''Tribe of Hip Hop'' () is a 2016
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n music show presented by
Shin Dong-yup and
San E
Jung San (; born ), more commonly known by his stage name San E (), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand Ne ...
. It airs on
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC ...
on Fridays at 21:40 (KST).
Format
It is a show where all 50 contestants must not be professional or underground rappers, or act as a main rapper (but can be lead rapper) of a group, but can be well-known singers, actors, models and TV personalities.
In the recruitment challenge, contestant can choose to write part of their lyrics based on a popular rap track, and unlike
The Voice
The Voice may refer to:
Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
, the contestants' identity will be revealed after the first part of the performance. If more than one 'house' want accepted the contestants, each house will use diamonds (as in the idiom 'diamond in the rough' ) to bid on the contestants, but if the house run out of diamonds each episode, they can only pick members that were unopposed. In the 1-on-1 challenge, two rappers go head-to-head to a track with adjusted lyrics by their mentor, but contestants can perform with their own lyrics. While contestants can intimidate each other, it is not a diss battle.
The winner to win a ring with a full1-carat diamond .
Cast
Presenter
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Shin Dong-yup
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San E
Jung San (; born ), more commonly known by his stage name San E (), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand Ne ...
Season 1
Producer
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MC Sniper
Kim Jung-yoo (Korean: 김정유, born February 8, 1979), better known as MC Sniper (Korean: MC 스나이퍼), is a South Korean rapper. He is known for writing controversial lyrics that challenge social injustice and mainstream society. He was a c ...
* P-Type
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Cheetah
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KittiB
Kim Bo-mi (Korean: 김보미; born July 27, 1990), better known by her stage name, KittiB (Korean: 키디비), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. She was the first runner-up in TV music competition Unpretty Rapstar 2.
Career
KittiB debut ...
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Lil Boi
Oh Seung-taek (born June 7, 1991), better known by the stage name Lil Boi (stylised as lIlBOI), is a South Korean rapper. He is member of hip-hop duo Geeks. In 2020, he won Show Me the Money 9
The ninth season of the series ''Show Me the Mone ...
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DinDin
Lim Cheol (born November 20, 1991), better known by his stage name DinDin, is a South Korean rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and str ...
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Hanhae
Jung Han-hae (born April 7, 1990), better known by the mononym Hanhae, is a South Korean rapper and singer. He is a former member of the hip hop boy band Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animat ...
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Jooheon
Lee Joo-heon (; born October 6, 1994), better known by the stage name Joohoney and formerly mononymously known as Jooheon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta ...
Hidden Card
* Sleepy
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Basick
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Mino Mino may refer to:
Places in Japan
* Mino, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture
* Mino, Kagawa, a former town in Kagawa Prefecture
* Mino, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture
* Mino, an alternate spelling of Minoh, a city in Osaka Prefecture
* Mi ...
Participants
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Kim Young-ok
* Yeom Jung-in
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Yang Hee-kyung
Yang Hee-kyung (born December 3, 1954) is a South Korean actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such ...
* Choi Byung-joo
* Lee Yong-nyeo
* Lee Gyung-jin
* Kim Young-im
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Moon Hee-kyung
Moon Hee-kyung (born December 22, 1965) is a South Korean actress. Moon made her acting debut in musical theatre in 1995. She has also played supporting roles in films and television series, notably ''Skeletons in the Closet'' (also known as ''S ...
Season 2. Hip Hop Tribe 2: Game of Thrones
Producer
Participants
:
ELIM The contestant was eliminated.
Special Guests
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Kev Nish&Prohgress
Mission
:
ELIM The contestant was eliminated.
:
Win The contestant won.
:
Semi-Finale
*Moon Hee-kyung & Michelle Lee changed to the House of Hi-Lite.
Finale
References
External links
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{{JTBC entertainment shows
2016 South Korean television series debuts
Korean-language television shows
JTBC original programming
South Korean music television shows
South Korean hip hop
Music competitions in South Korea
Hip hop television