# High School Rapper season 4

The fourth season of High School Rapper (Hangul: 고등래퍼4), a 2021 South Korean survival hip hop TV show. On October 28, 2020, Mnet revealed a short teaser video for the fourth season of the survival show. It aired on Mnet every Friday at 11PM (KST) starting February 19. It was hosted by Nucksal.

## Season overview
### Mentor teams

Simon Dominic X Loco, The Quiett X Yumdda, Jay Park X Woogie X pH-1, Changmo X Way Ched.

## Episodes
### Ep. 1-2: Roll Call: Solo Performance

Overall Rankings :
| Order | Rank | Grade | Student | Score |
| 26 | 1 | 1st | Kim Woo-rim (D.Ark) | 358 |
| 24 | 2 | 1st | Kang Seo-bin (Yung Chens) | 333 |
| 21 | 3 | 3rd | Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) | 332 |
| 16 | 4 | 2nd | Kim Min-woo (M1NU) | 317 |
| 19 | 4 | 3rd | Song Min-jae (Pluma) | 317 |
| 25 | 5 | 1st | Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | 306 |
| 17 | 6 | 2nd | Jeon Hyun-joon (Veinyfl) | 305 |
| 1 | 7 | 2nd | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) | 303 |
| 12 | 8 | Pre | Kwon Oh-sun | 294 |
| | 9 | 2nd | Oh Ju-an (Joa) | 292 |
| 9 | 10 | 2nd | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) | 291 |
| 8 | 11 | 3rd | Lee Jung-hyun | 290 |
| 6 | 12 | Pre | Park Hyeon-jin | 285 |
| 5 | 13 | Pre | Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) | 277 |
| 20 | 14 | 2nd | Park Kang-baek (baegie) | 276 |
| 3 | 15 | 1st | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) | 263 |
| 4 | 16 | Pre | Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) | 259 |
| 22 | 17 | 3rd | Yeom Tae-gyun (Tag) | 254 |
| 2 | 18 | 1st | Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) | 239 |
| 14 | 19 | 1st | Kim Jin-hyeok (Bangsasun) | 228 |
| | 20 | 3rd | Lee Ye-chan ($ice) | 227 |
| 15 | 20 | 2nd | Kang Joseph (YoBoy) | 227 |
| 23 | 21 | 2nd | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha) | 225 |
| | 22 | 1st | Choi Eun-seo | 218 |
| 18 | 23 | 2nd | Lee Do-hoon (Asthma) | 217 |
| | 24 | 1st | Nam Jun-hyeok | 204 |
| | 25 | 3rd | Choi Gyu-hyuk | 177 |
| 13 | 26 | 2nd | Kim Hyeon-jik (T-co) | 174 |
| | 27 | 2nd | Ji Hyeon-min | 172 |
| | 28 | Pre | Lee Young-woong | 168 |
| 10 | 29 | 2nd | Kim Se-hyeon | 166 |
| | 30 | 1st | Lee Jun-hwi | 158 |
| 11 | 31 | 1st | Bang Jun-hyuk (Win) | 155 |
| | 32 | 3rd | Jeong Hwan-hwi | 154 |
| 7 | 33 | 2nd | Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho) | 45 |
| n/a | ?? | 2nd | Kim Chan-yeong (juto) | N/A |
| n/a | ?? | 2nd | Kim Gyu-ha (rei) | N/A |
| n/a | ?? | 3rd | Shin Jeong-min (Louis Kid) | N/A |
| n/a | ?? | 3rd | Hwang Byeong-min | N/A |
| n/a | ?? | 3rd | Kang Hyun (Tendo) | removed |
No eliminations were held this round.
Indicates student performance not shown.
¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown throughout this episode due to a scandal involving sexual assault
Honour Students :
| Grade | Student | Score |
| 1st | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) | 333 |
| 1st | Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | 332 |
| 1st | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) | 358 |
| 2nd | Kim Min-woo (M1nu) | 317 |
| 2nd | Jeon Hyun-joon (Veiniyfl) | 305 |
| 2nd | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) | 303 |
| 3rd | Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) | 332 |
| 3rd | Song Min-jae (Pluma) | 317 |

