The BEST episodes of The Rap Game
Every episode of The Rap Game ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Rap Game!
Set in Atlanta’s hip hop scene, The Rap Game follow five young hip hop artists, ages 12 to 16 years old, as they work with Dupri and special guests such as Usher, Ludacris, Da Brat, T.I. and Silentó, to become the next big, young rap star.
#1 - Who's Hungry
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/22/2016
Seven new artists prepare for a 10-week rapper boot camp where they compete for a contract with So So Def; guests Snoop Dogg, Timbaland and Da Brat lend their expertise.
#2 - Set the Booth on Fire
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2016
The young rappers are tasked with writing and recording a rap about Atlanta; and one kid struggles to stay awake while another cheats in hopes of getting ahead. Meanwhile, the parents begin to size each other up.
#3 - Supernova
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2019
The remaining four rappers must prove they have enough star power to perform alongside Season 3 winner, Nova; tension between the managers hits an all-time high as one manager strategically causes chaos in the house.
#4 - Fight For Your Life
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2019
JD challenges the five young rappers to perform in front of the press; a scary medical emergency reminds the rappers and managers what's really at stake; for the first time ever, one rapper is sent home before the final performance.
#5 - Indecent Promposal
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2019
The five young rappers are split into teams and must plan out a promposal for local high school students in Atlanta; when some of the artists choke onstage at the school's senior prom, JD challenges two artists to battle for a spot on the Hit List.
#6 - There Can Only Be One
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2018
The young rappers apply everything they have learned the past 12 weeks in a final performance to show JD who deserves to be signed to his label.
#7 - Swag Symphony
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2018
#8 - 4 Lit For Life
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2017
#9 - Girl, Bye!
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2017
#11 - Shut up and Train
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/2017
#12 - You Thought
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2017
#13 - Run Back to Wifey
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/2016
#14 - Rep Your City
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/29/2016
The five rappers write about their city; two parents come head to head; one young rapper struggles; guests Nelly and Monica.
#15 - The Final Battle
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2019
XScape and Rhapsody join as the remaining three finalists go head-to-head in the ultimate final performances; after 10 weeks of grueling challenges and eliminations, only one young artist will prove worthy of the So So Def contract and chain.
#16 - Style Wars
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2019
After the kids get caught looking plain by the paparazzi, celebrity stylist April Roomet helps the artists find their look; the rappers bring their all to the photo shoot, but JD makes the top two battle for the feature in Popstar! Magazine.
#17 - Rhyme or Treason
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2019
The artists rap classic children's books to preschoolers, then dive into their own pasts to write stories of their own to record; an unprecedented battle has one mom taking shots at the rest of the house, while another flies off the handle.
#18 - Strength, No Weakness
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2019
Rap superstar will.i.am visits the Rap Game house as the kids are tested in their physical and mental strength. Sparks fly between two young rappers, and Jermaine Dupri announces a shocking twist to the hit lists.
#19 - The Battle Begins
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2019
Jermaine Dupri's rap boot camp kicks off with surprise after surprise, including a head-to-head cypher and a visit from rhythm and blues artist Jacquees; the young rappers battle for a spot in the house.
#20 - Sweet 16 Showdown
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2018
#21 - I Win
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2018
#24 - Finale Part 1
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/2016
Only one week away from choosing his next So So Def artist, Jermaine Dupri gives the young rappers their final assignment-create a stage show in front of a huge audience. Flo Rida and Mariah Carey stop by to give the kids their final words of advice before their big performance.