MTV Spit was a music program aired on MTV

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and hosted by the italian

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Marracash Fabio Bartolo Rizzo, better known by his stage name Marracash (), is an Italian rapper. Starting his career in the rap group Dogo Gang, he debuted as a solo artist rising in fame in the 2010s releasing six studio albums that reached the top ten ...

. This show focuses on freestyle battles on various current issues including rapper in the underground scene. The first season is aired from 9 March to 4 May 2012. A pilot episode, called Spit Gala, aired 22 December 2011. Besides Marracash, to debut as a presenter, there are in the role of fixed judges:

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, Mastafive and Niccolò Agliardi (to which each episode will be joined by a guest judge), and the console to put the beats on which the rapper will clash race alternate Dj Tayone and Dj Double S. In the Spit Gala however the judges were, in addition to

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and the

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, Ensi and Paola Zukar. The presenter for the third and latest season was again

and it was attended by other 12 rappers from all over

. The judges were

Emis Killa Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli, best known as Emis Killa (born 14 November 1989), is an Italian rapper. Biography and career Emis Killa was born in Vimercate to a Sicilian mother from Palermo who worked as a metalworker and a Lombard father who a ...

, Max Brigante and

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Rules

In every episode there are three battles, and each challenge two rappers. The first two battles have a current topic to which the two contestants should try to stick as closely as possible, while the third is a free subject. Also to the first two challenges have a duration of three rounds as follows: the first two by one minute for each rapper, the third two minutes in which rappers take turns with a beat of four quarters to the head (instead of the third gala round was only one minute, and all the challenges they had this same period). The winners of the first two battles pass the turn, but the losers will have to see if the play-off, the last two rounds of two minutes, winning goes, the loser is eliminated permanently. At the end of each challenge judges will give their preference and, in the case where the judgment is equal, will be the public to decide the winner. After nine episodes of the final winner, and the title of champion, will win a cash prize of 5000 Euro. Marracash live

Winners

Season 1 (2012)

The presenter is the rapper

, at the debut in this role. In this first season was attended by 12 emerging rappers from all over

. In alphabetical order: * Clementino * Dank * Dari MC * Ensi *

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* Kenzie * Kiave * Loop Loona *

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* Nitro * Noema *

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Season 2 (2013)

The presenter is again

and the second season was attended by other 12 rappers from all over

. In alphabetical order: * Anagogia * Debbit * Easy One * Fat MC *

* Kenzie * McNill * Mouri * Nazoo * Nerone * Nitro Wilson * Shade

Season 3 (2014)

The presenter is for the third time

and in this season was attended by other 12 rappers from all over

. The judges were

, Max Brigante and

. In alphabetical order: * Blackson * Bles * BLNKAY * Dave * Debbit * Frenk the Specialist * Greta Greza * Johnny Roy * L'Elfo * Lethal V * Nerone * Nill

Notes

{{Freestyle rap in Italy 2011 Italian television series debuts Italian music television series 2010s Italian television series 2013 Italian television series debuts