### Ep. 2-3: Grade Cypher: solo performance

Groups of 4 or 5 were created in each grade level and 2 rappers were eliminated each round. The groups with the highest combined scores from the Previous round were able to pick their opponents for the round and beats cypher.
| Grade & Group | Students | vs. | Grade & Group | Students | Eliminated Students |
| 2nd Grade, Group 3 | Kang Joseph (YoBoy), Kim Min-woo (M1nu), Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e), Oh Ju-an (Joa) & Ji Hyeon-min | vs. | 3rd Grade, Group 1 | Song Min-jae (Pluma), Yeom Tae-gyun (Tag), Lee Ye-chan ($ice), Jeong Hwan-hwi & Choi Gyu-hyuk | Choi Gyu-hyuk Jeong Hwan-hwi |
| Pre High School Grade, Group 1 | Kwon Oh-sun, Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo), Park Hyeon-jin, Lee Young-woong & Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) | vs. | 1st Grade, Group 2 | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark), Choi Eun-seo, Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh), Bang Joon-hyuk (Win) & Kim Jin-hyeok (Bangsasun) | Lee Young-woong Bang Joon-hyuk (Win) |
| 1st Grade, Group 1 | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens), Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L), Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon), Lee Jun-hwi & Nam Jun-hyeok | vs. | 2nd Grade, Group 2 | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha), Jeon Hyun-joon (Veiniyfl), Park Kang-baek (baegie), Kim Hyeon-jik (T-co) & Kim Se-hyeon | Lee Jun-hwi Kim Se-hyeon |
| 3rd Grade, Group 2 | Lee Jung-hyun, Shin Jeong-min (Louis Kid), Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle), Kang Hyun (Tendo) & Hwang Byeong-min | vs. | 2nd Grade, Group 1 | Kim Gyu-ha (rei), Kim Chan-yeong (juto), Lee Do-hoon (Asthma), Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign), & Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho) | Hwang Byeong-min Kim Chan-yeong (juto) |
Eliminated from the show
¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown throughout this episode due to a scandal involving sexual assault
Honour Students :
| Grade | Student |
| Pre | Kwon Oh-sun |
| 1st | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) |
| 1st | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) |
| 1st | Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) |
| 2nd | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) |
| 2nd | Lee Do-hoon (Asthma) |
| 2nd | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) |
| 2nd | Ji Hyeon-min |

### Ep. 3-4: Group Evaluation

The 8 honour students from the previous round were made group captains, the captains choose their beat along with any students they wanted to be a part of their group.
Out of the 8 teams, the 4 teams with the highest score would be safe from eliminations however, the bottom 4 teams had 2 members were eliminated.
| Group Leader + Members | Beat | Highest Score | Lowest Score | Eliminated Students |
| Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens), Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L), Park Hyeon-jin & Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) | "Hangang Gang" - The Quiett (Prod. by Prima Vista & Chang Suk-hoon) | 100 | 95 | N/A |
| Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon), Kim Jae-ha (jaeha), Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) & Song Min-jae (Pluma) | "Wayclef Jean" - Young Thug (Prod. by TM88 & Supah Mario) | 100 | 88 | N/A |
| Lee Do-hoon (Asthma), Kang Joseph (YoBoy), Kim Hyeon-jik (T-co) & Oh Ju-an (Joa) | "Drop it like it's hot" - Snoop Dogg (Prod. by The Neptunes) | 80 | 60 | Lee Do-hoon (Asthma) Oh Ju-an (Joa) |
| Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e), Yeom Tae-gyun (Tag), Shin Jeong-min (Louis Kid) & Lee Ye-chan ($ice) | "GOTT" - Simon Dominic (Prod. by Goosebumps) | 85 | 78 | Yeom Tae-gyun (Tag) Lee Ye-chan ($ice) |
| Ji Hyeon-min, Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho), Kim Min-woo (M1nu) & Jeon Hyun-joon (Veiniyfl) | "GOTT" - Simon Dominic (Prod. by Goosebumps) | 90 | 75 | Ji Hyeon-min Jeon Hyun-joon (Veiniyfl) |
| Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign), Kim Gyu-ha (rei), Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) & Kang Hyun (Tendo) | "Backseat Freestyle" - Kendrick Lamar (Prod. by Hit-Boy) | 91 | 82 | N/A |
| Kwon Oh-sun, Park Kang-baek (Baegie), Nam Jun-hyuk, & Lee Jung-hyun | "Backseat Freestyle" - Kendrick Lamar (Prod. by Hit-Boy) | 80 | 67 | Kwon Oh-sun Nam Jun-hyuk |
| Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh), Choi Eun-seo, Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) & Kim Jin-hyeok (Bangsasun) | "돈 Call Me" - Yumdda (Prod. by BRLLNT) | 95 | 90 | N/A |
Indicates the top 4 teams, with all group members advancing to the next round.
Indicates bottom four teams, with two members of their team being eliminated.
Indicates the eliminated student.
¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown throughout this episode due to a scandal involving sexual assault

