hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca.
Season 2 premiered on 3 September 2022. Hosted by Krissann Barretto, the show is judged by Badshah along with four squad bosses- which were EPR, Dino James, Dee MC, King Rocco.
Season 3 premiered on 21 October 2023. Hosted by Wicked Sunny and Super Mannik, the show is judged by Badshah for the second time along with four squad bosses - EPR, Dino James, Dee MC and Ikka.
On 10 December 2023, during episode 16 of season 3, Samantha Ruth Prabhu announced the Tamil edition of MTV Hustle Namma Pettai.
Series
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Premiere Date | 10 August 2019 | 3 September 2022 | 21 October 2023 | 19 October 2024 |
| Finale Date | 13 October 2019 | 6 November 2022 | 24 December 2023 | TBA |
| Winner | M-Zee Bella | MC Square | Uday | |
| Runner-up | EPR | Paradox | Bassick | |
| OG Hustler Award | none | Gravity | 100 RBH | |
| Winner Squad | EPR | Dee Mc | ||
| Host(s) | Gaelyn Mendonca | Krissann Barretto | Super Manikk | MC Talha |
| Wicked Sunny | MC Jizzy | |||
| Judge(s) | Nucleya | Badshah | Raftaar | |
| Raftaar | Ikka Singh | |||
| Raja Kumari | ||||
| Squad Bosses | none | Dino James | ||
| Dee MC | ||||
| EPR | ||||
| King | Ikka Singh | Raga | ||
Season 1
[edit]MTV Hustle 1 premiered on 10 August 2019. M-Zee Bella was declared winner.[2]
• Judges
Raftaar
Nucleya
Raja Kumari
• Host
Gaelyn Mendonca.
Contestants
[edit]| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
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| Deepak Singh | M-Zee Bella | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Santhanam Srinivasan Iyer | EPR | Runner-up | ||
| Rohit Kumar | RCR | 3 | ||
| Arpan Kumar Chandel | King Rocco | 4 | ||
| Rahul Kumar Das (Karn) | Shloka | 5 | ||
| Agrita Dhawan | Agsy | Episode 18 | 6/7 | |
| Gaurav Mankoti | Void | |||
| Riya Panchal | Raeza | Episode 18 | 8 | |
| Lakshya Bhardwaj | Firaag | Episode 17 | 9 | |
| Himanshu Joshi | Himan | Episode 16 | 10 | |
| Sagar Shetty | Shetty Saa | Episode 14 | 11 | |
| Akshay Kumar | Zack | Episode 12 | 12 | |
| Hemant Dhyani | MC Heam | Episode 10 | 13 | |
| Nikita R Sharma [3] | Star Nick | Episode 8 | 14 | |
| Neeru Pal | NeeRu Pal | Episode 6 | 15 | |
- Male
- Female
Summary
[edit]| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
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| M-Zee-Bella | Selected | SAFE | BEST | SAFE | SAFE | BEST | BEST | HIGH | Finalist | Winner | |
| EPR | Top 15 | BEST | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | Finalist | Runner-up | |
| RCR | Selected | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 | |
| King | Top 15 | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 | |
| Shloka | Selected | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 |
| Agsy | Top 15 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BEST | SAFE | HIGH | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | |
| Void | Top 15 | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | Guest | |
| Raeza | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |
| Firaag | Selected | SAFE | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | Guest | |
| Himan | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Shetty Saa | Selected | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| Zack | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| MC Heam | Selected | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Star Nick | Selected | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| NeeRu Pal | Selected | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]| Week 2 | Best Performer | Safe | ||||
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| Week 3; 5-8 | Received 4 Green Buzzers | Safe | Received 4 Red Buzzers | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| Week 4 | Received 3 Safe Buzzers | Received 0 Safe Buzzers | ||||
| Week 9 | Qualified | Finalist | ||||
| Week 10 | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist & Eliminated during the Final | Guest | ||
Weekly Summary
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Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Salim | |||||
| 1 | Agsy |
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| 2 | EPR |
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| 3 | Shloka |
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Safe | - | - |
| 4 | Firaag |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 5 | King |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 6 | Himan |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 7 | Void |
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Safe | - | - |
| 8 | Star Nick |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (114 dB) Advanced |
| 9 | M-Zee-Bella |
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| 10 | RCR |
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| 11 | Raeza |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 12 | Zack |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 13 | MC Heam |
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Safe | - | - |
| 14 | NeeRu Pal |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (109 dB) Eliminated |
| 15 | Shetty Saa |
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Safe | - | - |
Week 4 (Episode 7–8)
[edit]| Face-off No. |
Order | Rapper | To Face-off Against: |
Remix of Song | Judges | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | M-Zee-Bella | Shetty Saa | Naah | [a] | Safe | - | - | ||
| 2 | Shetty Saa | Not eligible | Proper Patola | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 2 | 1 | King | RCR | She Move It Like | Unsafe | Safe | - | |||
| 2 | RCR | Not eligible | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
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| 3 | 1 | Himan | Not eligible | Kamariya | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (107 dB) Advanced | |||
| 2 | Shloka | Himan | Jiya Tu |
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| 4 | 1 | Agsy | MC Heam | Lahore |
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| 2 | MC Heam | Not eligible | Shehar Ki Ladki |
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Unsafe | Safe | - | |||
| 5 | 1 | EPR | Not eligible | Suit Suit |
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| 2 | Void | EPR | Bekhayali |
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| 6 | 1 | Firaag | Not eligible | O Saki Saki | [b] | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||
| 2 | Zack | Firaag | Tareefan | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Star Nick | Not eligible | Paagal | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (104 dB) Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Raeza | Not eligible | Chogada |
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Week 5 (Episode 9–10)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Naezy | |||||
| 1 | EPR |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 2 | Agsy |
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| 3 | Firaag |
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| 4 | M-Zee-Bella |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 5 | Shetty Saa |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 6 | RCR |
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| 7 | Himan |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 8 | Void |
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| 9 | King |
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| 10 | Shloka |
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Safe | - | - |
| 11 | Raeza |
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Safe | - | - |
| 12 | MC Heam |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (101 dB) Eliminated |
| 13 | Zack |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (121 dB) Advanced |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Brodha V | |||||
| 1 | RCR |
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Safe | - | - |
| 2 | Shloka |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 3 | M-Zee-Bella |
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| 4 | Raeza |
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Safe | - | - |
| 5 | Agsy |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 6 | Shetty Saa |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 7 | Firaag |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 8 | King |
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| 9 | Himan |
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Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (113 dB) Advanced |
| 10 | EPR |
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| 11 | Void |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 12 | Zack |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (105 dB) Eliminated |
- ^ Himan was chosen by the Judges to be in the Bottom 2 with Zack, the least voted contestant by the Public.
