| Genre | Music |
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| Presenter |
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| Judges |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Num seasons | 4 |
| Num episodes | 80 |
| First aired | 10 August 2019 |
| Last aired | present |
| Company | Colosseum Media |
| Network | MTV India |
MTV Hustle is an Indian rap and hip-hop reality show.[1] Aspiring rappers battle it out to become India's biggest hip-hop star. The show airs on MTV India.
The first season premiered on 10 August 2019, and was judged by Raftaar, Nucleya and Raja Kumari, accompanied by host Gaelyn Mendonca.
The second season premiered on 3 September 2022. Hosted by Krissann Barretto, the show was judged by Badshah along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and King Rocco.
The third season premiered on 21 October 2023. Hosted by Wicked Sunny and Super Mannik, the show was judged by Badshah for the second time consecutively, along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and Ikka.
The fourth season premiered on 19 October 2024. Hosted by MC Talha and MC Jizzy, the show was judged by Raftaar and Ikka, along with four squad bosses - EPR Iyer, Dino James, Dee MC and Raga.
On 10 December 2023, during episode 16 of season 3, Samantha Ruth Prabhu announced the Tamil edition of MTV Hustle Namma Pettai.
Series
As of 2024, there have been four seasons of the show.
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere date | 10 August 2019 | 3 September 2022 | 21 October 2023 | 19 October 2024 |
| Finale date | 13 October 2019 | 6 November 2022 | 24 December 2023 | 22 December 2024 |
| Winner | M-Zee Bella | MC Square | Uday | Lashcurry |
| Runner-up | EPR | Paradox | Bassick | Naam Sujal |
| OG Hustler | Gravity | 100RBH | Siyaahi | |
| Winner Squad | EPR Rebels | Dee MC Dynamites | Raga Ragers | |
| Host(s) | Gaelyn Mendonca | Krissann Barretto | Super Manikk | MC Talha |
| Wicked Sunny | MC Jizzy | |||
| Judge(s) | Nucleya | Badshah | Raftaar | |
| Raftaar | Ikka Singh | |||
| Raja Kumari | ||||
| Squad Bosses | Dino James | |||
| Dee MC | ||||
| EPR | ||||
| King | Ikka Singh | Raga | ||
Season 1
MTV Hustle 1 premiered on 10 August 2019. M-Zee Bella was declared winner.[2]
• Judges
Raftaar
Nucleya
Raja Kumari
• Host
Gaelyn Mendonca
Contestants
| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Singh | M-Zee Bella | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Santhanam Srinivasan Iyer | EPR | Runner-up | ||
| Rohit Kumar Chaudhary | RCR | 3 | ||
| Arpan Kumar Chandel | King | 4 | ||
| Rahul Kumar Das (Karn) | Shloka | 5 | ||
| Agrita Dhawan | Agsy | Episode 18 | 6/7 | |
| Gaurav Mankoti | Void | |||
| Riya Panchal | Raeza | Episode 18 | 8 | |
| Lakshya Bhardwaj | Firaag | Episode 17 | 9 | |
| Himanshu Joshi | Himan | Episode 16 | 10 | |
| Sagar Shetty | Shetty Saa | Episode 14 | 11 | |
| Akshay Kumar | Zack | Episode 12 | 12 | |
| Hemant Dhyani | MC Heam | Episode 10 | 13 | |
| Nikita R Sharma [3] | Star Nick | Episode 8 | 14 | |
| Neeru Pal | NeeRu Pal | Episode 6 | 15 | |
- Male
- Female
Summary
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Zee-Bella | Selected | SAFE | BEST | SAFE | SAFE | BEST | BEST | HIGH | Finalist | Winner | |
| EPR | Top 15 | BEST | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | Finalist | Runner-up | |
| RCR | Selected | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 | |
| King | Top 15 | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 | |
| Shloka | Selected | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | BEST | Qualified | TOP 5 |
| Agsy | Top 15 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BEST | SAFE | HIGH | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | |
| Void | Top 15 | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | Guest | |
| Raeza | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |
| Firaag | Selected | SAFE | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | Guest | |
| Himan | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Shetty Saa | Selected | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| Zack | Selected | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| MC Heam | Selected | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Star Nick | Selected | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| NeeRu Pal | Selected | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Notes
| Week 2 | Best Performer | Safe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3; 5–8 | Received 4 Green Buzzers | Safe | Received 4 Red Buzzers | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| Week 4 | Received 3 Safe Buzzers | Received 0 Safe Buzzers | ||||
| Week 9 | Qualified | Finalist | ||||
| Week 10 | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist and eliminated during the Final | Guest | ||
Weekly summary
| Key | Green Buzzer | Red Buzzer | Best Performer |
|---|
Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Salim | |||||
| 1 | Agsy | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 2 | EPR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 3 | Shloka | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 4 | Firaag | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 5 | King | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 6 | Himan | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 7 | Void | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 8 | Star Nick | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (114 dB) Advanced | ||||
| 9 | M-Zee-Bella | ' | - | - | ||||
| 10 | RCR | Safe | - | |||||
| 11 | Raeza | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 12 | Zack | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 13 | MC Heam | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 14 | NeeRu Pal | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (109 dB) Eliminated | ||||
| 15 | Shetty Saa | Safe | - | - | ||||
Week 4 (Episode 7–8)
| Face-off No. | Order | Rapper | To Face-off Against: | Remix of Song | Judges | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | M-Zee-Bella | Shetty Saa | Naah | [a] | Safe | - | - | ||
| 2 | Shetty Saa | Not eligible | Proper Patola | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 2 | 1 | King | RCR | She Move It Like | Unsafe | Safe | - | |||
| 2 | RCR | Not eligible | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Himan | Not eligible | Kamariya | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (107 dB) Advanced | |||
| 2 | Shloka | Himan | Jiya Tu | ' | - | - | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Agsy | MC Heam | Lahore | Safe | - | - | |||
| 2 | MC Heam | Not eligible | Shehar Ki Ladki | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 5 | 1 | EPR | Not eligible | Suit Suit | Safe | - | - | |||
| 2 | Void | EPR | Bekhayali | safe | Safe | - | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Firaag | Not eligible | O Saki Saki | [b] | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||
| 2 | Zack | Firaag | Tareefan | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Star Nick | Not eligible | Paagal | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (104 dB) Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Raeza | Not eligible | Chogada | Safe | - | - | ||||
- ^ Shetty Saa forgot the lyrics during performance. So, M-Zee-Bella was automatically safe.
- ^ Both Firaag & Zack forgot the lyrics during performance. Therefore, neither of them were saved by the Judges.
