In April 2015, Mino appeared in Mnet rap survival program Show Me the Money 4.
He joined as a member of "Team Zipal" competing under Zico and Paloalto.
Mino finished the show as the series runner-up behind rapper Basick.
Through the program, Mino released several solo and collaborative singles, namely Fear, Turtle Ship, Moneyflow, Okey Dokey, and Victim + Poppin' Bottles.
The single "Fear", a track featuring labelmate senior Big Bang's Taeyang, went on to becoming one of the best-selling singles of the year as well one of the best-selling singles of the Show Me the Money series.
The single went on to winning him the "Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop)" award at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, also earning him a nomination for the "Hot Trend Award" at the MelOn Music Awards.

In September 2016, Mino released the Hip-hop single "Body" ahead of his collaboration with labelmate iKon's Bobby to form the sub-unit MOBB.
Together, they released a four-track single album titled The Mobb, with lead singles "Full House" and "Hit Me" on September 9.
The Hip-hop duo went on to winning the "Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist" at the Seoul Music Awards on January 19, 2017.
In January 2017, Mino joined as a new cast member of tvN's variety show New Journey to the West along with Super Junior's Kyuhyun from season 2.5 onward.
This marked Mino's first fixed appearance on a television series since debut.
Through the show, Mino obtained the infamous names Song Mojiri and Song Garak.
On December 5, 2017 Mino appeared on tvN's Kang's Kitchen as a cast member, a spin-off variety show of New Journey to the West.
In April 2015, Mino appeared in Mnet rap survival program Show Me the Money 4. He joined as a member of "Team Zipal" competing under Zico and Paloalto. Mino finished the show as the series runner-up behind rapper Basick. Through the program, Mino released several solo and collaborative singles, namely Fear, Turtle Ship, Moneyflow, Okey Dokey, and Victim + Poppin' Bottles. The single "Fear", a track featuring labelmate senior Big Bang's Taeyang, went on to becoming one of the best-selling singles of the year as well one of the best-selling singles of the Show Me the Money series. The single went on to winning him the "Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop)" award at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, also earning him a nomination for the "Hot Trend Award" at the MelOn Music Awards.
In September 2016, Mino released the Hip-hop single "Body" ahead of his collaboration with labelmate iKon's Bobby to form the sub-unit MOBB. Together, they released a four-track single album titled The Mobb, with lead singles "Full House" and "Hit Me" on September 9. The Hip-hop duo went on to winning the "Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist" at the Seoul Music Awards on January 19, 2017. In January 2017, Mino joined as a new cast member of tvN's variety show New Journey to the West along with Super Junior's Kyuhyun from season 2.5 onward.This marked Mino's first fixed appearance on a television series since debut. Through the show, Mino obtained the infamous names Song Mojiri and Song Garak. On December 5, 2017 Mino appeared on tvN's Kang's Kitchen as a cast member, a spin-off variety show of New Journey to the West.
Mino (rapper)