Host Sway Calloway hits the streets of Atlanta in search of the nation's next undiscovered hip hop artist. Contestants perform in front of judges Mike Smith, King Tech, Kxng Crooked, T.I. Harris, and DJ Drama.

Host Sway Calloway hits the streets of Charlotte in search of the nation's next undiscovered hip hop artist. Contestants perform in front of judges Mike Smith, King Tech, Kxng Crooked, and RZA.

Host Sway Calloway hits the streets of Miami in search of the nation's next undiscovered hip hop artist. Contestants perform in front of judges Mike Smith, King Tech, Kxng Crooked, and DJ Khaled.

Host Sway Calloway hits the streets of Chicago in search of the nation's next undiscovered hip hop artist. Contestants perform in front of judges Mike Smith, King Tech, Kxng Crooked, Twista, and Tech N9ne.

Host Sway Calloway searches for the nation’s next undiscovered hip-hop artist. The eight City Finalists travel to NYC and, after a "Rap for Your Life" lightning round, four contestants will go home while the remaining four contestants move on to compete in a music video competition. From there, three will move on to the finale.

In the final competition in search for the next undiscovered hip hop artist, Sway Calloway hosts the three finalists, who must produce and preform original songs in order to impress judges Mike Smith, King Tech, and Kxng Cooked.