Week 7 (Episode 13–14)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Shekhar | |||||
| 1 | King |
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Safe | - | - |
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella |
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| 3 | RCR |
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Safe | - | - |
| 4 | Shetty Saa |
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Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (112 dB) Eliminated |
| 5 | Agsy |
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Safe | - | - |
| 6 | Firaag |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 7 | Void |
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Safe | - | - |
| 8 | Shloka |
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Safe | - | - |
| 9 | Himan |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 10 | EPR |
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| 11 | Raeza |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (113 dB) Advanced |
- ^ Shetty Saa was chosen by the Judges to be in the Bottom 2 with Raeza, the least voted contestant by the Public.
Week 8 (Episode 15–16)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision |
Public Voting | Studio Audiences' Decision |
Judges Choice to go directly to the Finale | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Bobby | ||||||
| 1 | King |
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- | - | Didn't make it |
| 2 | Void |
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Unsafe | Safe | - | - |
| 3 | M-Zee-Bella |
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Safe | - | - | 1st Finalist |
| 4 | Himan |
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Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (103 dB) Eliminated | - |
| 5 | Raeza |
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Unsafe | Safe | - | - |
| 6 | EPR |
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Safe | - | - | 2nd Finalist |
| 7 | Shloka |
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Safe | - | - | Didn't make it |
| 8 | Agsy |
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Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (110 db) Advanced | - |
| 9 | RCR |
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Safe | - | - | Didn't make it |
| 10 | Firaag |
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Unsafe | Safe | - | - |
- ^ Right after Himan's performance, Judges decided Himan to directly be in the Bottom 2.
Week 9 (Episode 17–18)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Brodha V | |||
| 1 | Void |
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| 2 | King |
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| 3 | Firaag |
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Eliminated |
| 4 | Agsy |
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| 5 | RCR |
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| 6 | Shloka |
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| 7 | Raeza |
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| Finalist | EPR | Immune | ||||
| Finalist | M-Zee-Bella | Immune | ||||
Special Performance by the first two finalists EPR & M-Zee-Bella along with Raftaar & Brodha V in Episode 18.
Week 10 (Episode 19–20)
[edit]| Order | Rapper | Judges Decision |
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| 1 | RCR | Eliminated |
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella | Top 2 |
| 3 | King | Eliminated |
| 4 | Shloka | Eliminated |
| 5 | EPR | Top 2 |
After Top 5 Finalists performed, Judges had to decide two of them to the Final Battle Round for the Title.
| Order | Rapper | Result |
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| 1 | EPR | Runner-up |
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella | Winner |
Guests
[edit]| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge | Episode | Guest Appearance |
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| 1 (Auditions) | 1-2 | Naezy | none | |
| 3 | 5-6 | Salim Merchant | 6 | Raga |
| 4 | 7-8 | Tanishk Bagchi | 8 | Zara Khan |
| 5 | 9-10 | Naezy | 10 | KKG (Kaala Kurta Gang) |
| 6 | 11-12 | Brodha V | none | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Shekhar Ravjiani | 13 | Rasmeet Kaur |
| 14 | Shivang Dubey | |||
| 8 | 15-16 | Bobby Friction | 15 | L-Fresh the Lion & MC Mirrah |
| 16 | Sourabh Acharya & Mad-Z | |||
| 9 | 17-18 | Brodha V | 17 | FOTTY SEVEN & Kaam Bhaari |
| 18 | Slow Cheetah & Spitfire | |||
| 10 (Final) | none | 19 | Shekhar Ravjiani | |
| Naezy | ||||
| L-Fresh the Lion & MC Mirrah | ||||
| MC Altaf, Big Deal, Fejo, Big Smyle, Raiychu & Island Warrior | ||||
| 20 | Kalamkaar - Deep Kalsi, Harjas, Krsna & Karma | |||
| KKG - Sikander Kahlon, Rob C & Sady Immortal | ||||
| Sukrut & Brodha V | ||||
Season 2
[edit]Judges and host
[edit]Badshah along with four squad bosses EPR, king, Dino James and Dee MC judged and Krissann Barretto hosted the show.[4] MC Square was declared winner.[5]
Contestants
[edit]| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
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| Abhishek Bainsla | MC Square | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Tanishq Singh | Paradox | Runner-up | ||
| Nihar Hodawadekar | Nazz | 3 | ||
| Akshay Poojary | Gravity | 4 | ||
| Shubham Pal | Spectra | 5 | ||
| Srushti Tawade | Srushti Tawade | Episode 18 | 6-10 | |
| Vikalp Dwivedi | Wicked Sunny | |||
| Mukul Monga | Super Manikk | |||
| Mahendra Singh Khatri | UK Rapi Boy | |||
| Aarya Jadhao | QK | |||
| Anubhav Shukla | Panther | Episode 16 | 11-12 | |
| Tamojit Chatterjee | MC Headshot | |||
| Gagandeep Singh | GD47 | Episode 14 | 13 | |
| Laksh Parihar | LXSH | Episode 10 | 14-15 | |
| Aditya Nirgude | RHYME | |||
| Gaurav Khullar | Khullar G | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Ugen Namgyal Bhutia | UNB | Episode 4 | 17-20 | |
| Saquib Ansari | Apka Bobby | |||
| Firoza Khan | Khanzaadi | |||
| Shlok Bharadwaj | Shlovij | |||
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- Female
Squads
[edit]Episode 1-4
[edit]| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers |
| Spectra | MC Headshot | Paradox | |
| QK | Wicked Sunny | Nazz | UK Rapi Boy |
| GD 47 | Gravity | MC Square | |
| Srushti | |||
| Khullar G | |||
| Super Manikk | Lxsh | Panther | Rhyme |
