Show Me the Money 9 explained

Module1:
Judges: Team GroovyRoom x Justhis
GroovyRoom
Justhis
Team Code Kunst x Paloalto
Paloalto
Code Kunst
Team Dynamic Duo x Bewhy:
Choiza
Gaeko
Bewhy
Team Zion.T x Giriboy
Zion.T
Giriboy
Host:Kim Jin-pyo (김진표)
Holiship (Resident DJ)
Winner:Lil Boi
Runner Up:Mushvenom
(1st runner-up)
Layone
(2nd runner-up)
Swings
(3rd runner-up)
Network:Mnet
Next Season:Show Me the Money 10

The ninth season of the series Show Me the Money (known as Show Me the Money 9 or SMTM9) premiered on October 16, 2020, and ended on December 18, 2020. It was broadcast every Friday at 23:00 (KST) on Mnet.[1] The season returned to four producing teams, after having featured only two in the previous season. Dynamic Duo & Bewhy, Paloalto & Code Kunst, Zion.T & Giriboy, and Justhis & GroovyRoom formed the producing teams for the season.[2]

The season saw approximately 23,000 applicants, the most in the show's history.[1] However, fewer contestants were able to move on from the Rapper Selection Round compared to previous seasons, due to safety restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The winner of the season was Lil Boi, with Team Zion.T x Giriboy as the winning producer team. He won ₩100,000,000 in cash, a sports car, and a one-year project label for his music activities, totaling to ₩500,000,000.[3] Producer Giriboy also became the first 3-time winning producer of the show, having previously won in seasons 777 and 8.

Judges

Team GroovyRoom x Justhis (also known as Team Guljeot)[4]

Producer duo composed of Park Gyu-jung and Lee Hwi-min, currently signed under H1ghr Music, who previously participated as mentors/producers for seasons 2 and 3 of High School Rapper.

rapper under Indigo Music.

Team Code Kunst x Paloalto (also known as Team CoPal)[5]

Team Dynamic Duo x Bewhy (also known as Team DyWhy)[6]

Team Zion.T x Giriboy (also known as Team Jagi)[7]

Teams

After the 60 Seconds Team Trials, contestants who passed chose a producer team to join. There were ten members per producer team. Producer teams then selected contestants, if their team did not have ten members by the end of the 60 Second Team Trials:

Team GroovyRoom x Justhis[8] :

Independent rapper, also known as TRICKER, who was in seasons 2 and 6, and 8, and released TFT Mobile’s commercial jingle “Dududunga”.

Signed under Dejavu Group.

Rookie rapper and member of VAT crew with fellow Team Member Munchman, initially eliminated during the 60 Seconds Team Trials but later revived to join the team. Later signed with GroovyRoom's newly founded label AREA.

Season 777 contestant, as member of Team Illionaire Ambition. After his elimination from the show, he eventually signed under Psy's P Nation record label.[9]

Team Code Kunst x Paloalto[10] :

Rapper and former CEO of Just Music, Indigo Music and WEDAPLUGG Records, who participated as a contestant in season 2 under Team D.O., in season 3 as a producer/judge, as the winning judge/producer for season 777, and in season 8 as a judge/producer. His participation this season was full of controversy due to his reputation as a well-respected rapper, his way of judging contestants dating back from season 777 and 8, and netizens believing that he won't pass the rapper evaluation round.

Team Dynamic Duo x Bewhy[11] :

Team Zion.T. x Giriboy[12] :

Rapper under his own label Halftime Records, one half of the rap duo Geeks, and member of the Buckwilds crew, who was in season 4.

Rapper and singer signed under Mommy Son's label Beautiful Noise, who was in seasons 4, 777 and 8.

Rounds

Round one: Rapper Selection Round

After sending in their audition clips, those selected by the production crew attended the Rapper Selection Round; as a safety precaution from the COVID-19 pandemic, the contestants were divided into groups of thirty with one producer, (with the exception of Dynamic Duo and GroovyRoom), assigned to judge them individually.[14] Each contestant performed a short a cappella rap in front of the producer and other contestants. The producer(s) then provided an in-depth evaluation of the contestant, and determined if they advanced to the next round. Unlike previous seasons, where the producer typically handed the SMTM neck chain to the contestant, contestants who received a pass simply took a neck chain hanging on a nearby rack.[15] About 122 contestants would advance to the next round.

