The bloody ‘Block Tournament’ added to the fun of the survival fever.

The TVING original entertainment show ‘Rap: Public’ is churning out ‘amazing’ legendary stages. The strategic battle between blocks, which was not seen in the existing ‘Hip-Hop Survival’, added to the thrill. In particular, the second block match ‘Block Tournament’, where the teamwork of the block members exploded, provided a thrill that went beyond survival. Here, the production team chose the legendary stage of ‘Block Tournament’ that made people forget about survival and enjoy the stage itself.


● Block 1 Flicky Bang X Don Mills X Travy X Poloda Red, Round 2 Tiki Taka X Hook Cheat Key

According to the production team, Block 1‘s Don Mills, Travy, Poloda Red, and Flicky Bang showed off their synergy by pouring out ideas from the process of preparing for Round 2. Block 1, which strengthened its power by recruiting Flicky Bang, Travy, and Poloda Red, was very strong. The crazy tiki taka of the three people dominated the atmosphere by torn up Round 2. Then, Don Mills showed off his performance worthy of the ‘Hook Master’ with an addictive hook that made even Block 3’s ‘Match Opponents’ sing along.


● Flawless! 3 Blocks Ready X Kim Ha-on X Yang Kai X Bbael Cup ‘Rap reception’ 200% pleasure even without a hook

Following the fresh and strong impact of Round 1 with Noh Yoon-ha‘s rap to the beatbox of James Ahn, 3 Blocks presented an unconventional stage in Round 2 as well. The stage that started with Kim Ha-on’s stable verse continued without being able to take your eyes off Ready and Bbael Cup. Yang Kai, who was the last runner, dominated the stage with his powerful rap and crazy momentum, drawing rave reviews. Unlike Block 1, which gained momentum with addictive hooks, Block 3 exploded with pleasure with their ability to get you hooked even without a hook.


● Block 6 GaoGai X MacDaddy X Coway X Jo Gwang-il, unprecedented energy with the balance of the ‘God’ wall

Block 6‘s strategy to win the ‘Block Tournament’ is to form the 1st round with the best power. In addition to crushing them with rap, they also prepared an addictive chorus to go on the attack. Block 6 took the lead in the match against Block 7. MacDaddy and Coway’s explosive energy heated up the atmosphere. On top of that, GaoGai‘s witty rhymes and Jo Gwang-il’s unique rapid-fire rap reached their peak, drawing admiration from the rappers.


● The hard carry of the ‘Rap Monster’ that dominated the stage! Block 5 JP X Lucy Gang X Kundi Panda X Hash Swan

Block 5 took the right to decide the ‘Block Tournament’ matchup, which was given to the block with the fewest members. Despite being numerically inferior, they showed their prowess to win by overwhelming their opponents with only their monstrous ‘rap’ skills. Despite the provocation of their ‘1st round match opponents’ to ‘break 5 blocks’, JP, Lucy Gang, Kundi Panda, and Hash Swan completed an irreplaceable stage and received rave reviews from rappers such as “a gathering of rap masters””“a gathering of rap monsters”. In the second round that followed, they even showed off their composure and thrilled the viewers with a flawless stage.

Meanwhile, the 7th episode of ‘Lab: Public’, which features a 1:1 deathmatch between leaders that will determine the fate of Block One, will be released on the 6th, and the ‘Lab: Public’ binge-watch (highlights from episodes 1-6) will air on Mnet at 11:20 PM on the 5th and then be released for free on Tving.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com