MTV Hustle
MTV Hustle is India's first ever rap/hip-hop reality show.[1] Aspiring rappers battle it out to become India’s biggest hip-hop star. The show airs on MTV India and also digitally streams on Voot.
| MTV Hustle | |
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| Genre | Music |
| Presented by | Gaelyn Mendonca (Season 1) Krissann Barretto (Season 2) |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Colosseum Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV India |
| Original release | 10 August 2019 – present |
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.[2]
Format
In Season 1, 40 auditionees were selected from the Voot online registrations, out of which only 15 rappers were selected to compete against each other. The rappers were judged on the basis on their writing, rapping flow and overall performance.
In Season 2, 16 contestants were chosen by Voot online auditions. Badshah decided which contestants to be assigned to and now the four Squad Bosses will groom and judge the contestants based on their talent, performance, meter, technique, musicality and storytelling.
Viewers will also get a chance to be a part of the journey to root for their favourite performer through public voting on Voot.
Series
| Season | Premiere Date | Finale Date | Winner | Runner-up | Host | Judge(s) | Squad Bosses | ||
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| 1 | 10 August 2019 | 13 October 2019 | M ZEE BELLA | EPR | Gaelyn Mendonca | Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja Kumari | |
| 2 | 3 September 2022 | 6 November 2022 | MC SQUARE | PARADOX | Krissann Barretto | Badshah |
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Season 1
MTV Hustle 1 premiered on 10 August 2019 on MTV India.
• Judges
Raftaar
Nucleya
Raja Kumari
• Host
Gaelyn Mendonca.
Contestants
| 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 | King | 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
| 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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| Episode 1–2 | Episode 3–4 | Episode 5–6 | Episode 7–8 | Episode 9–10 | Episode 11–12 | Episode 13–14 | Episode 15–16 | Episode 17–18 | Episode 19–20 | ||
| 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
| 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
| Key |  Green Buzzer |
 Red Buzzer |
 Best Performer |
Safe |
Bottom 2 |
Eliminated |
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Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
| 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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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 2 | EPR | |
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Safe | - | - |
| 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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Safe | - | |
| 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)
| 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 | [lower-alpha 1] | 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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Safe | - | - | |
| 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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Safe | - | - | |
| 2 | MC Heam | Not eligible | Shehar Ki Ladki | |
Unsafe | Safe | - | |||
| 5 | 1 | EPR | Not eligible | Suit Suit | |
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Safe | - | - | |
| 2 | Void | EPR | Bekhayali | |
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Safe | - | |||
| 6 | 1 | Firaag | Not eligible | O Saki Saki | [lower-alpha 2] | 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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Safe | - | - | |
- Shetty Saa forgot the lyrics during performance. So, M-Zee-Bella was automatically safe.
- Both Firaag & Zack forgot the lyrics during performance. Therefore, neither of them were saved by the Judges.
Week 5 (Episode 9–10)
| 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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Safe | - | - |
| 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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Safe | - | - |
| 7 | Himan | |
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Unsafe | Safe | - |
| 8 | Void | |
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Safe | - | - |
| 9 | King | |
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Safe | - | - |
| 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)
| 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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Safe | - | - |
| 9 | Himan | |
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Bottom 2 [lower-alpha 1] | N/A | (113 dB) Advanced |
| 10 | EPR | |
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Safe | - | - |
| 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)
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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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Safe | - | - |
| 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)
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges Decision | ||
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| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Brodha V | |||
| 1 | Void | |
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Eliminated |
| 2 | King | |
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4th Finalist |
| 3 | Firaag | |
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Eliminated |
| 4 | Agsy | |
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Eliminated |
| 5 | RCR | |
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5th Finalist |
| 6 | Shloka | |
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3rd Finalist |
| 7 | Raeza | |
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Eliminated |
| 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)
| 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
| 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
Judges & Host
Badshah along with four squad bosses EPR, King, Dino James and Dee MC judged and Krissann Barretto hosted the show.