Notable Rappers from the Rapper Selection Round

Producer JudgePassed Selection RoundFailed Selection Round
GroovyRoomA-Chess, Chamane, Ourealgoat, Owen, Rohann, Syler, Son Simba, Choi Eui-seon,
$ATSUKI, Juvie Train, Kim Geun-soo, Mirani, dsel, PLAN.Z.
YUJA, Kim Hyo-dong, Damye,
Park Seong-jun, BlueWhale, Lee Jin-woo, Kim Nongmill
JusthisKhundi Panda, Changbin, Lil Boi, kaogaii, sinchulbi,
Takuwa, Yenjamin, Kerrigan May, Veiniyfl, Munchman,
kitsyojii, Jeremy Quest, Park Min-gyu (1ndow), Go Jun-seo, Seo Yang-myeong,
Lee Gi-wook
Kim Yeong-woo, Cocomong Mascot, Park Jun-soo, Rayshin,
Lee Jeong-ho, Art Culture, Cha Yoo-jin,
Shin Seong-bin, tendo, Shin Ji-hang, Sparky,
Bakkiri
Code Kunst365LIT, JUPITER, JJK, Boy Wonder, Jiho Givenchy, Killagramz, KhakiiLee Luli, Mukuro, Hahoe
PaloaltoChillin Homie, Leebido, Jeon Hyeon-jae, Cox Billy, YANU, M1NU, EPTEND,
Jung Hye-in, Park Shin-wook, Swings,
Cho Soon-young, Khan, SINCE, Cold Bay
OVDL, C.I.V.A Man. Mac9
Dynamic DuoAhn Byung-woong, Mckdaddy, Mac Kidd, Tarae, Heo Sung-hyun,
You Da-yeon, UZ, Wooseok, VEKOEL
Bibii The Black Cat, Jang Yeong-jae, Jin Rak-heon, Lee Chang-bin,
Lee Young-jin, Choi Sung-hoon, Chihoon, Puff Daehee, Bbaek Ga, Cuven Hardi
BewhyD.Ark, Kim Mono, Bruno Champman, Be'OKim San-ha, Achillo
Zion.Tnoahjooda, Mushvenom, Wonstein, Moolso, snzaePearl Kid, Crucial Star, Trilla Gang, Han Seung-min,
Go Da-hyeon, Cheongju City Mascot, 18K, Jang Sang-ok (Layboy)
GiriboySkyminhyuk, viceversa, Jo Nam-hyuk, Johny,
Untell, toigo, Naughty Mae
Beopard, Malkey, Hong Seung-ho, woohanryang, Hotchkiss, MidasX, Seo Min-gyu, Lobanabeat!
Other Notable Rappers that Passed
the Rapper Selection Round
Layone, MODO, Kim Gyu-ha, GFU, Choi Geun-ryeong, Greengrim, Park Ji-hyeon, Yuppy, Kim Dae-gyeong, Sikboy, Kim Tae-bin, Dilla, Shin Jin, Jambino

Round two: Producer Performances and 60 Second Team Trials

The second round began with the Producer Performances, in which the producers performed in front of the contestants to convince the contestants to join their team. The performances were later used to pick which producer team they would face during the Team Diss Round, based on the contestants’ votes.

Previously known as the One Minute Rap Round, the 60 Second Team Trials allowed each contestant one minute to rap in front of all judges. At least one team of judges were required to pass the contestant in order to proceed with the team selection process. However, the producer team(s) could subsequently give a "FAIL" to the contestant after the performance if they thought that the contestant was not qualified to join their team. In this case, the contestant would then choose a different producer team that they wanted to join. If the contestant received an "ALL FAIL" from either the first or second judging, they were eliminated from the show. Only 40 out of the 122 remaining contestants would advance to the next round, with 10 contestants on each producer team.[16] A "revival round" for 8 eliminated contestants was held for those producer teams that did not have a full 10-member team.

Producer Performances[17]

Producer TeamSongs Performed
Team GroovyRoom x JusthisG+Jus Freestyle (Prod. by GroovyRoom)
Team Code Kunst x PaloaltoSave, Good Day (both songs Prod. by Code Kunst)
Team Zion.T x Giriboy My Seat[18]
Team Dynamic Duo x BewhyGottasadae, SUPERBEEwhY, CHALLAN, Holy Ghost is Coming Down, Kneel
Don't Block My Way, Career High, Day Day, Fireworks
- Indicates new song performed for the first time in the show, which was to be part of the season's discography.