- ^ Himan was chosen by the judges to be in the Bottom 2 with Zack, the least voted contestant by the public.
- ^ Shetty Saa was chosen by the judges to be in the Bottom 2 with Raeza, the least voted contestant by the public.
- ^ Right after Himan's performance, judges decided Himan to directly be in the Bottom 2.
Week 5 (Episode 9–10)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Naezy | |||||
| 1 | EPR | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 2 | Agsy | ' | - | - | ||||
| 3 | Firaag | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 4 | M-Zee-Bella | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 5 | Shetty Saa | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 6 | RCR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 7 | Himan | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 8 | Void | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 9 | King | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 10 | Shloka | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 11 | Raeza | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 12 | MC Heam | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (101 dB) Eliminated | ||||
| 13 | Zack | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (121 dB) Advanced | ||||
Week 6 (Episode 11–12)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Brodha V | |||||
| 1 | RCR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 2 | Shloka | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 3 | M-Zee-Bella | ' | - | - | ||||
| 4 | Raeza | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 5 | Agsy | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 6 | Shetty Saa | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 7 | Firaag | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 8 | King | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 9 | Himan | Bottom 2 [c] | N/A | (113 dB) Advanced | ||||
| 10 | EPR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 11 | Void | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 12 | Zack | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (105 dB) Eliminated | ||||
Week 7 (Episode 13–14)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Shekhar | |||||
| 1 | King | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella | ' | - | - | ||||
| 3 | RCR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 4 | Shetty Saa | Bottom 2 [d] | N/A | (112 dB) Eliminated | ||||
| 5 | Agsy | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 6 | Firaag | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 7 | Void | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 8 | Shloka | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 9 | Himan | Unsafe | Safe | - | ||||
| 10 | EPR | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 11 | Raeza | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (113 dB) Advanced | ||||
Week 8 (Episode 15–16)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Studio Audience's Decision | Judges' Choice to go directly to the Finale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Bobby | ||||||
| 1 | King | ' | - | - | Didn't make it | ||||
| 2 | Void | Unsafe | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 3 | M-Zee-Bella | Safe | - | - | 1st Finalist | ||||
| 4 | Himan | Bottom 2 [e] | N/A | (103 dB) Eliminated | - | ||||
| 5 | Raeza | Unsafe | Safe | - | - | ||||
| 6 | EPR | Safe | - | - | 2nd Finalist | ||||
| 7 | Shloka | Safe | - | - | Didn't make it | ||||
| 8 | Agsy | Unsafe | Bottom 2 | (110 db) Advanced | - | ||||
| 9 | RCR | Safe | - | - | Didn't make it | ||||
| 10 | Firaag | Unsafe | Safe | - | - | ||||
Week 9 (Episode 17–18)
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Guest Judge | Judges' Decision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleya | Raftaar | Raja | Brodha V | |||
| 1 | Void | Eliminated | ||||
| 2 | King | 4th Finalist | ||||
| 3 | Firaag | Eliminated | ||||
| 4 | Agsy | Eliminated | ||||
| 5 | RCR | 5th Finalist | ||||
| 6 | Shloka | 3rd Finalist | ||||
| 7 | Raeza | Eliminated | ||||
| Finalist | EPR | Immune | ||||
| Finalist | M-Zee-Bella | Immune | ||||
Special Performance by the first two finalists EPR & M-Zee-Bella along with Raftaar & Brodha V in Episode 18.
Week 10 (Episode 19–20)
| Order | Rapper | Judges' Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RCR | Eliminated |
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella | Top 2 |
| 3 | King | Eliminated |
| 4 | Shloka | Eliminated |
| 5 | EPR | Top 2 |
After Top 5 finalists performed, judges had to decide two of them for the Final Battle Round for the Title.
| Order | Rapper | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPR | Runner-up |
| 2 | M-Zee-Bella | Winner |
Guests
| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge | Episode | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Auditions) | 1-2 | Naezy | none | |
| 3 | 5-6 | Salim Merchant | 6 | Raga |
| 4 | 7-8 | Tanishk Bagchi | 8 | Zara Khan |
| 5 | 9-10 | Naezy | 10 | KKG (Kaala Kurta Gang) |
| 6 | 11-12 | Brodha V | none | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Shekhar Ravjiani | 13 | Rasmeet Kaur |
| 14 | Shivang Dubey | |||
| 8 | 15-16 | Bobby Friction | 15 | L-Fresh the Lion & MC Mirrah |
| 16 | Sourabh Acharya & Mad-Z | |||
| 9 | 17-18 | Brodha V | 17 | FOTTY SEVEN & Kaam Bhaari |
| 18 | Slow Cheetah & Spitfire | |||
| 10 (Final) | none | 19 | Shekhar Ravjiani | |
| Naezy | ||||
| L-Fresh the Lion & MC Mirrah | ||||
| MC Altaf, Big Deal, Fejo, Big Smyle, Raiychu & Island Warrior | ||||
| 20 | Kalamkaar - Deep Kalsi, Harjas, Krsna & Karma | |||
| KKG - Sikander Kahlon, Rob C & Sady Immortal | ||||
| Sukrut & Brodha V | ||||
Season 2
Judges and host
Badshah replaced the entire judge panel of season 1, along with four squad bosses Dino James, Dee MC, EPR and King, out of which, the latter two competed as contestants in the previous season. Krissann Barretto hosted the show.[4] MC Square was declared as the winner.[5]
Contestants
| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Bainsla | MC Square | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Tanishq Singh | Paradox | Runner-up | ||
| Nihar Hodawadekar | Nazz | 3 | ||
| Akshay Poojary | Gravity | 4 | ||
| Shubham Pal | Spectra | 5 | ||
| Srushti Tawade | Srushti Tawade | Episode 18 | 6-10 | |
| Vikalp Dwivedi | Wicked Sunny | |||
| Mukul Monga | Super Manikk | |||
| Mahendra Singh Khatri | UK Rapi Boy | |||
| Aarya Jadhao | QK | |||
| Anubhav Shukla | Panther | Episode 16 | 11-12 | |
| Tamojit Chatterjee | MC Headshot | |||
| Gagandeep Singh | GD47 | Episode 14 | 13 | |
| Laksh Parihar | LXSH | Episode 10 | 14-15 | |
| Aditya Nirgude | RHYME | |||
| Gaurav Khullar | Khullar G | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Ugen Namgyal Bhutia | UNB | Episode 4 | 17-20 | |