Episode 5-20
[edit]| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers |
| Spectra | Srushti | MC Square | Paradox |
| QK | Gravity | Nazz | UK Rapi Boy |
| Super Manikk | Wicked Sunny | Panther | RHYME |
| GD 47 | LXSH | MC Headshot | Khullar G |
Squad of the Week
[edit]| Week | Squad of the Week |
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| Week 3 | Dee MC Dynamites |
| Week 4 | EPR Rebels |
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| Week 6 | Dino Warriors |
| Week 7 | |
| Week 8 | King Slayers |
Summary
[edit]| Squad | Contestant | Week 1-2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | Final ranking |
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| EPR Rebels | MC Square | SAFE | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 40 | SAFE | Winner | 187 | 1 |
| King Slayers | Paradox | SAFE | 26 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 40 | SAFE | Runner-up | 169 | 2 |
| EPR Rebels | Nazz | SAFE | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 40 | SAFE | 3rd Place | 170 | 3 |
| Dino Warriors | Gravity | SAFE | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 34 | SAFE | TOP 5 | 179 | 4 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | SAFE | 30 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 35 | SAFE | TOP 5 | 160 | 5 |
| Dino Warriors | Srushti | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 40 | ELIM | Guest | 188 | 6 |
| Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | SAFE | 24 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 38 | ELIM | Guest | 165 | 7 |
| King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | SAFE | 24 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 39 | ELIM | Guest | 158 | 10 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | SAFE | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 38 | ELIM | Guest | 151 | 11 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | QK | SAFE | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 39 | ELIM | Guest | 149 | 12 |
| EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | SAFE | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 34 | Guest | 164 | 8 | |
| EPR Rebels | Panther | BTM6 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 35 | Guest | 162 | 9 | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | SAFE | 28 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 20+2=22 | Guest | 137 | 13 | ||
| Dino Warriors | Lxsh | SAFE | 23 | 24 | 18 | Guest | 65 | 14 | ||||
| King Slayers | Rhyme | BTM6 | 17 | 18 | 23 | Guest | 58 | 15 | ||||
| King Slayers | Khullar G | SAFE | 18 | 18 | Guest | 36 | 16 | |||||
| King Slayers | UNB | ELIM | 0 | 17-20 | ||||||||
| EPR Rebels | Shlovij | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
| EPR Rebels | Khanzaadi | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
| Dino Warriors | Apka Bobby | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
Notes
[edit]- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from Badshah
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- Eliminated
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- Winner
- Guest
Weekly Summary
[edit]Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
[edit]For week 1 & 2, after each contestant performed Badshah decides which squad to be assigned to. But, the Squad Bosses can sound the horn and ask the contestant to join their squad.
| Key |  Squad Boss horn to join their squad
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Radio Ready Performer
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| Order | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Squad | Result | ||||
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| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | Assigned by Badshah | Chosen by Contestant | |||
| 1 | Super Manikk |
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| 2 | Spectra |
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| 3 | Paradox |
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| 4 | MC Headshot |
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- | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||
| 5 | QK |
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- | Dee MC Dynamites | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 6 | Wicked Sunny |
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- | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 7 | Nazz |
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EPR Rebels | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 8 | MC Square |
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- | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 9 | Gravity |
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- | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 10 | UK Rapi Boy |
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King Slayers | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 11 | GD 47 |
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Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 12 | UNB |
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King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 13 | Khanzaadi |
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EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 14 | Panther |
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King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 15 | Khullar G |
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- | King Slayers | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 16 | Lxsh |
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Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 17 | Srushti |
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Dino Warriors | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 18 | Apka Bobby |
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Dino Warriors | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 19 | Shlovij |
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EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 20 | Rhyme |
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Dee MC Dynamites | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
Battleground 2.0
[edit]The bottom 6 contestant compete one vs one in the Battleground. Only 2 moved-on to the next round.