Notable rappers at the 60 Second Team Trials

RapperTeam GroovyRoom x
Justhis
Team Code Kunst x
Paloalto
Team Dynamic Duo x
Bewhy
Team Zion.T x
Giriboy
Team Selected to Join
KillagramzPASSPASSPASS/FAILPASS/FAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
D.ArkPASSFAILFAILFAILTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
Jiho GivenchyFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
SkyminhyukFAILFAILFAILPASSTeam Zion T. x Giriboy
TakuwaFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
Kim MonoPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
viceversaFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
ToigoFAILPASS/FAILFAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
WonsteinPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
Kidd KingPASSPASSPASSPASS/FAILTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
Juvie TrainPASS/FAILPASSPASS/FAILPASS/FAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
SwingsFAILPASSPASSFAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
JohnyFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
Seo Yang-myeongFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
Lil BoiPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
KhakiiPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
YenjaminPASSPASS/FAILPASSPASSTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
KHANFAILPASS/FAILFAILFAILEliminated
Cho Soon-youngFAILPASS/FAILPASS/FAILPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
Park Shin-wookPASSPASS/FAILPASSPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
MiraniFAILFAILFAILPASS/FAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
KaogaiiPASS/FAILPASS/FAILPASSPASS/FAILTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
kitsyojiiPASS/FAILPASSPASSPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
Khundi PandaPASSPASS/FAILPASS/FAILPASS/FAILTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
MunchmanPASSPASSPASS/FAILPASSTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
ChangbinFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
WooseokFAILFAILPASS/FAILFAILEliminated
LayonePASS/FAILPASS/FAILPASS/FAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
Cox Billy FAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
SinceFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
Yoo Da-yeonFAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
Kerrigan May PASS/FAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated
UntellPASS/FAILPASS/FAILPASS/FAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
Ahn Byung-woongFAILPASSPASSPASS/FAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
dselFAILFAILPASSPASSTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
Bruno ChampmanPASS/FAILFAILPASSPASS/FAILTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
MushvenomPASSPASS/FAILPASSPASSTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
365litFAILPASSFAILFAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
Jeon Jin-woo (woojay)FAILPASS/FAILFAILFAILEliminated
Park Joon-hoFAILPASS/FAILFAILFAILEliminated
Yoo Woo-hyun FAILPASS/FAILFAILFAILEliminated
Chillin HomiePASSPASSFAILPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
MckdaddyPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
ChamanePASSFAILPASSFAILTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
RohannPASSFAILPASSFAILTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
Heo Sung-hyunFAILFAILPASSFAILTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
Kim Gyu-haPASSPASSFAILFAILTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
BlasePASSPASSPASSFAILTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
OwenPASSFAILPASSPASSTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
Ourrealgoat FAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round
Mac KiddPASSPASSPASSPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
noahjoodaPASSFAILFAILPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
BenzaminFAILPASSPASSPASSTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
Lee Gi-wookPASSFAILFAILPASSTeam Zion.T x Giriboy
JambinoPASSPASSPASSFAILTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
Greengrim FAILFAILFAILFAILEliminated;
Selected for the Revival Round

Selected rappers in the Revival Round

Contestant60 Seconds Team TrialsRevival RoundTeam Selected
MiraniFAILPASSTeam GroovyRoom x Justhis
viceversaFAILPASSTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
UntellFAILPASSTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
LayoneFAILPASSTeam Code Kunst x Paloalto
Greengrim FAILPASSTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhy
TakuwaFAILFAILEliminated
OurrealgoatFAILFAILEliminated
ToigoFAILFAILEliminated

Received a "PASS" or "ALL PASS" from the producer team(s)
Received a "FAIL" from producer team(s). If the contestant received an "ALL FAIL", they were eliminated from the show
Initially received a "PASS" from the producer team(s) but was given a "FAIL" after the producer team(s) decided not to pick the contestant for their team. If all producer teams decided to give a "PASS/FALL", the contestant was eliminated from the show

Round three (first part): Leader Selection Cypher

Before this round, the 40 remaining contestants each had a sticker pasted on them, based on the number passes each had obtained during the performance portion of the 60 Seconds Team Trials. Contestants with an "all pass" had a "Top" sticker, those with 2 or 3 passes had a "Middle" sticker, those with 1 pass had a "Bottom" sticker, and those that were revived from the Revival Round had a "Brink of Elimination" sticker.

All members of each producer team participated in a rap cypher, in which contestants performed freestyle raps based on the beat they wanted to do it with. At the end of this round, each producer team chose one contestant to be eliminated from the show, and selected their three best performers to serve as group leaders for the next round.