| Saquib Ansari | Apka Bobby | |||
| Firoza Khan | Khanzaadi | |||
| Shlok Bharadwaj | Shlovij | |||
- Male
- Female
Squads
Episode 1-4
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers |
| Spectra | MC Headshot, saksham sharma ( upes) | Paradox | |
| QK | Wicked Sunny | Nazz | UK Rapi Boy |
| GD 47 | Gravity | MC Square | |
| Srushti | |||
| Khullar G | |||
| Super Manikk | Lxsh | Panther | Rhyme |
Episode 5-20
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | King Slayers |
| Spectra | Srushti | MC Square | Paradox |
| QK | Gravity | Nazz | UK Rapi Boy |
| Super Manikk | Wicked Sunny | Panther | RHYME |
| GD 47 | LXSH | MC Headshot | Khullar G |
Squad of the Week
| Week | Squad of the Week |
|---|---|
| Week 3 | Dee MC Dynamites |
| Week 4 | EPR Rebels |
| Week 5 | |
| Week 6 | Dino Warriors |
| Week 7 | |
| Week 8 | King Slayers |
Summary
| Squad | Contestant | Week 1–2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | Final ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPR Rebels | MC Square | SAFE | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 40 | SAFE | Winner | 187 | 1 |
| King Slayers | Paradox | SAFE | 26 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 40 | SAFE | Runner-up | 169 | 2 |
| EPR Rebels | Nazz | SAFE | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 40 | SAFE | 3rd Place | 170 | 3 |
| Dino Warriors | Gravity | SAFE | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 34 | SAFE | TOP 5 | 179 | 4 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | SAFE | 30 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 35 | SAFE | TOP 5 | 160 | 5 |
| Dino Warriors | Srushti | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 40 | ELIM | Guest | 188 | 6 |
| Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | SAFE | 24 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 38 | ELIM | Guest | 165 | 7 |
| King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | SAFE | 24 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 39 | ELIM | Guest | 158 | 10 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | SAFE | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 38 | ELIM | Guest | 151 | 11 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | QK | SAFE | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 39 | ELIM | Guest | 149 | 12 |
| EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | SAFE | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 34 | Guest | 164 | 8 | |
| EPR Rebels | Panther | BTM6 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 35 | Guest | 162 | 9 | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | SAFE | 28 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 20+2=22 | Guest | 137 | 13 | ||
| Dino Warriors | Lxsh | SAFE | 23 | 24 | 18 | Guest | 65 | 14 | ||||
| King Slayers | Rhyme | BTM6 | 17 | 18 | 23 | Guest | 58 | 15 | ||||
| King Slayers | Khullar G | SAFE | 18 | 18 | Guest | 36 | 16 | |||||
| King Slayers | UNB | ELIM | 0 | 17-20 | ||||||||
| EPR Rebels | Shlovij | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
| EPR Rebels | Khanzaadi | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
| Dino Warriors | Apka Bobby | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
Notes
- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from Badshah
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- Eliminated
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- Winner
- Guest
Weekly summary
Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
For week 1 & 2, after each contestant performed Badshah decides which squad to be assigned to. But, the Squad Bosses can sound the horn and ask the contestant to join their squad.
| Key | Squad Boss horn to join their squad | Badshah choice to assign squad | Radio Ready Performer | Bottom 6 |
|---|
| Order | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Squad | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | Assigned by Badshah | Chosen by Contestant | |||
| 1 | Super Manikk | Dino Warriors | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 2 | Spectra | - | Dee MC Dynamites | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 3 | Paradox | King Slayers | - | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 4 | MC Headshot | - | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 5 | QK | - | Dee MC Dynamites | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 6 | Wicked Sunny | - | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 7 | Nazz | EPR Rebels | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 8 | MC Square | - | EPR Rebels | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 9 | Gravity | - | Dino Warriors | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 10 | UK Rapi Boy | King Slayers | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 11 | GD 47 | Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 12 | UNB | King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
| 13 | Khanzaadi | EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
| 14 | Panther | King Slayers | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
| 15 | Khullar G | - | King Slayers | Sealed by Squad Boss | |||||
| 16 | Lxsh | Dee MC Dynamites | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 17 | Srushti | Dino Warriors | - | Radio Ready | |||||
| 18 | Apka Bobby | Dino Warriors | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
| 19 | Shlovij | EPR Rebels | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
| 20 | Rhyme | Dee MC Dynamites | - | Bottom 6 | |||||
Battleground 2.0
The bottom six contestant compete one vs one in the Battleground. Only two moved-on to the next round.
After three battles, the two squads EPR Rebels and King Slayers had to choose one contestant to join their squad. UNB was not chosen and was eliminated.
| Key | Chosen to join their Squad | Not chosen by Squad Boss | Survived | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle No. | Rapper (Squad) | Squad Bosses | Survived | Eliminated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | ||||||
| 1 | Apka Bobby (Dino Warriors) | vs. | Panther (King Slayers) | Panther | Apka Bobby | ||||
| 2 | Khanzaadi (EPR Rebels) | vs. | UNB (King Slayers) | UNB | Khanzaadi | ||||
| 3 | Shlovij (EPR Rebels) | vs. | Rhyme (Dee MC Dynamites) | Rhyme | Shlovij | ||||
Snatch Battle
In this battle the squad bosses compete against each other for a contestant.
| Battle No. | Squad Boss | Rapper to snatch | Votes | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino James | GD 47 (Dee MC Dynamites) | 1 | Dee MC | Super Manikk moved to Dee MC Dynamites. And Lxsh moved to Dino Warriors. |
| vs. | |||||
| Dee MC | Super Manikk (Dino Warriors) | 2 | |||
Week 3 (Episode 5–6)
From this week, the squad bosses scored after each performance.
Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Safe |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox | 8 | 8 | 10 | - | 26 | Safe | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 7 | - | 7 | 10 | 24 | Safe | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | 10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Safe | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Safe | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ' | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | |
| 7 | King Slayers | Khullar G | 4 | 8 | 6 | - | 18 | Safe | |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 7 | 6 | - | 4 | 17 | Safe | |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 9 | 9 | - | 10 | 28 | Safe | |
| 10 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Safe | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe | |
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe | |
| 14 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 24 | Safe | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | 22 | Safe | |
| 16 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | 17 | Safe | |
Week 4 (Episode 7–8)
Last week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose one of the two random cards (Immunity Card: to save one Rapper from elimination & Danger Card: to put one Rapper up for elimination from other squad). She got the Danger Zone and chose Lxsh.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Immunity Card | Danger Card | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | 27 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 8 | 10 | - | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 4 | King Slayers | Paradox | 9 | 9 | 6 | - | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ' | - | - | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | 10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 9 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 9 | 8 | - | 9 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 7 | - | 8 | 9 | 24 | Safe | - | ||
| 14 | King Slayers | Khullar G | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 15 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 16 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 6 | 8 | 5 | - | 19 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 5 (Episode 9–10)
Last week's squad of the week, EPR had to choose one of the two random envelops (Power to eliminate & Power to save). He got Power to save and chose GD 47.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Power to save | Power to eliminate | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | 10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 10 | 10 | - | 8 | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 5 | King Slayers | Paradox | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | ||
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | ' | - | - | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 9 | - | 10 | 8 | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 10 | 8 | - | 9 | 27 | Safe | - | - | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Lxsh | 7 | - | 6 | 5 | 18 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 13 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
| 14 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 15 | King Slayers | Rhyme | 8 | 8 | 7 | - | 23 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12)
Theme: Lyrical
Last week's squad of the week, EPR had a special power "Judge 2.0", to judge the elimination battles. But he decided not to eliminate anyone.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Power to save | Power to eliminate | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | ||||||
| 1 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 10 | 10 | 9 | - | 29 | Immune | - | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | - | |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | ' | - | |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 10 | 9 | - | 10 | 29 | Safe | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | ||
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 10 | - | 8 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 9 | 7 | - | 9 | 25 | Safe | - | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Danger Zone | ||
| 12 | King Slayers | Paradox | 8 | 7 | 8 | - | 23 | Danger Zone | ||
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Danger Zone | ||
Week 7 (Episode 13–14)
Theme: Shout-out
Last week's squad of the week, Dino James had a special power "Score + 2.0", where he could add 2 points to any rapper. He choose GD 47 to add 2 points.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox | 9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | GD 47 | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20+2=22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | + Eliminated | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 9 | 8 | - | 8 | 25 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 7 | 8 | - | 6 | 21 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | + Safe | |
| 8 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 7 | 7 | 7 | - | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | - | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Immune | - | - | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | ' | - | - | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | 8 | 7 | - | 9 | 24 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 8 (Episode 15-16)
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer | Power to save | Power to eliminate | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
Theme #1: Collaboration - Squad Bosses' paired-up the rappers.
Theme #2: Badshah's Industry Ready Challenges:
- Dee MC Dynamites: Ad Jingle to Hip Hop (Classic range)
- Dino Warriors: Use Key Words in Rap (Muscle, Freak, Fitness, Weightlifting)
- EPR Rebels: Brand Anthem Rendition (Yamaha - the call of the blue)
- King Slayers: Bollywood to Hip Hop (Tujhko jo paya)
Last week's squad of the week, Dino James had a special power "Danger Zone 2.0", where he could another Collab pair in Danger Zone. He choose Spectra and Panther.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | King | |||||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Immune | - | - | |
| Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ' | - | - | |
| Dino Warriors | Srushti | ' | - | - | |||||||
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| EPR Rebels | MC Headshot | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | + Eliminated | |||||||
| 4 | King Slayers | Paradox | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Immune | - | - | |
| EPR Rebels | MC Square | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Panther | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | Bottom 3 | + Eliminated | ||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | Bottom 3 | + Safe | ||||||||
| 6 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | Safe | - | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | QK | Safe | - | - | |||||||
Week 9 Semi Final (Episode 17-18)
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Badshah | Best Performer | Top 5 | Eliminated |
|---|
Theme: Battleground 2.0
Top 10 contestants competed in one-on-one Battles to earn the Ticket to Finale. Only five contestants advanced to the Finale.
| Battle No. | Order | Squad | Rapper | Battle Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Wicked Sunny | Eliminated |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | Top 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Super Manikk | Eliminated |
| 2 | Spectra | Top 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | Top 5 |
| 2 | King Slayers | Paradox | Top 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | QK | Eliminated |
| 2 | King Slayers | UK Rapi Boy | Eliminated | |
| 5 | 1 | Dino Warriors | Srushti | Eliminated |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | Top 5 + |
Top 5 finalists performed for the public and the public voting were open for final time, with the votes deciding the winner next week.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | |||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | |
| 5 | King Slayers | Paradox |
Week 10 Final (Episode 19-20)
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Slayers | Paradox | Top 3 |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Nazz | Top 3 |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Spectra | Eliminated |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Gravity | Eliminated |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | MC Square | Top 3 |
After Top 5 finalists performed, based on Public Votes three moved-on to Top 3.
| Squad | Rapper | Final Result |
|---|---|---|
| EPR Rebels | MC Square | Winner |
| King Slayers | Paradox | Runner-up |
| EPR Rebels | Nazz | 3rd Place |
Guests
| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge | Episode | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5-6 | Ikka | none | |
| 4 | 7-8 | Brodha V | ||
| 5 | none | 10 | J Trix | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Encore ABJ & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | none | |
| 8 | 15-16 | Fotty Seven & Bali | 16 | Bombay Local |
| 10 | 19-20 | Ikka | none | |
Season 3
Judges and host
Badshah and squad bosses EPR, Dino James and Dee MC returned to judge. Ikka Singh joined season 3 as the new squad boss.[6] Super Manikk and Wicked Sunny were the hosts for this season. On 24 December 2023, Uday was declared as the winner.