After 3 battles, the two squads EPR Rebels & King Slayers had to choose one contestant to join their squad. UNB was not chosen and was eliminated.
| Key | Chosen to join their Squad
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| Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | ||||||
| 1 | Apka Bobby (Dino Warriors) |
vs. | Panther (King Slayers) |
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Panther | Apka Bobby | |||
| 2 | Khanzaadi (EPR Rebels) |
vs. | UNB (King Slayers) |
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| 3 | Shlovij (EPR Rebels) |
vs. | Rhyme (Dee MC Dynamites) |
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Rhyme | Shlovij | |||
Snatch Battle
[edit]In this battle the squad bosses compete against each other for a contestant.
| Battle No. | Squad Boss | Rapper to snatch | Votes | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino James | GD 47 (Dee MC Dynamites) |
1 | Dee MC | Super Manikk moved to Dee MC Dynamites. And Lxsh moved to Dino Warriors. |
| vs. | |||||
| Dee MC | Super Manikk (Dino Warriors) |
2 | |||
Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
[edit]From this week, the squad bosses scored after each performance.
Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
Safe |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox |
|
8 | 8 | 10 | - | 26 | Safe |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 7 | - | 7 | 10 | 24 | Safe | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Safe | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
|
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | |
| 7 | King Slayers | Khullar G | 4 | 8 | 6 | - | 18 | Safe | |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 7 | 6 | - | 4 | 17 | Safe | |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot |
|
9 | 9 | - | 10 | 28 | Safe |
| 10 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Safe | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 |
|
- | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe | |
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe | |
| 14 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 24 | Safe | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | 22 | Safe | |
| 16 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | 17 | Safe | |
Week 4 (Episode 7–8)
[edit]Last week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose one of the two random cards (Immunity Card: to save one Rapper from elimination & Danger Card: to put one Rapper up for elimination from other squad). She got the Danger Zone and chose Lxsh.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
 Immunity Card
|
 Danger Card
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | Nazz |
|
9 | 9 | - | 9 | 27 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Panther |
|
8 | 10 | - | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - |
| 4 | King Slayers | Paradox | 9 | 9 | 6 | - | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
|
- | - |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 9 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 9 | 8 | - | 9 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Gravity |
|
10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 7 | - | 8 | 9 | 24 |
|
Safe | - | |
| 14 | King Slayers | Khullar G | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 15 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 16 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 6 | 8 | 5 | - | 19 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 5 (Episode 9–10)
[edit]Last week's squad of the week, EPR had to choose one of the two random envelops (Power to eliminate & Power to save). He got Power to save and chose GD 47.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
Power to save
|
Power to eliminate
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Srushti |
|
10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny |
|
10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Panther |
|
10 | 10 | - | 8 | 28 | Immune | - | - |
| 5 | King Slayers | Paradox | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra |
|
- | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 |
| |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Nazz |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 |
|
- | - |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 9 | - | 10 | 8 | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk |
|
- | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Immune | - | - |
| 11 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 10 | 8 | - | 9 | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 7 | - | 6 | 5 | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 13 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
| 14 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 15 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 8 | 8 | 7 | - | 23 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12)
[edit]Theme: Lyrical
Last week's squad of the week, EPR had a special power "Judge 2.0", to judge the elimination battles. But he decided not to eliminate anyone.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
Power to save
|
Power to eliminate
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | ||||||
| 1 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy |
|
10 | 10 | 9 | - | 29 | Immune | - |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | - | |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Gravity |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 |
|
- |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Nazz |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Safe | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone |
| |
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny |
|
10 | - | 8 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 9 | 7 | - | 9 | 25 | Safe | - | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Danger Zone |
| |
| 12 | King Slayers | Paradox | 8 | 7 | 8 | - | 23 | Danger Zone |
| |
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Danger Zone |
| |
Week 7 (Episode 13–14)
[edit]Theme: Shout-out
Last week's squad of the week, Dino James had a special power "Score + 2.0", where he could add 2 points to any rapper. He choose GD 47 to add 2 points.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox |
|
9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Srushti |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20+2=22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | + Eliminated
| |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 9 | 8 | - | 8 | 25 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 7 | 8 | - | 6 | 21 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | + Safe
| |
| 8 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 7 | 7 | 7 | - | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK |
|
- | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | Immune | - | - |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra |
|
- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Immune | - | - |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Gravity |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 |
|
- | - |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 8 | 7 | - | 9 | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 8 (Episode 15-16)
[edit]| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer
|
Power to save
|
Power to eliminate
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
Theme #1: Collaboration - Squad Bosses' paired-up the rappers.
Theme #2: Badshah's Industry Ready Challenges:
- Dee MC Dynamites: Ad Jingle to Hip Hop (Classic range)
- Dino Warriors: Use Key Words in Rap (Muscle, Freak, Fitness, Weightlifting)
- EPR Rebels: Brand Anthem Rendition (Yamaha - the call of the blue)
- King Slayers: Bollywood to Hip Hop (Tujhko jo paya)
Last week's squad of the week, Dino James had a special power "Danger Zone 2.0", where he could another Collab pair in Danger Zone. He choose Spectra and Panther.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk |
|
10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Immune | - | - |
| Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
|
- | - |
| Dino Warriors | Srushti |
|
- | - | |||||||
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | + Eliminated
| |||||||
| 4 | King Slayers | Paradox |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Immune | - | - |
| EPR Rebels | MC Square | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
|
Bottom 3 | + Eliminated
| |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra |
|
Bottom 3 | + Safe
| |||||||
| 6 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | Safe | - | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | QK | Safe | - | - | |||||||
Week 9 Semi Final (Episode 17-18)
[edit]| Key | "Radio Hit" from Badshah
|
Best Performer
|
Top 5 | Eliminated |
|---|
Theme: Battleground 2.0
Top 10 contestants competed in one-on-one Battles to earn the Ticket to Finale. Only 5 contestants advanced to the Finale.