Producer TeamBeat Contestant(s)Chosen as Group
Leaders for the next round
Bottom Three
Contestants
Eliminated
Contestant
Team GroovyRoom x JusthisYBN Almighty Jay &
YBN Nahmir -
New Drip
Owen, MunchmanMushvenom
Blase
Khundi Panda
Kim Gyu-ha
D.Ark
Kidd King
Kim Gyu-ha
Dababy -
Rockstar
Mushvenom, Yenjamin
Logic -
Homicide
D.Ark, Blase
Megan Thee Stallion (ft. Tyga) -
Freak
Kidd King, Khundi Panda
DJ Khaled -
I Got The Keys
Kim Gyu-ha, Mirani
Team Zion.T x Giriboy Justin Bieber -
Yummy
Skyminhyuk, Lil BoiCho Soon-young
Lee Gi-wook
Wonstein
noahjooda
Park Shin-wook
Mac Kidd
Park Shin-wook
Kanye West (ft. Lil Pump) -
I Love It
noahjooda, Chillin Homie
Logic -
Homicide
kitsyojii, Park Shin-wook
Famous Dex -
Nervous
Mac Kidd, Cho Soon-young
YBN Almighty Jay &
YBN Nahmir -
New Drip
Lee Gi-wook, Wonstein
Team Dynamic Duo x BewhyIan Ka$h -
Untitled
Kim Mono, dselKim Mono
Chamane
dsel
Greengrim
Benzamin
Kaogaii
Greengrim
Young Thug -
The London
Benzamin, Chamane
YBN Almighty Jay &
YBN Nahmir -
New Drip
Heo Sung-hyun, Rohann
Offset -
Clout
Greengrim, Untell
Logic -
Homicide
Bruno Champman
Future -
Mask Off
Kaogaii
Team Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwingsSwings
Mckdaddy
Juvie Train
Jambino
viceversa
Juvie Train
viceversa
Offset -
Clout
365lit, Jambino
French Montana (ft. Blueface,
& Lil Tjay) -
Slide
Layone, Juvie Train
Megan Thee Stallion (ft. Tyga) -
Freak
Mckdaddy, Khakii
Future -
Mask Off
viceversa, Killagramz
Juice Wrld (ft. NBA Youngboy) -
Bandit
Ahn Byung-woong

Round three (second part): Triple Crew Battle

The three crew leaders from each producer team each recruited two team members to form crews and compete in a Triple Crew battle. Each crew chose a beat or song from the producer team that they performed in front of the producer teams. The producers then ranked the groups based on their performances. The crew with the best performance had all three contestants advance to the next round, while the second-placed crew had one contestant eliminated, and the third-placed crew had two contestants eliminated.

Producer TeamRankBeatCrew Leader +
Contestants
Eliminated Contestant(s)
Team Zion.T x Giriboy3Slom Beat 3
(Prod. by Slom)
Lee Gi-wook
Mac Kidd
kitsyojii
Mac Kidd
kitsyojii
2Slom Beat 2
(Prod. by Slom)
Cho Soon-young
Skyminhyuk
noahjooda
noahjooda
1Slom Beat 3
(Prod. by Slom)
Wonstein
Lil Boi
Chillin Homie
N/A
Team Dynamic Duo x Bewhy3Bewhy -
WON
Kim Mono
Heo Sung-hyun
Benzamin
Benzamin
Kim Mono
1Dynamic Duo (ft.
Penomeco) -
Sweet and Spicy
(MSG)
Chamane
Kaogaii
Bruno Champman
N/A
2Dynamic Duo (ft.
Supreme Team) -
Home Run (Lee Dae-ho)
dsel
Untell
Rohann
Rohann
Team GroovyRoom x Justhis1Justhis (ft. Kid Milli,
NO:EL and Young B) -
IndiGO
Mushvenom
Mirani
Owen
Owen
2Justhis (ft. Kid Milli,
NO:EL and Young B) -
IndiGO
Blase
Kidd King
Munchman
Blase
3Justhis (ft. Paloalto) -
Seoul Romance
(Prod. by GroovyRoom)
Khundi Panda
Yenjamin
D.Ark
D.Ark
Yenjamin
Team Code Kunst x Paloalto1Paloalto (ft. Superbee,
Sway D and Zene The Zilla) -
Shelter
Swings
Khakii
Layone
N/A
3Code Kunst (ft.
Paloalto and The Quiett) -
People
Mckdaddy
365lit
Ahn Byung-woong
Ahn Byung-woong
365lit
2Code Kunst (ft.
Paloalto and The Quiett) -
People
Juvie Train
Jambino
Killagramz
Jambino

