Seedhe Maut Songs: 10 Essential Tracks

Ten essential Seedhe Maut songs, from Nanchaku to Lunch Break cuts, with album context and the story of Delhi's hip-hop duo.

Key facts

Members: Calm (Siddhant Sharma) and Encore ABJ (Abhijay Negi), both originally from Uttarakhand and based in Delhi.
Formation: Formed in 2015; they met at Spit Dope Inc., a battle rap league held at Deer Park in Hauz Khas Village.
Label: Signed to Azadi Records in 2017, then left after Lunch Break (2023) to run their own label, DL91 Era.
Releases: 2 Ka Pahada, Bayaan (2018), न (2021), Nayaab (2022), Lunch Break (2023), Shakti and Kshama (2024) and DL91 FM (2025).
Profile: They played Glastonbury in June 2025 and announced a ten-country SMX global tour for April to June 2026.

Seedhe Maut songs are the backbone of modern Delhi hip-hop, and the essential tracks are Seedhe Maut Anthem, Shaktimaan, 101, Chalo Chalein, Nanchaku, Anaadi, 11K, Khatta Flow, Raat Ki Rani and TT/Shutdown. Seedhe Maut is a duo, not one person: Siddhant Sharma (Calm) from Nainital and Abhijay Negi (Encore ABJ) from Pauri Garhwal, who formed the group in 2015 after meeting at a Delhi battle rap league, according to their Wikipedia entry. This guide lists their best-known songs in release order and the albums, mixtapes and EPs they come from.

More facts about Seedhe Maut

Members: Calm (Siddhant Sharma) and Encore ABJ (Abhijay Negi), both originally from Uttarakhand and based in Delhi (Wikipedia).
Formed in 2015; they met at Spit Dope Inc., a battle rap league held at Deer Park in Hauz Khas Village (Wikipedia).
Signed to Azadi Records in 2017, then left after Lunch Break (2023) to run their own label, DL91 Era (Culture Haze).
Main releases: 2 Ka Pahada, Bayaan (2018), न (2021), Nayaab (2022), Lunch Break (2023), Shakti and Kshama (2024) and DL91 FM (2025) (Wikipedia).
They played Glastonbury in June 2025 (Wikipedia) and announced a ten-country SMX global tour for April to June 2026 (Rolling Stone India).

Who are Seedhe Maut

Seedhe Maut is a Hindi hip-hop duo. The name comes from slang Calm's brother used among friends to mean giving full potential to something (Wikipedia). Encore ABJ co-organised the Spit Dope Inc. battles with MC Kode, and Calm's freestyle there caught his attention. Calm originally rapped in English and switched to Hindi while working with Prabh Deep on Class Sikh Maut Vol. 2.

Their rise is closely tied to the city they rap about, which is why they anchor our Delhi indie scene guide. Vice profiled the duo in 2020 as part of its coverage of Indian hip-hop.

Why are Seedhe Maut famous

They are known for dense Hindi verses, long-running work with producer Sez on the Beat, and records that critics rate as albums rather than single drops. Bayaan was released to critical acclaim in December 2018, Nayaab's Anaadi won Best Music Video at the 7th Radio City Freedom Awards, and Mint named Lunch Break one of the 10 best albums of 2023 (Wikipedia).

1. Seedhe Maut Anthem

Their first song together as a duo and the lead single from their debut project 2 Ka Pahada, which was produced entirely by Sez on the Beat (Wikipedia). It is the origin point of the catalogue and still the best way to hear where the duo started.

2. Shaktimaan (2018)

Released in August 2018 with a music video, Shaktimaan was the lead single from their debut album Bayaan, which was produced by Sez on the Beat and released on 28 December 2018 (Rolling Stone India; Wikipedia). The album was originally meant to be called Kranti, after its intro track.

3. 101

One of the singles that followed Bayaan, alongside Seedhe Maut Interlude, MMM/Yaad and Saans Le, many of them produced by Calm and Sez on the Beat (Wikipedia). Wild City covered MMM and Yaad as a double release that opened 2020 for them.

