It's performance time. In front of a capacity crowd and four judges — producer Clinton Sparks, former A&R executive Dante Ross, Prince Paul, and Serch himself — John Brown and come out to a chorus of applause. Round one of the performance challenge is for the rappers to perform their 16-bar rap. Both make it through their songs without a hitch, but while John Brown is stationary on the stage, combining deft wordplay with a tight flow, is energetic, playing to the audience and bouncing all over the stage. Round two of the challenge is the performance of the rappers' songs. John Brown performs "Car Wars," a song about how the suburban lifestyle is maintained by taking resources from other countries. 's song is called "Fly Away," a song telling haters to leave him alone and let him do his thing. Once again, both rappers successfully perform their songs in their own way, with a stationary John Brown reciting clever lyrics, while energizes the crowd.