Seedhe Maut

Seedhe Maut
Seedhe Maut performing at the YouTube Fanfest India 2024 in Mumbai
Background information
Also known as	TBSM(Tera Bhai Seedhe Maut)
Origin	Delhi, India
Genres	Hip hop Desi hip hop Indian hip hop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Azadi Records DL91
Members	Calm Encore ABJ
Website	www.seedhemaut.com

Seedhe Maut is a hip hop duo from Delhi, India, consisting of Siddhant Sharma (stage name Calm) from Nainital and Abhijay Negi (stage name Encore ABJ). Formed in 2015, their name comes from a slang that the former's brother used perpetually among his friends to signify "giving their full potential to something". ^[1] The rap duo has made songs on romance, politics, Indian society and the education system, and their lifestyle. ^[2]

In 2017, they signed to the independent music label Azadi Records. ^[3] After releasing their final project Lunch Break with Azadi Records in 2023, they departed from the label and found their own independent label, DL91, in 2024. ^[4]

Career

2015-2017: Formation, 2 Ka Pahada and signing to Azadi Records

The two met at Spit Dope Inc., a Delhi underground battle rap league organized by MC Kode and Encore ABJ at Deer Park, Hauz Khas Village, ^{[1] [5] [6]} where Calm delivered a freestyle that would capture the latter's attention. After competing in various rap battles and cyphers together, the duo would go on to release "Seedhe Maut Anthem", their first song together as a duo, and the lead single for their debut project, 2 Ka Pahada, entirely produced by Sez on the Beat. ^[7] In 2017, they signed to the independent music label Azadi Records, alongside Prabh Deep, a fellow member of Spit Dope.

2018-2020: Debut album and rise to fame

Calm, who previously rapped in English, switched his language to Hindi, when they collaborated with Prabh Deep on the track "Class Sikh Maut Vol.2", which was a sequel to the track "Classsikh Maut", featured on 2 Ka Pahada. ^[1]

In August 2018, the duo released the track "Shaktimaan", the lead single for their debut album, Bayaan, accompanied by a music video. ^[8] This was followed by the release of an introduction track, "Kranti", which was also the supposed title of their debut album, before it was changed to Bayaan. Bayaan, produced by veteran producer Sez on the Beat, was released on December 28, 2018, to critical acclaim. ^{[9] [10]}

This was followed by various successful single releases and collaborations by the duo, like "101", "Seedhe Maut Interlude", "MMM/Yaad", Saans Le", with many tracks produced by Calm and longtime collaborator and producer Sez on the Beat. Seedhe Maut also collaborated with singer Ritviz on the track "Chalo Chalein" for the Bacardi Sessions in 2019, which received rave reviews. In an interview with The Bridge Chronicle, they even teased a collaboration album with the singer, but it never materialised and was eventually scrapped. ^{[11] [12]}

2021-2024: Further successes, Lunch Break and departure from Azadi Records

After the release of their debut mixtape न in 2021 ^[13] , which featured the commercially successful "Nanchaku" with MC Stan, the duo released their sophomore album Nayaab ^{[14] [15]} in 2022, which mirrored the success of their previous album. The duo was selected for the YouTube 2021 Class of Foundry. ^[16]

They shifted to a more mainstream sound through their star-studded mixtape Lunch Break in 2023. The mixtape featured appearances from fellow hip-hop artists like KRSNA, Faris Shafi, Rawal, Yungsta, Sonnyjim, Badshah, Rebel 7, Raga among others. ^{[17] [18]}

After releasing Lunch Break, they departed from Azadi Records, and founded their own label, DL91 Era in 2023. Their following EPs Shakti and Kshama were released through DL91 Era in 2024.

In the same year, they also collaborated with Jameson Irish Whiskey for their Distilled Sounds Program alongside Shekhinah, which featured global music artists like Anderson .Paak, Kaiit among others. ^[19] The two were also seen as guest judges on the shows, India's Got Latent and MTV Hustle in 2024.

