MTV Hustle

Indian TV series or programme

MTV Hustle

Genre| Music
Presented by|

* Gaelyn Mendonca (season 1)
* Krissann Barretto (season 2)
* Wicked Sunny (season 3)
* Super Mannik (season 3)

Judges|

* Raftaar (season 1)
* Nucleya (season 1)
* Raja Kumari (season 1)
* Badshah (season 2–)

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 (2019-08-10) –
present

MTV Hustle is an Indian 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.

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.

## Format

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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 online auditions on Voot. 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.

## Series

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Season  | Premiere Date  | Finale Date  | Winner  | Runner-up  | OG Hustler Award  | Winner Squad  | Host(s)  | Judge(s)  | Squad Bosses

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1 | 10 August 2019 | 13 October 2019 | M-Zee Bella  | EPR  | none | none | Gaelyn Mendonca | Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja Kumari | none
2 | 3 September 2022 | 6 November 2022 | MC Square  | Paradox (jadougar)  | Gravity  | EPR  | Krissann Barretto | Badshah | Dino James | Dee Mc | EPR | King
3 | 21 October 2023 | 24 December 2023 | Uday  | Bassick  | 100 RBH  | Dee Mc  | Super Manikk  | Wicked Sunny  | Ikka Singh
4 | 2024  | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA

## Season 1

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MTV Hustle 1 premiered on 10 August 2019. M-Zee Bella was declared winner.[2]

• Judges
Raftaar
Nucleya
Raja Kumari

• Host
Gaelyn Mendonca.

### Contestants

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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

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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

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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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Key  |  Green Buzzer  |  Red Buzzer  |  Best Performer  |

Safe

Bottom 2

Eliminated

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#### Week 3 (Episode 5–6)

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Order  | Rapper  | Judges  | Guest Judge  | Judges
Decision  | Public Voting  | Studio Audiences'
Decision

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Nucleya  | Raftaar  | Raja  | Salim
1  | Agsy  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
2  | EPR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
3  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
4  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
5  | King  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
6  | Himan  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
7  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
8  | Star Nick  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (114 dB) Advanced
9  | M-Zee-Bella  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-
10  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-
11  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
12  | Zack  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
13  | MC Heam  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
14  | NeeRu Pal  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (109 dB) Eliminated
15  | Shetty Saa  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-

#### Week 4 (Episode 7–8)

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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 |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
3  | 1  | Himan  | Not eligible | Kamariya |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (107 dB) Advanced
2  | Shloka  | Himan | Jiya Tu |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-
4  | 1  | Agsy  | MC Heam | Lahore |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
2  | MC Heam  | Not eligible | Shehar Ki Ladki |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
5  | 1  | EPR  | Not eligible | Suit Suit |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
2  | Void  | EPR | Bekhayali |  |  |  |

safe

| Safe | \-
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 |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-

1. ^ Shetty Saa forgot the lyrics during performance. So, M-Zee-Bella was automatically safe.
2. ^ Both Firaag & Zack forgot the lyrics during performance. Therefore, neither of them were saved by the Judges.

#### Week 5 (Episode 9–10)

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Order  | Rapper  | Judges  | Guest Judge  | Judges
Decision  | Public Voting  | Studio Audiences'
Decision

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Nucleya  | Raftaar  | Raja  | Naezy
1  | EPR  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
2  | Agsy  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-
3  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
4  | M-Zee-Bella  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
5  | Shetty Saa  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
6  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
7  | Himan  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
8  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
9  | King  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
10  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
11  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
12  | MC Heam  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (101 dB) Eliminated
13  | Zack  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (121 dB) Advanced

#### Week 6 (Episode 11–12)

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Order  | Rapper  | Judges  | Guest Judge  | Judges
Decision  | Public Voting  | Studio Audiences'
Decision