Contestants
| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uday Pandhi | Uday | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Shlok Verma | Bassick | Runner-up | ||
| Saurabh Abhyankar | 100 RBH | 3rd Place | ||
| Mrunal Shankar Dhole | Mrunal Shankar | 4–6 | ||
| Vijay Kumar | Vijay Dada | |||
| Kayden Sharma | Kayden Sharma | |||
| Jasdeep Singh | Burrah | Episode 18 | 7-10 | |
| Gauresh Kale | Gaush | |||
| Mayank Rawat | Rap ID | |||
| Shayaan Bhat | Shen B | |||
| Bobby Randhawa | Bob B. Randhawa | Episode 16 | 11 | |
| Shaheer Faisal | Poet Shaf | Episode 14 | 12-13 | |
| N/A | Vish | |||
| N/A | Prince The Artist Singh | Episode 12 | 14 | |
| Swagat Yein | Shady Mellow | Episode 10 | 15 | |
| Sahil Badal | Badal | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Jaya Rohillaa | Jaya | Episode 4 | 17-20 | |
| N/A | Lekhak | |||
| N/A | Meetoride | |||
| Mandeep Singh | MNDP | |||
- Male
- Female
Squads
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | Ikka Gangstars |
| Uday | Vijay Dada | Mrunal Shankar | Badal |
| 100 RBH | Poet Shaf | Gaush | Kayden Sharma |
| Shen B | Bassick | Shady Mellow | Bob B Randhawa |
| Prince | Burrah | Vish | Rap ID |
Squad and Performer of the week
| Week | Squad of the Week | Performer(s) of the Week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | |
| Week 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | |
| Week 5 | Shen B | ||
| Week 6 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | |
| Week 7 | Dino Warriorz | Vijay Dada | |
| Week 8 | Ikka Gangsters & Dino Warriorz | Kayden Sharma | Vijay Dada |
| Week 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | |
Summary
| Squad | Contestant | Week 1–2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | Final ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | SAFE | Winner | 53 | 1 |
| Dino Warriors | Bassick | SAFE | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | SAFE | Runner-up | 43 | 2 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | SAFE | 3rd Place | 46 | 3 |
| EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | SAFE | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Finalist | TOP 6 | 35 | 5 | |
| Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | SAFE | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Finalist | TOP 6 | 55 | 4 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | SAFE | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | SAFE | TOP 6 | 46 | 6 |
| EPR Rebels | Gaush | SAFE | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ELIM | Guest | 52 | 7 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | BTM6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ELIM | Guest | 52 | 8 |
| Dino Warriors | Burrah | SAFE | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ELIM | Guest | 51 | 9 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | SAFE | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ELIM | Guest | 48 | 10 |
| Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | SAFE | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | Guest | 45 | 11 | |
| Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | SAFE | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Guest | 31 | 12-13 | ||
| EPR Rebels | Vish | SAFE | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Guest | 31 | |||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | BTM6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Guest | 26 | 14 | |||
| EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | SAFE | 9 | 6 | 3 | Guest | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Ikka Gangstars | Badal | SAFE | 9 | 6 | Guest | 15 | 16 | |||||
| - | Jaya | ELIM | 0 | 17-20 | ||||||||
| Lekhak | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
| Meetoride | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
| MNDP | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||||
Notes
- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from Badshah
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- Winner
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- Eliminated
- Guest
Weekly summary
Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
For week 1 & 2, after each contestant performed Badshah decides which squad to be assigned to. But, the Squad Bosses can mic drop and ask the contestant to join their squad.
| Key | Mic drop from squad boss | Radio Ready Performer | Bottom 6 | Advanced to Top 16 |
|---|
| Order | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Squad chosen by | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | Badshah | Contestant | |||
| 1 | Badal | - | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 | |||||
| 2 | Kayden | - | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 | |||||
| 3 | Mrunal Shankar | - | EPR Rebels | Top 16 | |||||
| 4 | Vijay Dada | Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 5 | Gaush | - | EPR Rebels | Top 16 | |||||
| 6 | Poet Shaf | Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 7 | Bob B | - | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 | |||||
| 8 | Meetoride | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 9 | Rap ID | - | Ikka Gangstars | Top 16 | |||||
| 10 | Jaya | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 11 | Shady Mellow | EPR Rebels | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 12 | Prince The Artist Singh | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 13 | Uday | Dee MC Dynamites | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 14 | 100 RBH | Dee MC Dynamites | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 15 | Vish | EPR Rebels | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 16 | Bassick | Dino Warriors | - | Top 16 | |||||
| 17 | Shen B | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 18 | Burrah | - | Dino Warriors | Top 16 | |||||
| 19 | Lekhak | Bottom 6 | |||||||
| 20 | MNDP | Bottom 6 | |||||||
Battleground: Ground Shunya
The bottom 6 contestant compete three-way battle in the Battleground. Only two moved-on to the next round.
After 2 battles, Badshah had to choose two contestant to join Dee MC Dynamites squad.
| Battle No. | Rapper | Survived | Eliminated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaya | vs. | Shen B | vs. | MNDP | Shen B | Jaya | MNDP |
| 2 | Meetoride | vs. | Lekhak | vs. | Prince | Prince | Lekhak | Meetoride |
Week 3 (Episode 5–6): Showcase Week
From this week, the squad bosses scored out of 3 after each performance.
Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Safe |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | |||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | |
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | |
| 4 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | Safe | |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | Safe | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe | |
| 7 | Ikka Gangstars | Badal | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Safe | |
| 8 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe | |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | |
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | Safe | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Safe | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe | |
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | Safe | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | |
| 16 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | Safe | |
Week 4 (Episode 7–8): BYOB Week - Bring Your Own Bars, Bring Your Own Beats, Bring Your Own Bangers
This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose Shen B.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 3 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Saved | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Ikka Gangstars | Badal | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | - | ||
| 12 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 15 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 16 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
Week 5 (Episode 9–10): Zone Flip
This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose 100 RBH.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | - | ||
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Safe | - | - | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Saved | - | - | |
| 13 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | Shady Mellow | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12): Level Up
This week's squad of the week, Dino had to choose to save one of the three Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Poet Shaf.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | Safe | - | - | |
| 5 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Saved | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | ||
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Immune | - | - | |
| 12 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | Dee MC Dynamites | Prince | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 14 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | Safe | - | - | |
Week 7 (Episode 13–14): Go Bass the Boss
Mrunal Shankar won the ticket to Finale. This week's squad of the week, Ikka Gangstar had to choose to save one of the five Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Kayden.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | |||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | - | ||
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | Immune | - | - | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 7 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Safe | |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Vish | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | Immune | - | - | |
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Safe | - | - | |
| 11 | Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | Immune | - | - | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Poet Shaf | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| 13 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | Saved | - | - | |
Week 8 (Episode 15–16): Collab Week
This week contestants collaborated and performed in pairs. As Mrunal Shankar won the Ticket to Finale, she collabed with her Squad Boss EPR.
Also each squad performed a group Ad Jingle for the sponsors of the show.
Vijay Dada won the ticket to Finale. This week's squad of the week was Dee MC Dynamites. This week there was only Bottom 2, no-one was saved by squad boss power or public vote.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from Bashah | Best Performer of the Week | Ticket to Finale | Immune | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Ikka | ||||||
| 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | ||
| Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | - | ||||||||
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Immune | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | Immune | - | |||||||
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | Finalist | |||||||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Immune | - | |
| Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | Immune | - | |||||||
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| Ikka Gangstars | Bob B | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |||||||
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Immune | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | Immune | - | |||||||
Week 9 (Episode 17-18): Semi Final - Mega Ground Shunya
| Key | Best Performer | Advanced to Top 6 | Eliminated |
|---|
Eight contestants from Top 10 competed in one-on-one Battles to move on to the Finale. Only four contestants advanced to the Finale. Mrunal Shankar and Vijay Dada did not compete as they had ticket to Finale
| Battle No. | Order | Squad | Rapper | Battle Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | Shen B | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Advanced to Top 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | Advanced to Top 6 |
| 2 | Ikka Gangstars | Rap ID | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 1 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | Advanced to Top 6 |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Burrah | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 1 | EPR Rebels | Gaush | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | Advanced to Top 6 |
Top 6 finalists performed for the public and the public voting were open for final time, with the votes deciding the winner next week.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badshah | |||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | |
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Uday | |
| 3 | Ikka Gangstars | Kayden Sharma | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada |
Week 10 (Episode 19–20): Grand Finale
The winner wins ₹10,00,000 cash prize, POCO Made of Mad gifts worth ₹2.5 lakhs and GOVO soundbar.