2025-present: DL91 FM

They released their first compilation album, DL91 FM, through their newly founded label, DL91 Era, in 2025, featuring appearances from various DL91 artists, namely, Lil Bhavi, Ab-17, OG Lucifer, GhAatak, Bhaskar as well as the comedian Samay Raina. Their first album to not feature production from Sez on the Beat, all the tracks were instead produced by the label's signee, Hurricane. ^[20]

Discography

Albums, mixtapes and EPs

Year [21]	Album/EP/Mixtape	Track	Artist(s)	Producer(s)
2017	2 Ka Pahada [22]	Seedhe Maut Anthem	Seedhe Maut	Sez on the Beat
		Royalty
		Classsikh Maut	Seedhe Maut, Prabh Deep
		Stay Calm	Seedhe Maut
		Keh Chuka, Pt.1
		Kashmakush
		Hanging On		Sez on the Beat, Stunnah Beatz
2018	Bayaan [23]	Intro		Sez on the Beat
		Shaktimaan
		Gehraiyaan	Seedhe Maut, Vaksh
		Uss Din	Seedhe Maut
		Jolly (skit)
		Meri Baggi
		Dehshat
		Pnp
		Pankh	Seedhe Maut, Bawari Basanti
		Edokdog (skit)	Seedhe Maut, MC Kode (uncredited)
		Kyu
		Chalta Reh	Seedhe Maut
2021	न	Namastute		Calm
		Naamcheen
		No Enema	Seedhe Maut, Foreign Beggars	Sez on the Beat
		Nanchaku	Seedhe Maut, MC Stan	Calm
		Nafrat	Seedhe Maut	DJ Sa
		Nazarbhattu Freestyle		Calm
		Nawazuddin		Hurricane
		Na Jaaye		Calm
		Nadaan
		Natkhat
2022	Nayaab [24]	Nayaab		Sez on the Beat
		Toh Kya
		Hoshiyaar	Seedhe Maut, Rushaki
		Anaadi	Seedhe Maut
		Dum Ghutte
		Maina
		Choti Soch
		GODKODE (removed from streaming services later due to dispute with MC Kode) [15]
		Gandi Aulaad
		Khoj
		Kohra
		Jua
		Rajdhani
		Chidiya Udd
		Batti	Seedhe Maut, Ab-17 [15]
		Teen Dost	Seedhe Maut
		Marne Ke Baad Bhi...	Seedhe Maut, Aabha Pusalkar
2023	Lunch Break [18]	11K	Seedhe Maut	Calm
		Sick & Proper		Hurricane
		Brand New		Calm
		Peace of Mind	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi, Ab-17
		Pushpak Vimaan	Seedhe Maut, Sonnyjim
		Dikkat	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane
		Kya Challa		Calm
		Fanne Khan	Seedhe Maut, yungsta	Nitin Randhawa
		First Place	Seedhe Maut	Calm
		Champions	Seedhe Maut, Rawal
		Baat Aisi Ghar Jaisi	Seedhe Maut	DJ Sa
		Naam Kaam Sheher	Seedhe Maut, Qaab, Rebel 7	Calm
		Pain	Seedhe Maut	Nitin Randhawa
		Hausla		Hurricane
		Lunch Break		Calm