| Battle No. | Order | Squad | Rapper | Battle Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | Eliminated |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | Top 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | Eliminated |
| 2 | Spectra | Top 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | Top 5 |
| 2 | King Slayers | Paradox | Top 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | Eliminated |
| 2 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | Eliminated | |
| 5 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | Eliminated |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | Top 5 +
|
Top 5 Finalists performed for the public and the public voting were open for final time, with the votes deciding the winner next week.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | |||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | MC Square |
|
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Gravity |
|
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Nazz |
|
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | |
| 5 | King Slayers | Paradox |
|
Week 10 Final (Episode 19-20)
[edit]| Order | Squad | Rapper | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox | Top 3 |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | Top 3 |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | Eliminated |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | Eliminated |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | Top 3 |
After Top 5 Finalists performed, based on Public Votes three moved-on to TOP 3.
| Squad | Rapper | Final Result |
|---|---|---|
| EPR Rebels | MC Square | Winner |
| King Slayers | Paradox | Runner-up |
| EPR Rebels | Nazz | 3rd Place |
Guests
[edit]| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge | Episode | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5-6 | Ikka | none | |
| 4 | 7-8 | Brodha V | ||
| 5 | none | 10 | J Trix | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Encore Abj & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | none | |
| 8 | 15-16 | Fotty Seven & Bali | 16 | Bombay Local |
| 10 | 19-20 | Ikka | none | |
Season 3
[edit]Judges and host
[edit]Badshah and squad bosses EPR, Dino James and Dee MC returned to judge. Ikka Singh joined season 3 as new squad boss.[6] Super Manikk and Wicked Sunny were the hosts for this season. On 24 December 2023, Uday was declared the Winner.
Contestants
[edit]| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uday Pandhi | Uday | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Shlok Verma | Bassick | Runner-up | ||
| Saurabh Abhyankar | 100 RBH | 3rd Place | ||
| Mrunal Shankar Dhole | Mrunal Shankar | 4-6 | ||
| Vijay Kumar | Vijay Dada | |||
| Kayden Sharma | Kayden Sharma | |||
| Jasdeep Singh | Burrah | Episode 18 | 7-10 | |
| Gauresh Kale | Gaush | |||
| Mayank Rawat | Rap ID | |||
| Shayaan Bhat | Shen B | |||
| Bobby Randhawa | Bob B. Randhawa | Episode 16 | 11 | |
| Shaheer Faisal | Poet Shaf | Episode 14 | 12-13 | |
| N/A | Vish | |||
| N/A | Prince The Artist Singh | Episode 12 | 14 | |
| Swagat Yein | Shady Mellow | Episode 10 | 15 | |
| Sahil Badal | Badal | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Jaya Rohillaa | Jaya | Episode 4 | 17-20 | |
| N/A | Lekhak | |||
| N/A | Meetoride | |||
| Mandeep Singh | MNDP | |||
- Male
- Female
Squads
[edit]| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | Ikka Gangstars |
| Uday | Vijay Dada | Mrunal Shankar | Badal |
| 100 RBH | Poet Shaf | Gaush | Kayden Sharma |
| Shen B | Bassick | Shady Mellow | Bob B Randhawa |
| Prince | Burrah | Vish | Rap ID |
Squad and Performer of the week
[edit]| Week | Squad of the Week | Performer(s) of the Week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | |
| Week 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | |
| Week 5 | Shen B | ||
| Week 6 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | |
| Week 7 | Ikka Gangstars | Vijay Dada | |
| Week 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Kayden Sharma | Vijay Dada |
| Week 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | |
Summary
[edit]| Squad | Contestant | Week 1-2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | Final ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | SAFE | Winner | 53 | 1 |
| Dino Warriors | Bassick | SAFE | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | SAFE | Runner-up | 43 | 2 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | SAFE | 3rd Place | 46 | 3 |
| EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Finalist | TOP 6 | 35 | 5 | |
| Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | SAFE | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Finalist | TOP 6 | 55 | 4 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | SAFE | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | SAFE | TOP 6 | 46 | 6 |
| EPR Rebels | Gaush | SAFE | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ELIM | Guest | 52 | 7 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | BTM6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ELIM | Guest | 52 | 8 |
| Dino Warriors | Burrah | SAFE | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ELIM | Guest | 51 | 9 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | SAFE | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ELIM | Guest | 48 | 10 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | SAFE | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | Guest | 45 | 11 | |
| Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | SAFE | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Guest | 31 | 12-13 | ||
| EPR Rebels | Vish | SAFE | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Guest | 31 | |||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | BTM6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Guest | 26 | 14 | |||
| EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | SAFE | 9 | 6 | 3 | Guest | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Ikka Gangstars | Badal | SAFE | 9 | 6 | Guest | 15 | 16 | |||||
| - | Jaya | ELIM | 0 | 17-20 | ||||||||
| Lekhak | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
| Meetoride | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
| MNDP | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from Badshah
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- winner
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- eliminated
- Guest
Weekly Summary
[edit]Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
[edit]For week 1 & 2, after each contestant performed Badshah decides which squad to be assigned to. But, the Squad Bosses can mic drop and ask the contestant to join their squad.