Rapper 100 RBH won the OG Hustler Award and received a cash prize of ₹5,00,000.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Mc Dynamites | Uday | Top 3 |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Top 3 |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | 100 RBH | Top 3 |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Vijay Dada | Eliminated |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Mrunal Shankar | Eliminated |
| 6 | Ikka Gangsters | Kayden Sharma | Eliminated |
After Top 6 finalists performed, based on judges' choice three moved-on to Top 3. And the winner was crowned based on public votes.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Mc Dynamites | Uday | Winner |
| 2 | Dino Warriors | Bassick | Runner up |
| 3 | DeeMc Dynamites | 100 RBH | Third Place |
Guests
| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge(s) | Episode | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | none | 3 | MC Square (Season 2 - Winner) | |
| 3 | 5-6 | Sikander Kahlon & RAGA | none | |
| 5 | 9-10 | Salim Merchant | ||
| 6 | 11-12 | Encore ABJ & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | ||
| 7 | none | 13 | Riar Saab & Abhijay Sharma | |
| 8 | 15-16 | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | 15 | Gravity (Season 2 - Finalist) |
| 16 | GD47 (Season 2 - Contestant) | |||
| 9 | none | 18 | Paradox (Season 2 - Runner Up) | |
| 10 | 19-20 | Guru Randhawa | 20 | Uchana Amit |
| King (Season 1 - Contestant & Season 2 - Squad Boss) | Vishal Mishra | |||
Season 4
This season, also known as MTV Hustle 4: ‘HIP HOP, DON’T STOP’, premiered on 19 October 2024.[7]
Judges and host
Raftaar returned as the judge after his absence from two seasons, accompanied by Ikka Singh on the panel. EPR, Dino James and Dee MC returned to judge and were joined by Raga as the newest addition to squad bosses. Jizzy and Talha Siddiqui hosted the season. Lashcurry was declared as the winner.[8]
Contestants
| Contestant | Stage Name | Finish | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinayak Lashkari | LashCurry | Episode 20 | Winner | |
| Sujal Dupare | Naam Sujal | Runner-up | ||
| Madhusudhan Sharma | Dharmik | 3rd Place | ||
| Yash Dandge | 99side | 4-6 | ||
| Abhin Pandita | Vichaar | |||
| Aniket Bhatt | Siyaahi | |||
| Sujal Shah | Mad Trip | Episode 18 | 7-10 | |
| Aakash Gopal | Sense | |||
| Akriti Lal | PHO | |||
| Ishmeet Atwal | Ghaint Jxtt | |||
| Aditya Singh | Little Bhatia | Episode 16 | 11-12 | |
| Ajitesh Bhati | Ajitesh Bhati | |||
| Danish Ahmad | Danish | Episode 12 | 13-14 | |
| Armaan Yadav | K!LLSWITCH | |||
| Ayush Rajoria | Rajjo | Episode 10 | 15 | |
| Abhay Prasad | Devil The Rhymer | Episode 8 | 16 | |
| Dev Pratap Singh | DOTM | Episode 4 | 17-19 | |
| Manpreet Singh | Manisten | |||
| N/A | Volt | |||
- Male
- Female
Squads
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dino Warriors | EPR Rebels | Raga Ragers |
| Dharmik | 99side | Ghaint Jxtt | Mad Trip |
| Rajjo | Ajitesh Bhati | Naam Sujal | Lashcurry |
| PHO | Danish | K!LLSWITCH | Devil the rhymer |
| Sense | Little Bhatia | Vichaar | Siyaahi |
Squad and Performer of the week
| Week | Squad of the Week | Performer(s) of the Week |
|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | Dino Warriors | 99side |
| Week 4 | DeeMC Dynamites | Dharmik |
| Week 5 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
| Week 6 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal |
| Week 7 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip |
| Week 8 | DeeMC Dynamites | Dharmik Sense |
| Week 9 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry |
Summary
| Squad | Contestant | Week 1–2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 31 | BEST & Finalist | Winner | 174 |
| EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | SAFE | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | Finalist | Runner-Up | 181 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | SAFE | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 40 | Finalist | 3rd Place | 181 |
| Dino Warriors | 99side | SAFE | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Finalist | 4th | 149 | |
| EPR Rebels | Vichaar | BTM6 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 31 | Finalist | bgcolor="fbf373|5th | 166 |
| Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | SAFE | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 31 | Finalist | bgcolor="fbf373|6th | 168 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | BTM6 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 40 | ELIM | Guest | 168 |
| EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | SAFE | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | ELIM | Guest | 158 |
| Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | SAFE | 26 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 31 | ELIM | Guest | 152 |
| Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | SAFE | 25 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 28 | ELIM | Guest | 142 |
| Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | SAFE | 29 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 28 | Guest | 159 | |
| Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | SAFE | 18 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 27 | Guest | 154 | |
| EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | SAFE | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | Guest | 92 | |||
| Dino Warriors | Danish | SAFE | 15 | 27 | 21 | 21 | Guest | 84 | |||
| Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | SAFE | 22 | 19 | 19 | Guest | 60 | ||||
| Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | BTM6 | 18 | 22 | Guest | 40 | |||||
| - | DOTM | ELIM | 0 | ||||||||
| Manisten | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
| Volt | ELIM | 0 | |||||||||
Notes
- "Bold Numbers" represent "Radio Hits" received from judges
- Best Performer of the week + Finalist
- Best Performer of the week
- Received positive critics (Radio Hit) and was declared safe
- Safe
- Received negative critics and was in Danger Zone but was declared safe
- Bottom
- Eliminated
- Finalist
- Runner-up
- Winner
- Guest
Weekly summary
Week 1-2 (Episode 1–4)
For week 1 & 2, during each contestant's performance squad bosses had 90 seconds to add them to their playlist, each contestant required at least three squad bosses vote to be assign to a squad. But the contestants who gets Radio Ready from either Raftaar or Ikka, they decide which squad to be assigned to.
