[4] Han Dong-chul, the chief producer of SMTM, later said of the show, "My goal was to let people know that there is more than just idol dance music in Korea.

[5] The first season of SMTM began airing on June 22, 2012, and was hosted by Eun Ji-won of the K-pop group Sechs Kies.

[6] Notable contestants included Cheetah, one of the show's few female rappers, who would later become the winner of the first season of SMTM spin-off, Unpretty Rapstar.

[7] Rookie rapper Loco, under the mentorship of Double K, won the competition and went on to sign with hip hop label AOMG.

Meanwhile, Lee Hyun Do (formerly of '90s hip hop duo Deux) led D.O Crew, which consisted of Lexy, Baechigi, DinDin, Swings, Kanto, Jo Woo-jin, and King Kong.

[13] Rounding out the top six contestants who participated in the finals were Giriboy, Olltii, C Jamm, Vasco, and Iron.

The other contestants who made it to the finals were Mino, Black Nut, Innovator, Lil Boi, and Incredivle.

[17] The fifth season of SMTM featured four different producer teams consisting of: Simon Dominic and Gray (AOMG); Kush and Zion.T (YG Entertainment); Dok2 and The Quiett (Illionaire Records); and Gill and Mad Clown.

The sixth season had four producer teams: Zico and Dean; Choiza and Gaeko of Dynamic Duo; Tiger JK and Bizzy; and Jay Park and Dok2.

[22] The seventh season of SMTM was known as "Show Me The Money 777" (read as "Triple 7") and began airing on September 7, 2018.

The seventh season featured four producer teams: Swings and Giriboy;[23] Deepflow and Nucksal;[24] Code Kunst and Paloalto;[25] and The Quiett and Changmo.

[30] The season consists of four producing teams: Dynamic Duo & Bewhy, Paloalto & Code Kunst, Zion.T & Giriboy, and Justhis & GroovyRoom.

In addition, the winner will have ₩100,000,000 in cash and the launching of a one-year project label for his/her music activities, totaling up to ₩500,000,000.

The season featured four new producer teams, consisting of Yumdda & Toil, Gaeko & Code Kunst, Gray & Mino, Zion.T & Slom.

With the lack of in-person concerts, events, and gigs happening, most of them now focused on online streaming and web-content platforms which does not provide as much income.

This season carried out a "10th Anniversary Project" that crossed broadcasting, online and Over The Top platforms under the concept of "The Original", celebrating the show's rich history of serving as a forefront of the Korean Hip-Hop scene, as well as the emergence of up and coming Korean artists who joined the show.

The season features four new producer teams in Lil Boi & GroovyRoom, Jay Park & Slom, The Quiett & Leellamarz, and Justhis & R. Tee.