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Nucleya  | Raftaar  | Raja  | Brodha V
1  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
2  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
3  | M-Zee-Bella  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-
4  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
5  | Agsy  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
6  | Shetty Saa  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
7  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
8  | King  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
9  | Himan  |  |  |  |  | Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (113 dB) Advanced
10  | EPR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
11  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
12  | Zack  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (105 dB) Eliminated

1. ^ 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)

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Order  | Rapper  | Judges  | Guest Judge  | Judges
Decision  | Public Voting  | Studio Audiences'
Decision

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Nucleya  | Raftaar  | Raja  | Shekhar
1  | King  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
2  | M-Zee-Bella  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-
3  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
4  | Shetty Saa  |  |  |  |  | Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (112 dB) Eliminated
5  | Agsy  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
6  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
7  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
8  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
9  | Himan  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-
10  | EPR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-
11  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 | (113 dB) Advanced

1. ^ 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)

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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  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | \-  | Didn't make it
2  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-  | \-
3  | M-Zee-Bella  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-  | 1st Finalist
4  | Himan  |  |  |  |  | Bottom 2 [a] | N/A | (103 dB) Eliminated | \-
5  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-  | \-
6  | EPR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-  | 2nd Finalist
7  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-  | Didn't make it
8  | Agsy  |

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|  | Unsafe  | Bottom 2 |  (110 db) Advanced | \-
9  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | Safe | \-  | \-  | Didn't make it
10  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Unsafe  | Safe | \-  | \-

1. ^ Right after Himan's performance, Judges decided Himan to directly be in the Bottom 2.

#### Week 9 (Episode 17–18)

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Order  | Rapper  | Judges  | Guest Judge  | Judges
Decision

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Nucleya  | Raftaar  | Raja  | Brodha V
1  | Void  |  |  |  |  | Eliminated
2  | King  |  |  |  |  | 4th Finalist
3  | Firaag  |  |  |  |  | Eliminated
4  | Agsy  |  |  |  |  | Eliminated
5  | RCR  |  |  |  |  | 5th Finalist
6  | Shloka  |  |  |  |  | 3rd Finalist
7  | Raeza  |  |  |  |  | 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)

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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

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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

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### Judges and host

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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

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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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### Squads

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#### Episode 1-4

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Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers

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Spectra  | ~~Super Manikk~~ | MC Headshot  | Paradox
QK  | Wicked Sunny  | Nazz  | UK Rapi Boy
GD 47  | Gravity  | MC Square  | ~~UNB~~
~~Lxsh~~ | Srushti  | ~~Khanzaadi~~ | ~~Panther~~
~~Rhyme~~ | ~~Apka Bobby~~ | ~~Shlovij~~ | Khullar G
Super Manikk  | Lxsh  | Panther  | Rhyme

#### Episode 5-20

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Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers

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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

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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

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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

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"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

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#### Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)

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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  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | Dee MC Dynamites  | Sealed by Squad Boss
3  | Paradox  |  |  |  |  |  | King Slayers  | \-  | Sealed by Squad Boss
4  | MC Headshot  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | 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

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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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Dee MC  | Dino James  | EPR  | King
1  | Apka Bobby
(Dino Warriors) | vs.  | Panther
(King Slayers) |  |  |  |  | Panther | Apka Bobby
2  | Khanzaadi
(EPR Rebels) | vs.  | UNB
(King Slayers) |  |  |  |  | UNB | Khanzaadi
3  | Shlovij
(EPR Rebels) | vs.  | Rhyme
(Dee MC Dynamites) |  |  |  |  | Rhyme | Shlovij

##### Snatch Battle

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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.
vs.
Dee MC  | Super Manikk
(Dino Warriors) | 2

#### Week 3 (Episode 5–6)

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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
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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)

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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

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Order  | Squad  | Rapper  | Judge  | Squad Bosses  | Total
Score  | Judges
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Voting  | Battle
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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)

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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

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Score  | Judges
Decision  | Public
Voting  | Battle
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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)

