The judges convene and discuss the two performances. While John Brown had superior lyrics to the "been-done-before" , he appeared nervous. Dante Ross maintains that current mainstream rap music isn't about lyricism; "it's about making good records;" was able to work the crowd much better and make that "hot" song. is chosen as the winner, and is told by Serch to "Step Up!" receives a large trophy and states that his winnings will be going towards repaying Black Josh for paying $ham's rent while he was away, and also taking care of his parents and his sister who was starting college.