Indicates first-placed crew with all members advancing to the next round
Indicates second-placed crew with only two members advancing to the next round
Indicates third-placed crew with only one member advancing to the next round
Indicates the eliminated contestant(s)

Round four: Soundtrack Battle

This round was previously known as the Crew Song Mission. Members of each producer team split into two crews – with the first placed crew from the previous round performing together – while the remaining members of the second and third placed crews formed a new group and performed together. The producer teams then picked new crew leaders based on their performances in the last round. Prior to this round, the producer teams held team meetings in which the producers introduced the beat they would use this round and would be performed in front of the Producer Teams. At the end of each group performance, each producer team eliminated two contestants from the losing crew of each producer team, while the members of the first placed crew advanced to the next round. The remaining crew members had their songs officially released as part of the season's official discography.

Producer TeamCrewCrew Leader + MembersSongEliminated Contestant(s)
Team Code Kunst x Paloalto Killagramz CrewKillagramz
Juvie Train
Mckdaddy
Want It (원해) (ft. Paloalto)
(Prod. Code Kunst & Paloalto)
Juvie Train
Killagramz
Khakii CrewKhakii
Swings
Layone
Want It (원해) (ft. Paloalto)
(Prod. Code Kunst & Paloalto)
N/A
Team Dynamic Duo x BewhyChamane CrewChamane
Kaogaii
Bruno Champman
Win Win (윈윈) (ft. Gaeko & Bewhy)
(Prod. Bewhy)
Bruno Champman
Chamane
dsel Crewdsel
Untell
Heo Sung-hyun
Win Win (윈윈) (ft. Gaeko & Bewhy)
(Prod. Bewhy)
N/A
Team GroovyRoom x JusthisKhundi Panda CrewKhundi Panda
Kidd King
Munchman
VVS (ft. Justhis)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
Kidd King
Mushvenom Crew Mushvenom
Mirani
VVS (ft. Justhis)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
N/A
Team Zion.T x GiriboyCho Soon-young CrewCho Soon-young
Lee Gi-wook
Skyminhyuk
Kick It (ft. Giriboy)
(Prod. SLOM)
Cho Soon-young
Lee Gi-wook
Wonstein CrewWonstein
Lil Boi
Chillin Homie
Freak
(Prod. SLOM)
N/A
Indicates the winning team, with all group members advancing to the next round, and their song included in the season's official discography
Indicates the losing team, with only one member of their team advancing to the next round and joining the winning crew in the season's official discography.
Indicates the eliminated contestant(s)

Round five: Team Diss Battle

The winning producer team from the Producer Performances stages (Dynamic Duo x Bewhy) could choose their opposing team for this round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the eliminated contestants from previous rounds were available to serve as the audience and voters for this round. Each member of the audience voted for only 1 producer team after each rap battle. The losing producer team had its producers choose 1 contestant to eliminate, while the winning producer team had all members advance to the next round.

Team Dynamic Duo x Bewhy vs. Team GroovyRoom x Justhis
BeatTeam Dynamic Duo x Bewhyvs.BeatTeam GroovyRoom x JusthisScore
EK (ft. Munchman) -
Go Straight
Heo Sung-hyunvs.Waka Flocka Flame -
Hard in the Paint
Munchman27-72
Khundi Panda Diss Song
(Prod. dsel)
dselvs.dsel, Really dsel?
(Prod. Bewhy)
Khundi Panda
Why Are You So Noisy (Prod. Margin Choi),
Eminem - My Name Is
Kaogaii
Untell
vs.Eminem - I'm Back,
DaBaby - Rockstar
Mirani
Mushvenom
Team Code Kunst x Paloalto vs. Team Zion T. x Giriboy
BeatTeam Code Kunst x Paloaltovs.BeatTeam Zion.T x GiriboyScore
Wonstein(?)
(Prod. Coco Tofu Dad)
Layonevs.Wonstein Diss Beat -
(Prod. Ohiotish)
Wonstein39-61
Meek Mill (ft. Drake) -
Going Bad
Mckdaddyvs.Aminé -
Burden
Chillin Homie
Geeks - Officially Missing You,
Jay Park - On It
Khakiivs.Cookies
(Prod. Hecop)
Lil Boi
Big Sean (ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica) -
Control
Swings vs.Chance the Rapper - Sunday Candy,
Swings - Bulldozer
Skyminhyuk

Indicates the winning team, with all contestants advancing to the next round.

