The battle got ever fiercer on the July 17 edition of 'Show Me the Money 4 (SMTM 4),' especially with the big announcement at the end of the episode last Friday.

If you have been keeping up with 'SMTM 4,' then you probably know that the last episode ended on a precarious cliffhanger. The judges declared at the end that through a cypher, a total of four contestants would be dropped from the show. As the contestants were recovering from the shock of this unexpected turn of events, they were even more shocked with the special guest appearance of Snoop Dogg!

The west coast rapper had landed in Korea to personally judge the talent on 'SMTM 4' and pinpoint whom he considers the best. The cypher ran for a total of ten minutes, and if they didn't get to squeeze in their lines among all the contestants within those 10 minutes, they would automatically be eliminated. Once the beat dropped, the rappers were busy grabbing for the mic, anxious to prove all they got in the short amount of time allotted. However, the mic wasn't so easily obtained, as the ratio of rapper to mic was 28:1. 

Microdot, one of the contestants with a bigger build, managed to get ahold of the mic using his physical strength. He rapped rapid-fire into the mic as soon as he snatched it and continued his freestyle even after the production crew stopped the beat to control the rowdy contestants. Snoop was reported to have said, "Microdot is really good. He's strong," evidently impressed by Microdot's rap game. Snoop Dogg also praised Lil Boi, saying, "I liked his style, his delivery. Even before I heard him I knew he was going to be something dope. Just certain things about a MC that you just know," and One, saying, "One was good, One was dope."

Microdot wasn't the only contestant to leave a lasting impression on Snoop Dogg. Many others exhibited their talent and managed to earn praises from the guest judge, among them WINNER's Mino. Snoop Dogg raved, "He's good. He's like a wild card. I think he'll keep on going up. I can just see something [in him]." 

Snoop Dogg also complimented a couple of the other rappers including Basick andBlack Nut, overall seeming "thoroughly impressed" by most of the crowd.

Is it just me or is 'Show Me the Money' struggling a lot more this season than last?

Apparently, after watching the broadcast of 'Show Me the Money 4' today, Jay Park was not pleased with what he saw and took to his Twitter on July 17 to do some lighthearted complaining.  He wrote, "So this is how they edit.  With none of our rapping shown.  Wow. Acknowledged," and put a bunch of thumbs-up emojis.

He continued, "How could a 'rap,' 'hip hop' show edit by only taking out that part of our performance?  That's too much.  What's with them completely editing out LOCO's stage?"

After the cypher mission on this episode, which also featured Snoop Dogg, the producers took to the stage for fun performances.  AOMG, which includes Jay Park and LOCO, had fun on stage with Jay Park explaining, "We will show you why we are in this position.  We will show you what AOMG is," and LOCO saying, "It took 5 million KRW (~ $4,000 USD) of our own money.  This includes the flag production, dancer fees, and more."

Consequently, Jay Park seemed a bit disappointed that AOMG's stage was edited out by the production crew.  The LOCO stage Jay Park mentioned only appeared for a little bit at the end of the broadcast.