| Key | Mic drop from squad boss
|
Radio Ready Performer
|
Bottom 6 | Advanced to Top 16 |
|---|
| Order | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Squad chosen by | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | Badshah | Contestant | |||
| 1 | Badal |
|
|
|
|
|
- | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 |
| 2 | Kayden |
|
|
|
|
|
- | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 |
| 3 | Mrunal Shankar |
|
|
|
|
|
- | EPR Rebels | Top 16 |
| 4 | Vijay Dada |
|
|
|
|
|
Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 |
| 5 | Gaush |
|
|
|
|
- | EPR Rebels | Top 16 | |
| 6 | Poet Shaf |
|
|
|
|
Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 | |
| 7 | Bob B |
|
|
|
|
|
- | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 |
| 8 | Meetoride | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 9 | Rap ID |
|
|
|
|
|
- | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 |
| 10 | Jaya | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 11 | Shady Mellow |
|
|
|
|
|
EPR Rebels | - | Top 16 |
| 12 | Prince The Artist Singh | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 13 | Uday |
|
|
|
Dee MC Dynamites | - | Top 16 | ||
| 14 | 100 RBH |
|
|
|
|
Dee MC Dynamites | - | Top 16 | |
| 15 | Vish |
|
|
|
|
EPR Rebels | - | Top 16 | |
| 16 | Bassick |
|
|
|
Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 | ||
| 17 | Shen B |
|
Bottom 6 | ||||||
| 18 | Burrah |
|
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|
|
- | Dino Warriors | Top 16 | |
| 19 | Lekhak |
|
Bottom 6 | ||||||
| 20 | MNDP | Bottom 6 | |||||||
Battleground: Ground Shunya
[edit]The bottom 6 contestant compete three-way battle in the Battleground. Only 2 moved-on to the next round.
After 2 battles, Badshah had to choose two contestant to join Dee MC Dynamites squad.
| Battle No. | Rapper | Survived | Eliminated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaya | vs. | Shen B | vs. | MNDP | Shen B | Jaya | MNDP |
| 2 | Meetoride | vs. | Lekhak | vs. | Prince | Prince | Lekhak | Meetoride |
Week 3 (Episode 5–6): Showcase Week
[edit]From this week, the squad bosses scored out of 3 after each performance.
Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Safe |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | |||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar |
|
3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 |
|
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Gaush |
|
3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma |
|
3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | Safe | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince |
|
- | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Ikka Gangstars | Badal | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Safe | |
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe | |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow |
|
3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B |
|
2 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | Safe |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Burrah |
|
2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe |
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | Safe | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | |
| 16 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | Safe | |
Week 4 (Episode 7–8): BYOB Week - Bring Your Own Bars, Bring Your Own Beats, Bring Your Own Bangers
[edit]This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose Shen B.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
|
3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Saved | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Ikka Gangstars | Badal | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
|
- | - |
| 12 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 15 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 16 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
Week 5 (Episode 9–10): Zone Flip
[edit]This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose 100 RBH.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Burrah |
|
3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
|
- | - |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Safe | - | - | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday |
|
- | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Immune | - | - |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Saved | - | - | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12): Level Up
[edit]This week's squad of the week, Dino had to choose to save one of the three Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Poet Shaf.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Bassick |
|
3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday |
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- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Saved | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH |
|
- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Burrah |
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2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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- | - |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
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3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - |
| 12 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 14 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 7 (Episode 13–14): Go Bass the Boss
[edit]Mrunal Shankar won the ticket to Finale. This week's squad of the week, Ikka Gangstar had to choose to save one of the five Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Kayden.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
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3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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- | - |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar |
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2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | Immune | - | - |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Safe | |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID |
|
3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | Immune | - | - |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B |
|
2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | Immune | - | - |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 13 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | Saved | - | - | |
Week 8 (Episode 15–16): Collab Week
[edit]This week contestants collaborated and performed in pairs. As Mrunal Shankar won the Ticket to Finale, she collabed with her Squad Boss EPR.
Also each squad performed a group Ad Jingle for the sponsors of the show.
- EPR Rebels: POCO
- Dee MC Dynamites: Appy Fizz
- Ikka Gangsters: Big muscle nutrition
- Dino Warriors: MTV
Vijay Dada won the ticket to Finale. This week's squad of the week was Dee MC Dynamites. This week there was only bottom 2, no-one was saved by squad boss power or public vote.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Ticket to Finale | Immune | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James |
EPR | Ikka | ||||||
| 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
|
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| Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
|
- | |||||||
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Immune | - |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | Immune | - | |||||||
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | Finalist | |||||||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Burrah |
|
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Immune | - |
| Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | Immune | - | |||||||
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |||||||
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Gaush |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Immune | - |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | Immune | - | |||||||
Week 9 (Episode 17-18): Semi Final - Mega Ground Shunya
[edit]| Key | Best Performer
|
Advanced to Top 6 | Eliminated |
|---|
8 contestants from Top 10 competed in one-on-one Battles to move on to the Finale. Only 4 contestants advanced to the Finale. Mrunal Shankar and Vijay Dada didn't compete as they had ticket to Finale
| Battle No. | Order | Squad | Rapper | Battle Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Advanced to Top 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | Advanced to Top 6 |
| 2 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | Advanced to Top 6 |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 1 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | Advanced to Top 6 |
Top 6 Finalists performed for the public and the public voting were open for final time, with the votes deciding the winner next week.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | |||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH |
|
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
Week 10 (Episode 19–20): Grand Finale
[edit]The winner wins ₹10,00,000 cash prize, POCO Made of Mad gifts worth ₹2.5 lakhs and GOVO soundbar.