| Key | Add to playlist from squad boss | Radio Ready Performer | Bottom 6 | Advanced |
|---|
| Order | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Result | Squad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | ||||
| 1 | Dharmik | Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | ||||||
| 2 | 99Side | Advanced | Dino Warriors | ||||||
| 3 | Rajjo | Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | ||||||
| 4 | Ghaint Jxtt | Advanced | EPR Rebels | ||||||
| 5 | Lashcurry | Advanced | Raga Ragers | ||||||
| 6 | Vichaar | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 7 | Naam Sujal | Advanced | EPR Rebels | ||||||
| 8 | Ajitesh Bhati | Advanced | Dino Warriors | ||||||
| 9 | PHO | Advanced | Dee MC Dynamites | ||||||
| 10 | Sense | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 11 | Mad Trip | Advanced | Raga Ragers | ||||||
| 12 | DOTM | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 13 | Danish | Advanced | Dino Warriors | ||||||
| 14 | Siyaahi | Advanced | Raga Ragers | ||||||
| 15 | Devil The Rhymer | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 16 | K!LLSWITCH | Advanced | EPR Rebels | ||||||
| 17 | Manisten | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 18 | Volt | Huddle Room | - | ||||||
| 19 | Little Bhatia | Advanced | Dino Warriors | ||||||
BattleVerse: Huddle Room
Six contestants from Huddle Room battled it out in the Battleground, with only three making it to the next round.
| Battle No. | Battles | Survived | Squad | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sense | vs | Volt | Sense | Dee MC Dynamites | Volt |
| 2 | Devil the Rhymer | vs | Manisten | Devil the Rhymer | Raga Ragers | Manisten |
| 3 | DOTM | vs | Vichaar | Vichaar | EPR Rebels | DOTM |
Week 3 (Episode 5–6): Hustle Pro Max
From this week, the squad bosses scored out of 10 after each performance. Also the public voting were open, with the votes effecting the next week's elimination. No elimination this week.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||
| 1 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | ||
| 2 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 9 | 10 | - | 10 | 29 | Immune | ||
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | Safe | ||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | 99side | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 7 | 9 | - | 7 | 23 | Safe | ||
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | Danger Zone | ||
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | ||
| 8 | Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 18 | Danger Zone | ||
| 9 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | ||
| 10 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 8 | 10 | 7 | - | 25 | Immune | ||
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | 26 | Safe | ||
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | - | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | Immune | ||
| 13 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 20 | Danger Zone | ||
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 5 | - | 6 | 7 | 18 | Immune | ||
| 15 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | Safe | ||
| 16 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 5 | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | Danger Zone | ||
Week 4 (Episode 7–8): Flex Week
From this week, based on public votes and squad bosses scores elimination begins. This week's squad of the week, EPR had to choose to save one of the three Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Rajjo.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar | Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | Safe | - | - | ||
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | - | - | |||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 8 | - | 10 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 6 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 7 | 7 | - | 10 | 24 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 7 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 27 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | ||
| 9 | Raga Ragers | Devil The Rhymer | 7 | 7 | 8 | - | 22 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | ||
| 10 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 15 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | ||
| 12 | Dino Warriors | 99side | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 13 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 14 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe | - | - | ||
| 15 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | ||
| 16 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Danger Zone | Saved | - | ||
Week 5 (Episode 9–10): Imagery
This week's squad of the week, Raga had to choose to save one of the four Rappers in Danger Zone. He chose Mad Trip.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||||
| 1 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | - | - | ||
| 2 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 3 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 7 | 7 | - | 8 | 22 | Safe | - | - | |
| 4 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Safe | |
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 8 | - | 6 | 9 | 23 | Immune | - | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 10 | 9 | - | 9 | 28 | Safe | - | - | |
| 8 | Dee MC Dynamites | Rajjo | - | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | 21 | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |
| 10 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 10 | 10 | 8 | - | 28 | Immune | - | - | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | 99side | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe | - | - | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | - | |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 9 | 9 | - | 8 | 26 | Safe | - | - | |
| 15 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 14 | Danger Zone | Saved | - | |
Week 6 (Episode 11–12): hustle flip
This week's squad of the week, Dee MC had to choose to save one of the six Rappers in Danger Zone. She chose Pho. There was no Battle this week, two rappers with the fewest votes were eliminated.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performer of the Week | Immune | Danger Zone | Originally in Danger Zone, but was saved from Squad Boss of the week | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | ||||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | 99side | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | - | |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | Immune | - | |
| 3 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 7 | 10 | 8 | - | 25 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 4 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | ' | - | |
| 5 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 9 | - | 9 | 8 | 26 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | - | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Immune | - | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 8 | 7 | - | 7 | 22 | Danger Zone | Safe | |
| 8 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 10 | 10 | 9 | - | 29 | Immune | - | |
| 9 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Immune | ||
| 10 | Dee MC Dynamites | Pho | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Danger Zone | Saved | |
| 11 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | - | |
| 12 | Dino Warriors | Danish | 8 | - | 7 | 6 | 21 | Danger Zone | Eliminated | |
| 13 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | 24 | Immune | - | |
| 14 | EPR Rebels | K!LLSWITCH | 9 | 7 | - | 6 | 22 | Danger Zone | Eliminated | |
Week 7 (Episode 13–14): Power Move
99side was the Rap Royalty and moved directly to the Finale. No elimination this week, this week's public votes and score were moved forward to next week.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performer of the Week | Rap Royalty | Immune | Safe |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||
| 1 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 10 | - | 10 | 9 | 29 | Immune | |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 30 | ' | |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | - | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Immune | |
| 4 | Dino Warriors | 99side | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 30 | Rap Royalty | |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | |
| 6 | Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | - | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 | Safe | |
| 7 | EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | 9 | 9 | - | 10 | 28 | Immune | |
| 8 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 30 | Immune | |
| 9 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 8 | 9 | 8 | - | 25 | Safe | |
| 10 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 29 | Immune | |
| 11 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | 9 | 10 | 10 | - | 29 | Safe | |
| 12 | Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | Immune | |
Week 8 (Episode 15–16): Collab week
This week rappers had to collab with other rappers and perform a number. As last week's Rap Royalty, 99side collabed with former contestant Gravity.
Also each squad performed a group Ad collab for the sponsors of the show.
