Every year's competition begins with a series of audition stages, the first of which, termed "Scouting," is guided by some of Ghana's beatmakers who are experienced in all music genre.
This stage is open to all types of music performed by independent groups, and it chooses who will compete.
[3] The judges in charge of that year's event attend these, which are hosted in a public setting in selected cities across the country.
[4] After the format's inception and later alteration to match other reality shows, participants who pass their auditions and achieve a place in the live rounds of the competitions are allocated to beatmakers and compete against each other to secure a position in the live final of the competition.
[7] The winning artist with the most votes and the highest judges score is declared the winner and receives a monetary award together with a record deal.