Indicates the winning contestant/s.

Eliminated from the show.

Round six: first live performances

Following the results of the Team Diss Battles, winning teams competed against each other and losing teams competed against each other at the live performances. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show's producers held an open online application prior to this round, in which they selected a limited number of people, in addition to previously eliminated rappers, to serve as live audience members and voters for this round. All 4 producer teams held the mic selection for two of their own contestants to determine who would perform at the live stage; one contestant from each producer team would be eliminated. There were two rounds in the voting process. The first round involved voting on each of the two stages in one round; after the first round of voting was over, the second round of voting occurred, in which the live audience could only vote for one contestant. All of the contestants' performance money earnings were then accumulated to their respective producer teams at the end of the round. The winning producer team in each team matchup had its members advance to the semi-final round, while the losing producer team eliminated one more contestant.

1st Live Performances
Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
vs.Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
Total Live Audience
Votes (in ₩)
Eliminated
Contestants
Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwings -
Upgrade 2020 (ft. Paloalto)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
vs.Dynamic Duo x BewhyUntell -
Peter Pan (피터팬)
(Prod. Bewhy)
1,597,750 - 1,272,820N/A
Code Kunst x PaloaltoLayone -
Mask On (ft. Paloalto & Coogie)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
vs.Dynamic Duo x BewhyKaogaii -
Bakchigi (박치기) (ft. Dynamic Duo)
(Prod. Nutty)
1,442,540 - 1,533,840Heo Sung-hyun
Mckdaddy
GroovyRoom x JusthisMirani -
Achoo (ft. pH-1 & Haon)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
vs.Zion T. x GiriboySkyminhyuk -
Flashing (번쩍) (ft. Han Yo-han & OLNL)
1,743,830 - 1,414,250Munchman
Chillin Homie[19]
GroovyRoom x JusthisKhundi Panda -
The Roots (뿌리) (ft. Justhis)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
vs.Zion T. x GiriboyLil Boi -
Tomorrow (내일이 오면) (ft. Giriboy & BIG Naughty)
1,789,480 - 1,835,130N/A
GroovyRoom x JusthisMushvenom -
Tricker (부어라 비워라)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
vs.Zion T. x GiriboyWonstein -
Infrared Camera (적외선 카메라)
1,734,700 - 1,689,050

Indicates the winning performance, which advanced to the semi-final round.

Eliminated from the show through mic selection prior to this round.

Producer TeamTotal Team Performance
Money Earned (in ₩)
vs.Producer TeamTotal Team Performance
Money Earned (in ₩)
Eliminated
Contestant
Code Kunst x Paloalto3,040,290vs.Dynamic Duo x Bewhy2,812,040Kaogaii
GroovyRoom x Justhis5,268,010vs.Zion T. x Giriboy4,665,430Skyminhyuk

Indicates the winning producer team, all of whose contestants advanced to the semi-final round.

Indicates the losing producer team, which was required to eliminate one contestant at the end of the round.

Round Seven: semi-final performances

The top 8 contestants were paired up for the semi-final round. At the end of the first live performances, MC Kim Jin-pyo presented eight cards with each card representing one contestant. From there, he selected four cards that had bonuses in them, indicating that the contestant called in would have a chance to pick his/her opponent for this round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, like with the previous round, the show's producers held an open online application prior to this round in which they selected a limited number of people, in addition to previously eliminated rappers, to serve as live audience members and voters for this round. Each of the eight semi-finalists had a solo performance with a guest performer(s). Similar to the first Live Performances round, the same two-round voting process occurred in this round. The contestant who received more performance money after two rounds of voting against their match-up advanced to the finals, while the loser got eliminated. In the event that all contestant(s) in one team lost in their respective match-up(s), their entire producer team was eliminated from the show.

Semi-final Performances
Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
vs.Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
Total Live Audience
Votes (in ₩)
Dynamic Duo x BewhyUntell -
Grain (결) (ft. Dynamic Duo & Bewhy)
vs.GroovyRoom x JusthisMushvenom -
Godok (고독하구만) (ft. Superbee)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
2,784,420 - 3,847,290
Code Kunst x PaloaltoLayone -
iii (ft. Basick & Kid Milli)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
vs.Zion T x GiriboyWonstein -
No Bad Dogs (세상에 나쁜 개는 없다)
(ft. Yang Dong-geun & Zion.T)
(Prod. SLOM)
3,233,520 - 3,068,850
GroovyRoom x JusthisMirani -
Part Time (ft. Queen WA$ABII)
(Prod. GroovyRoom, BOYCOLD)
vs.Zion T x GiriboyLil Boi -
Bad News Cypher vol. 2 (ft. TakeOne)
1,946,100 - 4,131,720
Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwings -
Villain (악역) (ft. Lee Hi & Simon Dominic)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
vs.GroovyRoom x JusthisKhundi Panda -
Hero (ft. Justhis & Golden)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
3,502,980 - 3,158,670

Indicates the winning performance and will advance to the final round.