100 RBH won the OG Hustler Award and received a cash prize of ₹5,00,000.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | Winner |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Runner Up |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | Third Place |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | Eliminated |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | Eliminated |
| 6 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | Eliminated |
After Top 6 Finalists performed, based on Judges choice three moved-on to TOP 3. And the winner was crowned based on Public Votes.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeeMc Dynamites | Uday | Winner |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Runner up |
| 3 | DeeMc Dynamites | 100 RBH | Third Place |
Guests
[edit]| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge(s) | Episode | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | none | 3 | MC Square (Season 2 - Winner) | |
| 3 | 5-6 | Sikander Kahlon & RAGA | none | |
| 5 | 9-10 | Salim Merchant | ||
| 6 | 11-12 | Encore ABJ & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | ||
| 7 | none | 13 | Riar Saab & Abhijay Sharma | |
| 8 | 15-16 | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | 15 | Gravity (Season 2 - Finalist) |
| 16 | GD47 (Season 2 - Contestant) | |||
| 9 | none | 18 | Paradox (Season 2 - Runner Up) | |
| 10 | 19-20 | Guru Randhawa | 20 | Uchana Amit |
| King (Season 1 - Contestant & Season 2 - Squad Boss) | Vishal Mishra | |||
Season 4
[edit]This season is also known as MTV Hustle 4: ‘HIP HOP, DON’T STOP’ and is set to premiere on 19 October 2024.[7]
Judges and host
[edit]Raftaar and Ikka Singh were the new judging panel and squad bosses EPR, Dino James and Dee MC returned to judge. Raga joined season 4 as new squad boss Dependent artists(Jizzy, Talha siddiqui) will host this season it's a great blend to see some raw talent even in hosts.[8]
Contestants
[edit]| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yash Dandge | 99side | TBA | Top 12 | |
| Ajitesh Bhati | Ajitesh Bhati | |||
| Dharmik | Dharmik | |||
| Ishmeet Atwal | Ghaint Jxtt | |||
| Vinayak Lashkari | Lashcurry | |||
| Sujal Dupare | Naam Sujal | |||
| Sujal Shah | Mad Trip | |||
| Akriti Lal | PHO | |||
| N/A | Sense | |||
| Abhin Pandita | Vichaar | |||
| Aditya Singh | Little Bhatia | |||
| Aniket Bhat | Siyaahi | |||
| Danish Ahmad | Danish | Episode 12 | 13-14 | |
| N/A | K!LLSWITCH | |||
| Ayush Rajoria | Rajjo | Episode 10 | 15 | |
| Abhay Prasad | Devil The Rhymer | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Dev Pratap Singh | DOTM | Episode 4 | 17-19 | |
| N/A | Manisten | |||
| N/A | Volt | |||
- Male
- Female
Squads
[edit]| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | Raga Ragers |
| Dharmik | 99side | Ghaint Jxtt | Lashcurry |
| Ajitesh Bhati | Naam Sujal | Mad Trip | |
| PHO | Siyaahi | ||
| Sense | Little Bhatia | Vichaar |
Squad and Performer of the week
[edit]| Week | Squad of the Week | Performer(s) of the Week |
|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
| Week 4 | EPR Rebels | Dharmik |
| Week 5 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
| Week 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Naam Sujal |
| Week 7 | EPR Rebels | Mad Trip |
Summary
[edit]| Squad | Contestant | Week 1-2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | Final ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Warriors | 99side | SAFE | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Finalist | Finalist | Finalist | ||
| Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | SAFE | 18 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | SAFE | 29 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 29 | |||||
| Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | |||||
| Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | SAFE | 25 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | SAFE | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | |||||
| EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 28 | |||||
| EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | SAFE | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| EPR Rebels | Vichaar | BTM6 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 30 | |||||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | SAFE | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | |||||
| Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | SAFE | 26 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 27 | |||||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | BTM6 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | |||||
| EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | SAFE | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 92 | 13-14 | ||||
| Dino Warriors | Danish | SAFE | 15 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 84 | |||||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | SAFE | 22 | 19 | 19 | 60 | 15 | |||||
| Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | BTM6 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 16 | ||||||
| - | DOTM | ELIM | 0 | 17-19 | ||||||||
| Manisten | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
| Volt | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from Judges
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics (Radio Hit) and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- Eliminated
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- Winner
- Guest
Weekly Summary
[edit]Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
[edit]For week 1 & 2, during each contestant's performance squad bosses had 90 seconds to add them to their playlist, each contestant required at least three squad bosses vote to be assign to a squad. But the contestants who gets Radio Ready from either Raftaar or Ikka, they decide which squad to be assigned to.