- Dino Warriors: Royal Enfield Hunter
- EPR Rebels: boAt
- Raga Ragers: Wok Tok by Veeba
- Dee MC Dynamites: Myntra - Fresh AF Drops
Dharmik was the Rap Royalty and moved directly to the Finale.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performers of the Week | Rap Royalty | Finalist | Immune | Safe | Danger Zone | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
|---|
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges | Squad Bosses | Total Score | Judges' Decision | Public Voting | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaar & Ikka | Dee MC | Dino James | EPR | Raga | |||||||
| 1 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe | - | - | |
| EPR Rebels | Vichaar | Safe | - | - | |||||||
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | Immune | - | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | PHO | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | Immune | - | - | |||||||
| 3 | Dino Warriors | 99side | Finalist | ||||||||
| 4 | Dino Warriors | Little Bhatia | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| Raga Ragers | Mad Trip | Danger Zone | Safe | - | |||||||
| 5 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | + Rap Royalty | - | - | |
| Dee MC Dynamites | Sense | - | - | ||||||||
| 6 | Dino Warriors | Ajitesh Bhati | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | |
| EPR Rebels | Ghaint Jxtt | Danger Zone | Bottom 3 | Safe | |||||||
Week 9 (Episode 17–18): The Ultimate BattleVerse
Eight rappers battled it out in the Ultimate BattleVerse, with only four making it to the Finale.
| Key | "Radio Hit" from judges | Best Performers of the Week | Rap Royalty | Eliminated |
|---|
| Battle No. | Rappers (Squad) | Battle Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siyaahi (Raga Ragers) | vs | Vichaar (EPR Rebels) | Siyaahi | Vichaar |
| 2 | PHO (Dee MC Dynamites) | vs | Mad Trip (Raga Ragers) | PHO | Mad Trip |
| 3 | Naam Sujal (EPR Rebels) | vs | Lashcurry (Raga Ragers) | Naam Sujal | Lashcurry |
| 4 | Ghaint Jxtt (EPR Rebels) | vs | Sense (Dee MC Dynamites) | Ghaint Jxtt | Sense |
Top 6 finalists performed for the public and the public voting were open for final time, with the votes deciding the winner next week.
| Order | Squad | Rapper | Judges' Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dino Warriors | 99side | |
| 2 | Raga Ragers | Lashcurry | |
| 3 | Dee MC Dynamites | Dharmik | |
| 4 | Raga Ragers | Siyaahi | |
| 5 | EPR Rebels | Naam Sujal | |
| 6 | EPR Rebels | Vichaar |
Winners
- Lashcurry – Winner of Hustle 4
- Naam Sujal -- Runner up
Observation
MTV Hustle season 1 winner M-Zee Bella supported Lashcurry. MTV Hustle season 2 winner MC Square supported Naam Sujal. MTV Hustle season 3 winner Uday Pandhi supported Dharmik. Thus, who winner of Season 1 supported, occupied first position, similarly who winner of Season 2 supported, occupied second position and lastly, who winner of Season 3 supported, occupied third position. Appreciative arrangement for maintaining the winners' legacy.
Guests
| Week | Episode(s) | Guest Judge(s) | Episode(s) | Guest Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3-4 | none | 4 | M Zee Bella (Season 1 - Winner) |
| 3 | 5-6 | King (Season 1 - Contestant & Season 2 - Squad Boss) | none | |
| 4 | 7-8 | Encore ABJ & Calm (Seedhe Maut) | ||
| 5 | 9-10 | none | 9 | Kayden Sharma (Season 3 - Finalist) |
| 10 | Panther (Season 2 - Contestant) | |||
| 6 | 11-12 | Badshah | none | |
| 7 | 13-14 | Raja Kumari | ||
| 8 | 15 | Naezy | 15 | Gravity (Season 2 - Finalist) |
| 16 | Riar Saab & Sambata | |||
| 9 | 17-18 | none | 18 | Shah Rule |
| 10 | 19-20 | Sunidhi Chauhan | 19-20 | Srushti Tawade (Season 2 - Contestant) |
| M Zee Bella (Season 1 - Winner) | ||||
| Paradox (Season 2 - Runner-up) | ||||
| 20 | MC Square (Season 2 - Winner) | |||
| Uday Pandhi (Season 3 - Winner) | ||||
Controversy
During the fourth season of MTV Hustle, internet personality Rohan Cariappa, who rose to fame for his content covering the Indian hip-hop scene, shared a video on November 30, 2025, on his YouTube channel, which pointed out that judge Ikka, was wearing a Harley-Davidson jacket on the Royal Enfield sponsored show. Cariappa was soon met with at least fifty copyright strikes on his videos covering the show, which led to YouTube issuing a warning of his channel being shut down on December 7. Soon, the show was met with widespread backlash by netizens and the hashtag #ShameOnMTVHUSTLE started trending on Twitter to support Cariappa.[9] Indian rappers like Yashraj, Encore ABJ, Badshah, Raja Kumari, and YouTubers like Samay Raina, Arpit Bala, RAPBOT, Prakhar Gupta spoke out against the injustice. Raftaar, who was a judge on the show, told the audience to be patient and requested the show makers, to "meet in the middle and let’s make it happen", while boAt, one of the sponsors of the show, also expressed their dissent regarding the action.[10] Cariappa eventually issued a written apology on Twitter, on December 6 and shared an apology video, a day after, where he thanked the audience, content creators and rappers who supported him.[11][12]
References
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- ^ "MTV Hustle winner is Deepak Singh aka M-Zee Bella from Ludhiana". India Today. 13 October 2019. Archived 5 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Seen it yet? MTV Hustle contestant Nikita Sharma's message for feminists has the internet buzzing". DNA India. 24 August 2019. Archived 17 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "MTV Hustle 2.0 | Bringing rap home again". India Today. 2 December 2022. Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "MC Square wins MTV Hustle 2.0, Badshah calls him next voice of rap in India". Hindustan Times. 7 November 2022. Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "MTV's Hustle Squad bosses are all prepared!" (in en-IN). JioCinema. Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Will MTV Hustle 4 Become A Rage Despite The Lukewarm Response To The Previous Season?" (in en-IN). thedailyguardian.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Season 4: Our Squad Bosses Won't Stop" (in en-IN). JioCinema. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Farzeen, Sana (December 4, 2024). "Rohan Cariappa vs MTV Hustle: YouTube creator demands clarity on page takedown". India Today. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- ^ "boAT Urges MTV Hustle To Retract Strikes On YouTuber Rohan Cariappa's Videos, DELETES Official Statement Later". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ^ Goyal, Samarth (December 4, 2024). "Raftaar responds to MTV Hustle controversy after blocking comedian Rohan Cariappa's YouTube: Have to meet in the middle". Hindustan Times. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (December 12, 2024). "Indian Hip-Hop Releases That Have Defined 2024". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved December 29, 2025.