MC Stan

MC Stan is the stage name of Altaf Tadavi, a rapper, lyricist, producer and composer born in Pune in 1999. He grew up in a low-income household and first loved qawwali before turning to rap. He took his stage name from Eminem's song Stan. His work belongs to the desi hip-hop and trap scenes, and he mixes Hindi, Marathi and street slang to write about social issues and his own life.

His first track, Wata, came out in 2018 and drew attention for its writing and street focus. A run of singles followed in 2019, including Khuja Mat, Astaghfirullah and Yede Ki Chadar, and his first album, Tadipaar, came out in 2020. He released another album, Insaan, in 2022, and later singles include Nusta Paisa, 911 Porsche and Kider Manzil. Early in his career he took aim at the Mumbai rappers Emiway Bantai and Divine on Samajh Meri Baat Ko. In 2023 he won the reality show Bigg Boss 16.