Country of origin South Korea No. of seasons 1-2 Original network JTBC Network JTBC Genre Music Presented by Shin Dong-yup, San E | Original language(s) Korean Running time 90 minutes First episode date 1 April 2016 Production location South Korea Cast Shin Dong-yup | |
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Original release April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) – present Similar We Will Eat Well, Solomon's Perjury, Serial Shopping Family, Girls Who Eat Well, Old house - New house Profiles | ||
Tribe of Hip Hop (Hangul: 힙합의 민족) is a 2016 South Korean music show presenting Shin Dong-yup and San E. It airs on JTBC on Fridays at 21:40 (KST).
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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 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 .