Siyaahi (MTV Hustle 4)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Siyaahi

• Siyaahi belongs to a Kashmiri-origin family situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• Siyaahi had learned about the hip-hop genre in the third class. He used to play antakshari with his friend and once his friend sang Eminem and Akon’s song Smack That (2006), which sparked his interest in hip hop.

• Siyaahi has worked with numerous brands like Coca-Cola, the Saath Charitable Trust Ahmedabad, and Rio Drinks.

• In his childhood, Siyaahi used to listen to ghazals his father used to play on his stereo. His father also used to translate Urdu phrases in the ghazals for him.

• Since he came to Ahmedabad, Siyaahi got more exposure and explored more of his hip-hop side.

• At the age of 15, he wrote his first rap and performed it. His rap skills developed with his brother, who played the guitar as a hobby and with whom he used to jam together for hours.

• Siyaahi recorded his first song in 2017 for a contest. He recorded the song at a radio station with the help of his friend who used to work at that radio station.

• Siyaahi opened for Kenny Sebastian‘s show in 2018.

• He got his stage name Siyaahi by mistake from a judge of a beat contest in 2018. Siyaahi was the name of his debut song which he sang in the show but the judge thought that it was his stage name. Later, he kept it as his stage name as he found it more suitable.

• Started as a street rapper, Siyaahi signed his first record deal at the age of 19. In the same year, he also released his debut album.

• Siyaahi started a hip-hop community in Ahmedabad in 2019 named Ahmedabad Hip-Hop.

• Siyahi was featured in the TV series Red Bull Spotlight in 2020 and reached the finals of the show.

  

• In February 2024, Siyaahi opened the act for the American rapper G-Eazy’s concert in Bangalore at Manpho Convention Centre.

  

• In 2024, Siyaahi participated in the Indian rap and hip-hop reality show MTV Hustle Season 4, which aired on MTV India.

  

• As of November 2024, Siyaahi has 14.7k followers on Instagram and 8.7k subscribers on YouTube.