MTV Hustle is India’s first hip-hop/rap reality television show. It provides a platform to aspiring rappers from all over India to compete with each other in battles, challenges and performances in order to become the next big hip-hop star. The show has become a major platform for promoting Indian hip-hop. It airs on MTV India, an Indian music television channel, and produced by Colosseum Media.
MTV Hustle has completed 4 seasons till date. Season 4 concluded in the year 2024. Season 5 has not been announced yet.
| Season | Year | Winner | Judge | Host |
| 1 | 2019 | M-Zee Bella | Nucleya, Raftaar, Raja Kumari | Gaeyin Mendonca |
| 2 | 2022 | MC Square | Baadshah | Krissann Barretto |
| 3 | 2023 | Uday | Baadshah | Wicked Sunny, Super Manikk |
| 4 | 2024 | Lashcurry | Raftaar, Ikka Singh | Jizzy, Talha Siddique |
MTV Hustle Season 1 (2019) Winner – M-Zee Bella
MTV Hustle Season 1 was first telecasted on 10th August 2019, with the last episode airing on 13th October 2019. The debut season ran for 19 episodes. Judges for the first season were DJ and music producer Udyan Sagar aka Nucleya, rapper and music composer Dilin Nair aka Raftaar and American rapper/songwriter SY Rao aka Raja Kumari. The show was hosted by actress and model Gaeyln Mendonca.
Deepak Singh, known by his stage name of M-Zee Bella, won the opening season of MTV Hustle. The runner up position was secured by Santhanam Srinivasan Iyer aka EPR.
MTV Hustle Season 2 (2022) Winner – MC Square
Second season of MTV Hustle commenced on 3rd September 2022 and ended on 6th November 2022. This season lasted for a total of 20 episodes. Rapper and singer Aditya Prateek Singh aka Badshah replaced the entire judge panel of season one. Moreover, four squad bosses, Dino James, EPR, King and Dee MC were introduced as squad bosses. The show was hosted by model and actress Krissann Barretto.
Abhishek Bainsla, known by his stage name of MC Square, was declared the winner of MTV Hustle Season 2. Tanishq Singh aka Paradox finished as the runner up.
MTV Hustle Season 3 (2023) Winner – Uday
MTV Hustle Season 3 first premiered on 21st October 2023, with the last episode telecasting on 24th December 2023. The number of episodes in this season were 20. Baadshah continued as the judge, while EPR, Dino James and Dee MC returned as squad bosses. Ikka Singh joined as another squad boss. The show was hosted by Wicked Sunny and Super Manikk.
Uday Pandhi, known by his stage name of Uday, won the MTV Hustle Season 3. Shlok Verma aka Bassick emerged as the runner up.
MTV Hustle Season 4 (2024) Winner – Lashcurry
MTV Hustle Season 4 hit the small screens on 19th October 2024, with the finale aired on 22nd December 2024. This season lasted for a total of 20 episodes. Raftaar returned as the judge along with Ikka Singh replacing Baadshah. EPR, Dino James and Dee MC continued as squad bosses. Raga joined the show as a new squad boss. This season was hosted by Jizzy and Talha Siddique.
Vinayak Lashkari, known by his stage name of Lashcurry, was crowned the winner of MTV Hustle Season 4. Sujal Dupare aka Naam Sujal was the runner up.
Conclusion
MTV Hustle can be viewed on JioCinema as well. There are intense speculations over its fifth season but the makers have not given any official confirmation.