		Asal G	Seedhe Maut, Faris Shafi	Talal Qureshi
		Swah!	Seedhe Maut, Badshah	Calm
		Focused Sedated	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane
		Taakat	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi	DJ Sa, Calm
		Off Beat	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane
		Luka Chippi	Seedhe Maut, Bandzo3rd	Calm
		Khauf	Seedhe Maut
		I Don't Miss That Life
		Akatsuki	Seedhe Maut, Raga
		Khoon	Seedhe Maut, Sikander Kahlon
		W	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane
		Joint in the Booth		Calm
		Khatta Flow	Seedhe Maut, KRSNA
		Kavi	Seedhe Maut	BVTMAN
		Kehna Chahte Hain...		Calm
2024	Shakti [25]	Soyi Nahi
		Raat Ki Rani
		Naksha
		Khush Nahi
	Kshama [26]	RED		Hisab
		ICE		Calm
		Gourmet Shit!	Seedhe Maut, Raftaar
		Moon Comes Up	Seedhe Maut, Badshah
		Round 3	Seedhe Maut
		Naraaz		Hurricane
		Brahmachaari	Seedhe Maut, GhAatak, Raga	Calm
		Shakti Aur Kshama	Seedhe Maut
2025	DL91 FM [20]	Capital Rap	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi	Hurricane
		MP3	Seedhe Maut
		KTMN
		Maar Kaat	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi
		Kilas	Seedhe Maut, Encore ABJ, OG Lucifer
		Aadat	Seedhe Maut, Ab-17
		Banda Down	Seedhe Maut, Ab-17, Bhaskar
		Madira	Seedhe Maut
		El Matador	Seedhe Maut, GhAatak
		Pickup	Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer
		Bas Jhut	Seedhe Maut
		Rahat
		Wajah	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi, Calm, OG Lucifer
		Akela	Seedhe Maut, GhAatak
		DL91 FM	Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer, GhAatak
		Bechara	Seedhe Maut, Samay Raina [27]
		Sike	Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer, Ab-17
		Barsaat	Seedhe Maut, Calm, Bhaskar, Ab-17, OG Lucifer
		Guldasta	Seedhe Maut
		Pancake
		Video Games
		Mud	Seedhe Maut, Calm, Bhaskar, OG Lucifer
		Abaad	Seedhe Maut, Encore ABJ, GhAatak
		Dil Se	Seedhe Maut, Ab-17
		Dhoke	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi, Bhaskar
		Bin Tere	Seedhe Maut, Encore ABJ, Bhaskar
		CD	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi, OG Lucifer, Bhaskar, Ab-17, GhAatak
		Cha Chi	Seedhe Maut, Calm, Bhaskar, Ab-17, OG Lucifer
		Addict	Seedhe Maut
		Kehne Do	Seedhe Maut, Lil Bhavi, Bhaskar