4. Chalo Chalein (2019)

Their collaboration with Ritviz for the Bacardi Sessions in 2019 was widely praised and showed the duo working over a more melodic electronic beat. A full collaborative album with Ritviz was teased but later scrapped (Wikipedia).

5. Nanchaku (2021)

Nanchaku, featuring MC Stan, became one of their biggest commercial hits and appears on their debut mixtape न, which also has No Enema with the British group Foreign Beggars (Wikipedia; Wild City). The official video on the SeedheMautVEVO channel is the most direct entry point for new listeners.

6. Anaadi (2022)

Anaadi is from Nayaab, their second album, which took about two years to make. Its video won Best Music Video at the 7th Radio City Freedom Awards (Wikipedia). GQ India described Nayaab as a relatable listen built with Sez on the Beat.

7. 11K (2023)

From the mixtape Lunch Break, the duo's more mainstream-facing project with guests including KR$NA, Faris Shafi, Rawal, Yungsta, Sonnyjim, Badshah, Rebel 7 and Raga (Wikipedia). 11K was one of the four Lunch Break songs singled out for significant media coverage. The duo discussed the mixtape at length with Rolling Stone India.

8. Khatta Flow (2023)

Another Lunch Break highlight, alongside Asal G and Luka Chuppi (Wikipedia). Lunch Break also teased a third studio album, Kavi Kehna Chahte Hain, in its final two tracks. The mixtape led into the Lunch Break Tour in March 2024 through cities including Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh.

9. Raat Ki Rani (2024)

Raat Ki Rani is from Shakti, the first half of a two-part EP pair with Kshama, both released on DL91 Era in 2024 and inspired by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's poem Shakti Aur Kshama. The song was later used in a mission in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Wikipedia).

10. TT/Shutdown (2024)

In June 2024 Seedhe Maut answered the Kashmiri duo SOS, their former Azadi labelmates, with the two-part diss TT/Shutdown, a response to SOS's Blackball (Rolling Stone India). They followed it with Kaanch Ke Ghar, their final track in the beef (Wikipedia).

Seedhe Maut albums, mixtapes and EPs in order

Converted from their discography (Wikipedia):

2 Ka Pahada: debut project, produced by Sez on the Beat.
2018: Bayaan, debut album, released 28 December.
2021: न, debut mixtape.
2022: Nayaab, second album.
2023: Lunch Break, mixtape and final Azadi Records release.
2024: Shakti and Kshama, two-part EP on DL91 Era.
2025: DL91 FM, compilation featuring DL91 artists, produced by Hurricane.

What Seedhe Maut are doing now

DL91 FM was their first project without Sez on the Beat production. After Glastonbury 2025, the 15-city SMX India Tour ran from 1 November to 27 December 2025 to mark ten years of the duo, though the Dehradun date was cancelled after objections from the Bajrang Dal (Wikipedia). In January 2026 they announced the SMX Global Tour across ten countries (Rolling Stone India). For where they sit among their peers, see our best Indian rappers of 2026 and our wider list of the best Indian independent artists of 2026.

FAQ

What are the real names of Seedhe Maut

Seedhe Maut are Siddhant Sharma, who raps as Calm, and Abhijay Negi, who raps as Encore ABJ (Wikipedia).

Is Seedhe Maut one person or a band

Seedhe Maut is a two-member hip-hop duo, not a solo artist. Calm and Encore ABJ have worked together since 2015 (Wikipedia).

What was Seedhe Maut's first song

Seedhe Maut Anthem was their first song together as a duo and the lead single from their debut project 2 Ka Pahada (Wikipedia).

Why is Seedhe Maut famous

They are known for critically acclaimed Hindi rap records such as Bayaan, Nayaab and Lunch Break, hits like Nanchaku with MC Stan, and live shows that took them to Glastonbury in 2025 (Wikipedia).