Eliminated from the show. If all contestant(s) in one team lost their respective match-ups, their entire producer team is eliminated as well from the show.

Round eight: final performances and special performances (live episode)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's final round had pre-recorded performances, with a live announcement of performance results and season winner based on voting results from both the pre-finals online evaluation team (60% of the votes) and live SMS voters (40% of the votes). Prior to the final episode, the show's producers established a pre-finals online evaluation team where they selected people to serve as virtual audience members and voters for this round. They had a chance to watch and vote for the pre-recorded performances three hours before the final episode was aired.[20] The four finalists also met up the night prior to the final round to determine their order of performances.[21] The final round was divided into two parts: the first part of the finals featured all four finalists each having a solo performance with a special guest performer(s). After all four finalists performed, a two-round voting process from both the pre-finals online evaluation team and live SMS voting was held, and the performance ranking based on the pre-online votes was announced. In the second part of the finals, the four finalists each had one last performance with the producer(s) and/or with a special guest performer(s), with the same two-round voting process and announcement of performance ranking held after the final performances. The contestant who earned the most cumulative performance money from both the pre-finals online evaluation team voters and live SMS voters in all two performances was the season's champion, receiving ₩100,000,000 in cash, a sports car, and the launch of a one-year project label for their music activities, totaling up to ₩500,000,000. The final episode also included special performances from eliminated contestants with their songs included in this season's official discography.

Finals Performances (Part 1)
Rank (From
Pre-online Votes)
Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
2GroovyRoom x JusthisMushvenom -
Let's See (보자 보자) + Go (가다) (ft. Simon Dominic & The Quiett)
(Both songs Prod. SLO)
4Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwings -
B Mine (ft. SUMIN)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
3Code Kunst x PaloaltoLayone -
Daydreamin (ft. Sogumm & Woo Won-jae)
(Prod. Yosi, Paloalto & Code Kunst)
1Zion T. x GiriboyLil Boi -
On Air (ft. Loco, Jay Park, & Gray)
(Prod. Gray)
Special Performances
Contestant(s)Song
Ahn Byung-woong, Khakii, Mckdaddy, MunchmanNew New (뉴뉴)
(Prod. GroovyRoom & MISU)
Kidd King, Cho Soon-young, Chamane, Bruno Champman, Juvie Train, KillagramzSTARS (ON A!R PROJECT)
Rohann, Heo Sung-hyun, Lee Gi-wook, dsel, Khundi PandaY Earned (연말이 되면) (ft. Gaeko, SOLE)
(Prod. Primary & plusONE)
Finals Performances (Part 2)
Rank (from
Pre-online votes)
Producer
Team
Contestant +
Song
2GroovyRoom x JusthisMushvenom -
Dududunga (두둥 등장) + The Beauty of Void (여백의 미) (ft. Jessi & Justhis)
(Prod. GroovyRoom)
4Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwings -
Still Hungry (ft. Paloalto & Mommy Son)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
3Code Kunst x PaloaltoLayone -
Yay (ft. Paloalto, Lee Young-ji, & Jamie)
(Prod. Code Kunst)
1Zion T. x GiriboyLil Boi -
Credit (ft. Yumdda, Giriboy, & Zion.T)
Combined Finals Results (Part 1 + 2 Performances)
RankProducer
Team
ContestantTotal Live Audience Votes (in ₩)
(Pre-online Votes + Live SMS Votes)
1Zion T. x Giriboy Lil Boi21,984,200
2GroovyRoom x JusthisMushvenom10,476,580
3Code Kunst x PaloaltoLayone 6,599,130
4Code Kunst x PaloaltoSwings 6,246,380

