The Rap Game UK

The Rap Game UK to return for a fourth series

Krept & Konan and DJ Target (Credit: BBC)

The award-winning and RTS-nominated rap competition will return with Krept & Konan and DJ Target on the hunt for the UK’s best unsigned rapper.

Six talented MCs will travel to Manchester and compete in a series of challenges, which will test their musical, lyrical and performance skills.

Each challenge will see them mentored by some of the best and biggest names in the UK music scene including Unknown T, Shaybo, BackRoad Gee, Leomie Anderson, D-Block Europe, Lethal Bizzle and Jaykae.

BBC Three announces the new MCs taking part in The Rap Game UK

Credit: BBC

Rap icons Krept & Konan and DJ Target are once again on the hunt for the next big MC to win a £20k cash prize and boost their music career.

For the first time, the series will be filmed in Manchester as the MCs battle it out in various challenges to prove they can make a splash in the industry. 

BBC Three renews The Rap Game UK

DJ Target and Krept and Konan will return to mentor the rapping talent as they search for the next biggest player in the game.

High-profile rappers such as Ms Banks, Wretch 32, Aitch and AJ Tracey have helped mentor in previous series, and the BBC has promised names just as big for the third.

The programme was filmed across new locations in Manchester.

There is also a new £20,000 cash prize up for grabs along with a mentor scheme to aid the winning artist create and launch new music after the competition.