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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

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Score  | Judges
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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)

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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

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Score  | Judges
Decision  | Public
Voting  | Battle Result

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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)

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Key  |  "Radio Hit" from Bashah  |  Best Performer  |  Power to save |  Power to eliminate |  Immune  |  Safe  |  Danger Zone  |  Bottom 2  |  Eliminated

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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

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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)

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Key  |  "Radio Hit" from Badshah  |  Best Performer  |  Top 5  |  Eliminated

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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

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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

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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)

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Order  | Squad  | Rapper  | Result

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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

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EPR Rebels  | MC Square  | Winner
King Slayers  | Paradox  | Runner-up
EPR Rebels  | Nazz  | 3rd Place

### Guests

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Week  | Episode(s) | Guest Judge  | Episode | Guest Appearance

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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

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### Judges and host

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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. Uday was declared the Winner.

### Contestants

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Contestant  | Stage Name  | Finish  | Place

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| 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
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### Squads

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Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | Ikka Gangstars

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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

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Week  | Squad of the Week  | Performer(s) of the Week

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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

Winner & Winning squad

### Summary

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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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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

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"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

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#### Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)

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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

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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  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | Dino Warriors  |  Top 16
19  | Lekhak  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bottom 6
20  | MNDP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bottom 6

##### Battleground: Ground Shunya

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voting  | Battle
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Badshah  | Dee MC  | Dino
James  | EPR  | Ikka
1  | Dino Warriors | Bassick  |  | 3  | \-  | 3  | 3  | 9 | Immune | \-  | \-
2  | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday  |  | \-  | 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  |  | 2  | \-  | 2  | 3  | 7 |  | \-  | \-
10  | EPR Rebels | Gaush  |  | 2  | 3  | \-  | 2  | 7 | Safe | \-  | \-
11  | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada  |  | 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

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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

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Score  | Judges
Decision  | Public
Voting  | Battle
Result

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Badshah  | Dee MC  | Dino
James  | EPR  | Ikka
1  | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada  |  | 3  | \-  | 3  | 3  | 9 |  | \-  | \-
2  | EPR Rebels | Gaush  |  | 3  | 3  | \-  | 3  | 9 | Safe | \-  | \-
3  | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar  |  | 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

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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

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Score  | Judges
Decision  | Battle
Result

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Badshah  | Dee MC  | Dino
James  | EPR  | Ikka
1  | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma  |  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 12 |  | \-
Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada  |  | \-
2  | Dino Warriors | Bassick  |  | 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

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Key  |  Best Performer  |  Advanced to Top 6  |  Eliminated

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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

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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

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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

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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

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3  | Dee MC Dynamites  | 100 RBH  | 2nd Runner Up
1  | Dee MC Dynamites  | Uday  | Winner
4  | EPR Rebels  | Mrunal Shankar  | Eliminated
6  | Ikka Gangstars  | Kayden Sharma  | Eliminated
2  | Dino Warriors  | Bassick  | Runner Up
5  | Dino Warriors  | Vijay Dada  | 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.

Squad  | Rapper  | Final Result

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DeeMc Dynamites  | Uday  | Winner
Dino Warriors  | Bassick  | Runner-up
DeeMc Dynamites  | 100 RBH  | 3rd Place

### Guests

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Week  | Episode(s) | Guest Judge(s)  | Episode | Guest Appearance

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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

## References

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1. ^ "MTV's Hustle aims to foster aspiring Indian rappers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. ^ "MTV Hustle winner is Deepak Singh aka M-Zee Bella from Ludhiana". India Today. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
3. ^ "Seen it yet? MTV Hustle contestant Nikita Sharma's message for feminists has the internet buzzing". DNA India. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
4. ^ "MTV Hustle 2.0 | Bringing rap home again". India Today. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "MTV's Hustle Squad bosses are all prepared!". JioCinema. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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