Indicates winner

Indicates the 1st runner-up

Indicates the 2nd and 3rd runner-ups

Top 24

ContestantProducer TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3
(Part 1)
Round 3
(Part 2)
Round 4Round 5Round 6Semi-finalsFinals
Lil BoiZion T x GiriboyPASSALL-PASSPASS1ST PLACEWONWONWON/
LOST
WONWINNER
MushvenomGroovyRoom x JusthisPASSALL-PASS/
1 PASS/FAIL
PASS1ST PLACEWONWONWON/
WON
WON1ST RUNNER-UP
LayoneCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASS1 FAIL/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS1ST PLACEWONLOSTWON/
LOST
WON2ND RUNNER-UP
SwingsCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASS2-PASSPASS1ST PLACEWONLOSTWON/
WON
WON3RD RUNNER-UP
WonsteinZion T x GiriboyPASSALL-PASSPASS1ST PLACEWONWONLOST/
LOST
ELIM
Khundi PandaGroovyRoom x JusthisPASSALL-PASS/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS3RD PLACELOSTWONLOST/
WON
ELIM
MiraniGroovyRoom x JusthisPASS3 FAIL/
1 PASS/FAIL
PASS1ST PLACEWONWONWON/
LOST
ELIM
UntellDynamic Duo x BewhyPASS1 FAIL/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACEWONLOSTWON/
LOST
ELIM
MckdaddyCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASSALL-PASSPASS3RD PLACELOSTLOSTELIM
MunchmanGroovyRoom x JusthisPASSALL-PASS/
1 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACELOSTWONELIM
KaogaiiDynamic Duo x BewhyPASSALL-PASS/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS1ST PLACELOSTLOSTELIM
Chillin HomieZion T x GiriboyPASS3-PASSPASS1ST PLACEWONWONELIM
SkyminhyukZion T x GiriboyPASS1-PASSPASS2ND PLACELOSTWONELIM
Heo Sung-hyunDynamic Duo x BewhyPASS1-PASSPASS3RD PLACEWONLOSTELIM
KhakiiCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASSALL-PASSPASS1ST PLACEWONELIM
dselDynamic Duo x BewhyPASS2-PASSPASS2ND PLACEWONELIM
Kidd KingGroovyRoom x JusthisPASSALL-PASS/
1 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACEELIM
Juvie TrainCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASSALL-PASS/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACEELIM
KillagramzCode Kunst x PaloaltoPASSALL-PASS/
3 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACEELIM
Cho Soon-youngZion T x GiriboyPASS3-PASS/
2 PASS/FAIL
PASS2ND PLACEELIM
Bruno ChampmanDynamic Duo x BewhyPASS3-PASS/
2-PASS/FAIL
PASS1ST PLACEELIM
ChamaneDynamic Duo x BewhyPASS2 PASSPASS1ST PLACEELIM
Lee Gi-wookZion T x GiriboyPASS2-PASSPASS3RD PLACEELIM
Owen*GroovyRoom x JusthisPASS3-PASS*PASS*1ST PLACE/
LEFT THE SHOW
*
 WINNER  The contestant won Show Me the Money 9. Runner-Up  The contestant was the runner-up. 2nd and 3rd Runner-Ups  The contestants were 2nd and 3rd Runner-Ups. ALL-PASS  The contestant received an All-Pass on both the first and second judging during the second round. ALL-PASS + FAIL  The contestant an All-Pass in the first judging but received at least 1 fail after the second judging during the second round. 3 PASS  The contestant received 1 fails during the second round. 3 PASS + FAIL  The contestant received 1 fail in the first judging, and at least 1 fail in the second judging during the second round. 2 PASS  The contestant received two fails during the second round. 2 PASS + FAIL  The contestant received 2 fails in the first judging, and at least 1 fail in the second judging during the second round. 1 PASS  The contestant only received one pass during the second round. FAIL + PASS/FAIL  The contestant initially received an All-fail, Fail + Pass/Fail, or 4 All Pass/Fail scores in the second round, but was revived to join their respective producer team. ELIM  The contestant was eliminated (or in Owen's case, the contestant voluntarily left the show at the end of the round). WON  The contestant's crew won during the Triple Crew Battle. WON  The contestant's crew won during the Soundtrack Battle. WON  The contestant's producer team won the Team Diss Battle.

The contestant did not participate in this round.WON/WON The contestant won their individual match-up, and their producer team won the team match-up during the 1st Live Performance Round.
WON/LOST The contestant won their individual match-up, but their producer team lost the team match-up during the 1st Live Performance Round.
LOST/WON The contestant lost their individual match-up, but their producer team won the team match-up during the 1st Live Performance Round.
LOST/LOST The contestant lost their individual match-up, and their producer team lost the team match-up during the 1st Live Performance Round.
Italicized - The contestant originally advanced and made it to the final Top 24, but voluntarily left the show.

Controversies

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