Singles and collaborations

Year [21]	Track	Artist(s)	Produced by	Note(s)
2016	Savage	Seedhe Maut	Prabh Deep	From the compilation album, New Delhi Mixtape-Khatarnaak
2017	Seedhe Maut Anthem		Sez on the Beat	Lead single for their debut mixtape, 2 Ka Pahada [1]
2018	Class-Sikh Maut, Vol. II	Prabh Deep, Seedhe Maut & Sez on the Beat		[1]
	Ohh No	Yungsta & Frappe Ash ft. Seedhe Maut		From the album Showtime by Yungsta & Frappe Ash
	Dekh	Dee MC ft. Yungsta & Seedhe Maut	Sunit Music
	Kranti	Seedhe Maut & Sez on the Beat	Sez on the Beat	Introduction track to their debut album Bayaan [1]
2019	Saans Le	Seedhe Maut & Sez on the Beat
	Seedhe Maut Interlude	Tienas ft. Seedhe Maut	Tienas	From the album O by Tienas
	101	Seedhe Maut	Calm	[1]
	Chalo Chalein	Ritviz ft. Seedhe Maut	Ritviz	From the EP Dev by Ritviz
2020	MMM [Muh Miya Mitthu]	Seedhe Maut & Sez on the Beat	Sez on the Beat & Lambo Drive
	Yaad	Seedhe Maut	Calm	Featured in the compilation "Vibe Presents: Urban Asia, Vol. 3" [28]
	Ball	Seedhe Maut		[1]
	Roshni	SickFlip & Ritviz ft. Seedhe Maut	SickFlip & Ritviz
	Do Guna	Seedhe Maut	Calm
	Scalp Dem	Delhi Sultanate & Seedhe Maut	Sez on the Beat	Featured in the compilation Spin Presents: "Indie Asia, Vol. 2" [29]
	Dum Pishaach	Seedhe Maut & Karan Kanchan	Karan Kanchan
2021	Sar Utha	Seedhe Maut & Zero Chill	Zero Chill	Official anthem of the show Red Bull Spotlight
	Sheh Maat	Seedhe Maut	Calm	Released on Samay Raina's YouTube channel, promoting the Chess Super League
	Jama Kar	MC Altaf, Karan Kanchan & Seedhe Maut	Karan Kanchan
2022	Sanki	Ikka ft. Seedhe Maut, Raga & Aghor	Sez on the Beat	From the album Nishu by Ikka [30]
	नalla Freestyle	Seedhe Maut & DJ Sa	DJ Sa
2023	Holi Re Rasiya	Maithili Thakur, Seedhe Maut, Ravi Kishan & Mahan	Mahan Sehgal	From "Coke Studio Bharat" [31]
	7:30	Bhakta, Seedhe Maut, KYABC & Hisab	Hisab	From the album Kaan Ke Neeche by Bhakta
	Hausla	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane	From the mixtape Lunch Break
	K-Pot	Seedhe Maut	Calm	Promotional track for collaboration with Knorr
	Tofa	Seedhe Maut	Hurricane
	Hola Amigo	KR$NA ft. Seedhe Maut & Umair	Umair	From the EP FAR FROM OVER by KR$NA [32]
	2 good	RANJ & Clifr ft. Seedhe Maut & Karan Kanchan	Clifr & Karan Kanchan	From the EP Antihero by RANJ & Clifr [33]
	Bhussi	KSHMR ft. Seedhe Maut & Karan Kanchan	KSHMR & Karan Kanchan	From the album KARAM by KSHMR [34]
2024	Asambhav	Bhaskar, OG Lucifer & Seedhe Maut	Calm	From the album SECTION 71 DELUXE by OG Lucifer, Bhaskar & Lil Bhavi [35]
	Mehenga	Rashmeet Kaur ft. Seedhe Maut & NDS	NDS	From the album KAURA (Aura Of Kaur) by Rashmeet Kaur [36]
	Shaayar	Bharat Chauhan, Seedhe Maut	Calm
	Bajenge	Badshah ft. Seedhe Maut	Hiten	From the album Ek Tha Raja by Badshah [37]
	Tour Shit!	Seedhe Maut	Calm	Written during their Lunch Break album tour
	Bure Din	Seedhe Maut ft. Mick Jenkins	Hisab
	TT / Shutdown	Seedhe Maut	Calm	2-part diss track directed at Kashmir-based hip hop duo SOS [Straight Outta Srinagar] after SOS's diss track "Blackball" [38]
	Kaanch Ke Ghar	Seedhe Maut		Second diss track directed at SOS [39]
	KODAK	King & Seedhe Maut	UKatu	From the album "Monopoly Moves" by King [40]
	Guddi Check	PAV4N, Sonnyjim & Kartik ft. Seedhe Maut	Kartik	From the Album "Thugs From Amritsar" by PAV4N, Sonnyjim & Kartik [41]
	Change	Seedhe Maut ft. Shekhinah	Calm	Collaboration with Jameson Irish Whiskey Distilled Sounds Program [42]
	NAMUNA	Seedhe Maut	Calm	Aimed to provide a closure to the Shakti EP
	SRK			Aimed to provide an intro into the Kshama EP
2025	Bhundfaad	Rawal, Seedhe Maut	Rawal, Calm	From the album Sherdil by Rawal [43]
	Pancake	Seedhe Maut, Hurricane	Hurricane	From their compilation album DL91 FM by Seedhe Maut & Hurricane
	MUDDA	Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut	Wamp	[44]
	CRITICS	Ab-17, Seedhe Maut	Hurricane	From BAAWE ERA by Ab-17

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External links

• Official website
• Seedhe Maut on Spotify
• Seedhe Maut on YouTube
• DL91 Discord Server on Discord