Contestants
| Contestant | Finish | Place | |
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| MC Square | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Paradox | Runner-up | ||
| Nazz | Third Place | ||
| Gravity | 4th Place | ||
| Spectra | 5th Place | ||
| Srushti Tawade | Episode 18 | 6th-10th Place | |
| Wicked Sunny | |||
| Super Manikk | |||
| UK Rapi Boy | |||
| QK | |||
| Panther | Episode 16 | 11th-12th Place | |
| MC Headshot | |||
| GD 47 | Episode 14 | 13th Place | |
| LXSH | Episode 10 | 14th-15th Place | |
| RHYME | |||
| Khullar G | Episode 8 | 16th Place | |
| UNB | Episode 4 | 17th-20th Place | |
| Apka Bobby | |||
| Khanzaadi | |||
| Shlovij | |||
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- Female
Episode 1-4
| 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
| 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
| Week | Squad of the Week |
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| Week 3 | Dee MC Dynamites |
| Week 4 | EPR Rebels |
| Week 5 | |
| Week 6 | Dino Warriors |
| Week 7 | |
| Week 8 | King Slayers |
Summary
| 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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| Episode 1-4 | Episode 5-6 | Episode 7-8 | Episode 9-10 | Episode 11-12 | Episode 13-14 | Episode 15-16 | Episode 17-18 | Episode 19-20 | ||||
| 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 | 2nd Runner-up | 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
- "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
Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
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 |
Badshah choice to assign squad |
Radio Ready Performer |
Bottom 6 |
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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 | |
Dino Warriors | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 2 | Spectra | |
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- | Dee MC Dynamites | Sealed by Squad Boss | |
| 3 | Paradox | |
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King Slayers | - | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||
| 4 | MC Headshot | |
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- | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||
| 5 | QK | |
- | Dee MC Dynamites | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 6 | Wicked Sunny | |
- | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 7 | Nazz | |
EPR Rebels | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 8 | MC Square | |
- | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 9 | Gravity | |
- | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 10 | UK Rapi Boy | |
King Slayers | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 11 | GD 47 | |
Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 12 | UNB | |
King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 13 | Khanzaadi | |
EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 14 | Panther | |
King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 15 | Khullar G | |
- | King Slayers | Sealed by Squad Boss | ||||
| 16 | Lxsh | |
Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 17 | Srushti | |
Dino Warriors | - | Radio Ready | ||||
| 18 | Apka Bobby | |
Dino Warriors | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 19 | Shlovij | |
EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
| 20 | Rhyme | |
Dee MC Dynamites | - | Bottom 6 | ||||
Battleground 2.0
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 |
Not chosen by Squad Boss |
Survived | Eliminated | |
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| Battle No. | Rapper (Squad) |
Squad Bosses | Survived | Eliminated | |||||
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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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UNB | Khanzaadi | ||
| 3 | Shlovij (EPR Rebels) |
vs. | Rhyme (Dee MC Dynamites) |
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Rhyme | Shlovij | |||
Snatch Battle
In this battle the squad bosses compete against each other for a contestant.
| Battle No. | Squad Boss | Rapper to snatch | Votes | Winner | Result |
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| 1 | Dino James | GD 47 (Dee MC Dynamites) |
1 | Dee MC | Super Manikk moved to Dee MC Dynamites. And Lxsh moved to Dino Warriors. |
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| Dee MC | Super Manikk (Dino Warriors) |
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Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
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 |
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| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score |
Judges Decision | |||
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| 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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 | 2nd Runner-up |
References
- "MTV's Hustle aims to foster aspiring Indian rappers". The Hindu.
- Kumari, Shweta (30 September 2022). "MTV Hustle 2.0 (Season 2022), Judges, Contestants and More". Shouting Stars. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "Seen it yet? MTV Hustle contestant Nikita Sharma's message for feminists has the internet buzzing". DNA India. 24 August 2019.
External links
- MTV Hustle on Voot
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