Competitors busk in Santa Monica, CA, then mentor Joe Budden preps the artists for the Cypher Challenge, which splits them up into two teams to perform group freestyles.

The artists must sing after running an obstacle course, and Tamar Braxton coaches four teams of artists through the elimination challenge.

The artists show off their freestyle game in a mini challenge, and emotions run high when the contestants break into teams and later face a double elimination.