### Ep. 4-5: 1:1 Theme Battle

Students picked their topic through a random card drawing. Whenever two students picked the same theme card they were placed to battle against each other
| Topic | Student | vs. | Student | Eliminated Student(s) |
| SNS | Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho) | vs. | Lee Jung-hyun | Lee Jung-hyun |
| Middle school 2nd grade illness | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha) | vs. | Kang Joseph (YoBoy) | Kang Joseph (YoBoy) |
| ilsang (day-to-day life) | Park Hyeon-jin | vs. | Kim Min-woo (M1nu) | Kim Min-woo (M1nu) |
| Family | Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) | vs. | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) |
| Happiness | Kim Gyu-ha (rei) | vs. | Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) | Kim Gyu-ha (rei) |
| Flex | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) | vs. | Choi Eun-seo | Choi Eun-seo |
| Dream | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) | vs. | Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) | Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) |
| Secret | Park Kang-baek (baegie) | vs. | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) | Park Kang-baek (baegie) |
| Friends | Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | vs. | Kim Hyeon-jik (T-co) | Kim Hyeon-jik (T-co) |
| Adult | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) | vs. | Shin Jeong-min (Louis Kid) | Shin Jeong-min (Louis Kid) |
| School | Song Min-jae (Pluma) | vs. | Kang Hyun (Tendo) | Kang Hyun (Tendo) |
| First Love | Kim Jin-hyeok (Bangsasun) | vs | Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) | Kim Jin-hyeok (Bangsasun) |
Indicates the eliminated student.
¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown throughout this episode due to a scandal involving sexual assault
¤ Blue boxes indicate pairings where rematches were required due to a 2:2 tie in votes
Honour Students :
| Grade | Student |
| 2nd | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) |
| Pre | Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) |
| 2nd | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) |
| 1st | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) |

#### Revival Round

At the end of this round it was revealed that 6 of the eliminated students were picked to perform a verse a cappella. From the 6 chosen only 4 were revived.
| Student | Pass/Fail |
| Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) | Pass |
| Choi Eun-seo | Fail |
| Park Kang-baek (baegie) | Pass |
| Kang Joseph (YoBoy) | Pass |
| Kim Min-woo (M1nu) | Fail |
| Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) | Pass |
Indicates the student revived.
Indicates the eliminated student.

### Ep. 5 - 6: Mentor Group Selection

Before group selections each mentor group held 1:1 interviews with the remaining 16 students. The 4 honour students were given the option to choose their mentor group, for the remaining 12 students each mentor team recruited who they wanted and if a student had more than one mentor group that wanted them they were given the freedom to choose.
| Team | Mentors | Students |
| AOMG | Simon Dominic X Loco | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh), Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho), Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) & Kang Joseph (YoBoy) |
| Daytona Entertainment | The Quiett X Yumdda, | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha), Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu), Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) & Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) |
| H1ghr Music | Jay Park X Woogie X pH-1 | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign), Park Hyeon-jin, Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) & Song Min-jae (Pluma) |
| Ambition Musik | Changmo X Way Ched | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens), Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L), Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) & Park Kang-baek (baegie) |

### Ep. 6: Team Battle: Group

For the group mission, the team members made a song using the beat prepared by the mentors. The mentors randomly selected their groups opponent and one student from the losing team was eliminated.
The guest judges included Verbal Jint, Swings, Zion T., Paloalto, Deepflow, Hangzoo, Boi B
| The Quiett X Yumdda | Song | vs. | Simon Dominic X Loco | Song | Eliminated Student |
| Kim Jae-ha (jaeha), Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu), Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) & Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) | "Elizabeth 엘리자베스" | | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh), Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho), Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) & Kang Joseph (YoBoy) | "Big Big Big" | Yoon Ji-ho (obiegogle) |
| Changmo X Way Ched | Song | vs. | Jay Park X Woogie X pH-1 | Song | Eliminated Student |
| Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens), Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L), Kim Woo-rim (D.Ark) & Park Kang-baek (baegie) | "Backpack" | | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign), Park Hyeon-jin, Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) & Song Min-jae (Pluma) | "Green Light" | Song Min-jae (Pluma) |
Eliminated from the show
Winning Team
Losing Team
In February 2021 while the show was still being recorded, Pluma shared to his close friends list on Instagram that he was going to be on a song with Jay Park which one of his friends screenshotted and posted to on online forum, revealing that Min-jae was on Jay Park's team. As giving any spoilers to the show is prohibited, it is believed that the "evil" editing of episode 6 was in response to his violation of the rule. After the episode was broadcast, Pluma received various hate messages and threats on his Instagram account, which led him to disable his comments.