| Key |  Add to playlist from squad boss
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Radio Ready Performer
|
Bottom 6 | Advanced |
|---|
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Result | Squad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | ||||
| 1 | Dharmik |
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Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | ||
| 2 | 99Side |
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Advanced | Dino Warriors | |
| 3 | Rajjo |
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Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | ||
| 4 | Ghaint Jxtt |
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Advanced | EPR Rebels | |||
| 5 | Lashcurry |
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Advanced | Raga Ragers | |
| 6 | Vichaar |
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Huddle Room | - | ||||
| 7 | Naam Sujal |
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Advanced | EPR Rebels | ||
| 8 | Ajitesh Bhati |
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Advanced | Dino Warriors | |
| 9 | PHO |
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Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | |
| 10 | Sense |
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Huddle Room | - | ||||
| 11 | Mad Trip |
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Advanced | Raga Ragers | |||
| 12 | DOTM |
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Huddle Room | - | |||||
| 13 | Danish |
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Advanced | Dino Warriors | ||
| 14 | Siyaahi |
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Advanced | Raga Ragers | |
| 15 | Devil The Rhymer | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 16 | K!LLSWITCH |
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Advanced | EPR Rebels | |||
| 17 | Manisten |
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Huddle Room | - | ||||
| 18 | Volt | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 19 | Little Bhatia |
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Advanced | Dino Warriors | |||
BattleVerse: Huddle Room
[edit]Six contestants from Huddle Room battled it out in the Battleground, with only three making it to the next round.
| Battle No. | Battles | Survived | Squad | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sense | vs | Volt | Sense | Dee MC Dynamites | Volt |
| 2 | Devil the Rhymer | vs | Manisten | Devil the Rhymer | Raga Ragers | Manisten |
| 3 | DOTM | vs | Vichaar | Vichaar | EPR Rebels | DOTM |
Week 3 (Episode 5–6): Hustle Pro Max
[edit]From this week, the squad bosses scored out of 10 after each performance. Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination. No elimination this week.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Judges
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||
| 1 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
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9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt |
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9 | 10 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | Safe | ||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
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10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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| 5 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 7 | 9 | - | 7 | 23 | Safe | ||
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | Danger Zone | ||
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia |
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9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | |
| 8 | Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | ||
| 9 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
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10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | |
| 10 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip |
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8 | 10 | 7 | - | 25 | Immune | |
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | 26 | Safe | ||
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik |
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- | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | Immune | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 20 | Danger Zone | ||
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati |
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5 | - | 6 | 7 | 18 | Immune | |
| 15 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | Safe | ||
| 16 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 5 | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | Danger Zone | ||
Week 4 (Episode 7–8): Flex Week
[edit]From this week, based on public votes and squad bosses scores elimination begins. This week's squad of the week, EPR had to choose to save one of the three Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Rajjo.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Judges
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
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| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
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10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | Safe | - | - | ||
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik |
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- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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- | - | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati |
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8 | - | 10 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO |
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- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH |
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7 | 7 | - | 10 | 24 | Immune | - | - | |
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Danish |
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9 | - | 9 | 9 | 27 | Immune | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | ||
| 9 | Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | 7 | 7 | 8 | - | 22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | ||
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt |
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10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 15 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | ||
| 12 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
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9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 13 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi |
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9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe | - | - | ||
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar |
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10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 16 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Danger Zone | Saved | - | ||
Week 5 (Episode 9–10): Imagery
[edit]This week's squad of the week, Raga had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Mad Trip.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Judges
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Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting |
Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||||
| 1 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
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10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 |
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- | - |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense |
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- | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 7 | 7 | - | 8 | 22 | Safe | - | - | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik |
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- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati |
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8 | - | 6 | 9 | 23 | Immune | - | - |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 10 | 9 | - | 9 | 28 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 10 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi |
|
10 | 10 | 8 | - | 28 | Immune | - | - |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 9 | 9 | - | 8 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 15 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 14 | Danger Zone | Saved | - | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12): Rap Royalty Phase
[edit]This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the six Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose Pho. There was no Battle this week, two rappers with the least votes were eliminated.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Judges
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision |
Public Voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | ||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | Immune | - |
| 3 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 7 | 10 | 8 | - | 25 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 |
|
- |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 26 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik |
|
- | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Immune | - |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | 22 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 8 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
|
10 | 10 | 9 | - | 29 | Immune | - |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Pho | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Danger Zone | Saved | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati |
|
9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 8 | - | 7 | 6 | 21 | Danger Zone | Eliminated | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar |
|
8 | 8 | - | 8 | 24 | Immune | - |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 9 | 7 | - | 6 | 22 | Danger Zone | Eliminated | |
Week 7 (Episode 13–14): Power Move
[edit]99side was the Rap Royalty and moved directly to the Finale. No elimination this week, this week's pubic votes and score were moved forward to next week.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Judges
|
Best Performer of the Week
|
Rap Royalty | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia |
|
10 | - | 10 | 9 | 29 | Immune |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 |
|
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Immune |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
|
10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Rap Royalty |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 | Safe | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt |
|
9 | 9 | - | 10 | 28 | Immune |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
|
10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune |
| 9 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 8 | 9 | 8 | - | 25 | Safe | |
| 10 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati |
|
9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune |
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Safe | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense |
|
- | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | Immune |
Guests
[edit]| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge(s) | Episode(s) | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3-4 | none | 4 | M Zee Bella (Season 1 - Winner) |
| 3 | 5-6 | King (Season 1 - Contestant & Season 2 - Squad Boss) | none | |
| 4 | 7-8 | Encore ABJ & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | ||
| 5 | 9-10 | none | 9 | Kayden Sharma (Season 3 - Finalist) |
| 10 | Panther (Season 2 - Contestant) | |||
| 6 | 11-12 | Badshah | none | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Raja Kumari | ||
References
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- ^ "MC Square wins MTV Hustle 2.0, Badshah calls him next voice of rap in India". Hindustan Times. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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