### Ep. 7-8: Team Battle: Textbook Rap Battle

Unlike the previous seasons, students had to choose a topic from any textbook and write a song about it.
There were two rounds of voting and for groups that lost, only one of them were allowed to pass and the other one disqualified.
This episode had 20 guest judges including Donutman, Khakii, Munchman, Layone, Basick, Zizo, Hanhae, Kebee, Viceversa, Choi LB, Ja Mezz, skyminhyuk, Black Nine, Heo Seong-hyun, MckDaddy, Bryn, Dbo, Ahn Byung-woong, Qwala & O'domar.
| Simon Dominic X Loco | Song | vs. | Changmo X Way Ched | Song | Eliminated Students |
| Kang Joseph (YoBoy) & Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) | "Methane Hydrate" | | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) & Park Kang-baek (baegie) | "Number of Cases" | Kang Joseph (YoBoy) |
| Jay Park X WoogTeamie X pH-1 | Song | vs. | The Quiett X Yumdda | Song | Eliminated Students |
| Park Hyeon-jin & Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) | "WORK!" | | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha) & Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) | "Chris Brown Moves" | Hwang Se-hyeon (H3hyeon) |
| Simon Dominic X Loco | Song | vs. | Changmo X Way Ched | Song | Eliminated Students |
| Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) & Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho) | "Emoji" | | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) & Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | "Jeon Woochi" | Kang Seo-bin (Young Chens) |
| The Quiett X Yumdda | Song | vs. | Jay Park X WoogTeamie X pH-1 | Song | Eliminated Students |
| Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) | "Choo Religion" | | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) | "DNA" | Choo Hyeon-seung (nobbaggu) |
Eliminated from the show
Winning Group
Losing Group

### Ep. 8-9: Semi Finals

The special audience for this episode included 16 rappers: untell, Vinxen, Yenjamin, Young Kay, Rohann, unofficialboyy, Chin Chilla, BlueWhale, Lee Dong-min, Cloudybay, Pullik, Hotchkiss, GI$T, Ellick, Goi & Johny Kwony
| Place | Simon Dominic X Loco Team | Song | Score |
| 9 | Heo Won-hyuk (Bruninho) | "Meu Tempo" | 145 |
| 5 | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) | "Bow wow" | 191 |
| 4 | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) | "Red Light" | 202 |
| | Changmo X Way Ched Team | Song | Score |
| 8 | Park Kang-baek (baegie) | "Kiri Kiri" | 156 |
| 3 | Kim Woo-rim (d.ark) | "Cold" | 207 |
| 1 | Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | "SUPERNOVA" | 218 |
| | Jay Park X WoogTeamie X pH-1 Team | Song | Score |
| 10 | Lee Jeong-woon (YLN Foreign) | "CALL ME" | 140 |
| 2 | Park Hyeon-jin | "PARADISE" | 216 |
| 6 | Kim Da-hyeon (lil bemo) | "ISLAND BOYS" | 169 |
| | The Quiett X Yumdda Team | Song | Score |
| 7 | Kim Jae-ha (jaeha) | "I'M FINE" | 167 |
Eliminated from the show
Finalist

### Ep. 10: Finals

| Place | Student | Song | Score |
| 4 | Park Hyeon-jin | "Intro" | 370 |
| 3 | Kim Woo-rim (D.Ark) | "Do My Best" | 413 |
| 2 | Noh Yoon-ha (Jam1e) | "Self-Check" | 420 |
| 5 | Lee Sang-jae (lil nekh) | "NARO" | 302 |
| 1 | Lee Seung-hoon (Trade L) | "Ooh Wah" | 424 |

## Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) |
| 1 | February 19, 2021 | 0.776% (37th) |
| 2 | February 26, 2021 | 0.831% (33rd) |
| 3 | March 5, 2021 | 0.56% (67th) |
| 4 | March 12, 2021 | 0.45% (93rd) |
| 5 | March 19, 2021 | 0.358% (114th) |
| 6 | March 26, 2021 | 0.38% (96th) |
| 7 | April 2, 2021 | 0.413% (92nd) |
| 8 | April 9, 2021 | 0.543% (64th) |
| 9 | April 16, 2021 | 0.467% (75th) |
| 10 | April 23, 2021 | 0.508% (71st) |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. |||