Srushti Tawade takes the mic in ‘Main Nahi Toh Kaun,’ a bold track from MTV Hustle 2.0. The lyricist writes a fiery manifesto challenging her critics and defending her place in the rap scene. She collaborates with the MTV Hustle Team to produce a beat that pulses with confidence.
Released: March 30, 2023
Main Nahi Toh Kaun
Srushti Tawade • From “Mtv Hustle 2.0”
Main Nahi Toh Kaun Lyrics Translation (from “Mtv Hustle 2.0”)
Srushti Tawade addresses doubts about her rapping skills with lines like, ‘If not me, then who?’ She mentions her fellow contestants, mixing humor with sharp observations. The musician uses playful metaphors, like calling one rapper a ‘hit-making machine,’ to keep the energy high.
Aye, yeh wahi hain na? Hustle waali srushti?Hey, is that the one? Srushti from Hustle?
Bhai, rapper ban gayi yeh raaton raatMan, she became a rapper overnight.
Writer hain bhaiShe’s just a writer, brother.
Rapper aise hee nahi banteYou don’t become a rapper just like that.
Sune nahi kya uske gaaneHaven’t you heard her songs?
Abey, rapper waali vibe nahi hain beHey, she doesn’t have that ‘rapper vibe’, man.
Baaki sab ko dekh, aur usko dekhLook at all the others, and then look at her.
Ek diss karwa diya na, career khatamIf someone drops a diss track, her career is over.
Uske bas ki nahi hain be yeh sabShe’s not cut out for all this, man.
Aye, aye, aye, aye!Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Main nahi toh kaun be? Haan? Haan?If not me, then who, man? Huh? Huh?
Main nahi toh kaun be? Bol, bol, bolIf not me, then who, man? Speak up, speak up, speak up.
Main nahi toh kaun be? Hai kaun idhar?If not me, then who, man? Who else is even here?
Main nahi toh kaun?If not me, then who?
Maana rapper waali vibe nahi hain okayI admit I don’t have that ‘rapper vibe’, okay,
Par aisa nahi ki versatile nahi hain, theek hain?but it’s not like I’m not versatile, right?
Ruko zara, sabar karoHold on a second, be patient.
Kaun bola diss mera style nahi hain? Ab loWho said diss tracks aren’t my style? Here you go.
Today, I’m thinking imma open the confession boxToday, I’m thinking I’ll open the confession box,
And let me start with the little one, the paradox..Adey paate sab ki, chhora se siyaana itnaand let me start with the little one, the Paradox… He’s tearing it up, he’s such a clever guy.
Thhaar vech maarda ay docs pe docs pe docsHe’s making moves in his ‘styl#sh’ boots.
Agla kaun? Agla kaun aana chaahega ?Who’s next? Who else wants to step up?
Sunny, aaja! Baaki koi nahi aayegaSunny, come on! No one else will dare.
Dubai ka sheikh kaafi flexy lag raha thaThe Sheikh from Dubai was looking quite flashy.
Diss karna nahi thha, kar diya, kyun kiI didn’t intend to diss him, but I did because,
Sexy lag raha thha!he was looking so ‘st#ylish’!
Kyun ki se yaad aaya, qk bhi hain line meinSpeaking of ‘because’, QK is also in the lineup.
Marathi potti paha kashi karaayli enlightenmentLook at how this Marathi girl is bringing the enlightenment.
Koi hain jo baitha udne ko taiyaar. Aur wohThere’s someone sitting there, ready to take flight. And he,
Ek taang raakhe khidki te baharkeeps one leg hanging out of the window.
Halke mein liyo body dekh chhora lambardaarDon’t take him lightly, this boy is a powerful leader.
Saare dekhe ghoor ab million te number paarEveryone’s staring now that his numbers have crossed a million.
Ek minute, hit kiya hee nahiWait a minute, it hasn’t hit you yet.
Maine shoutout diya, diss kiya hee nahiI gave them a shoutout, I didn’t even diss them.
Uh-huh-huh-huh! Ek aur chanceUh-huh-huh-huh! One more chance,
Aur iss baar toh na level advanceand this time the level is even more advanced.
Dekho, yeh jo chaar hain na, hamare squad bossesLook, these four here are our squad bosses.
Unn mein baithi akeli hain goddess of the goddessesAmong them sits the one and only goddess of goddesses.
King size show mein baitha king size king hain, betaIn this king-sized show, there’s a king-sized King, child.
Oops! Ek aur hit-hit machine hainOops! There’s another hit-making machine here.
Epr da kauke chhere debe naEPR won’t let anyone get away with it.
Hok onnay, ottachaar, kinba jhaamelaWhether it’s injustice, oppression, or just a mess.
Par mere waale squad boss alag hain sabhi seBut my squad bosses are different from everyone else.
Kabhi sun-na gaana ‘hancock’, alag hain sabhi seListen to the song ‘Hancock’ sometime; they’re truly unique.
Yaar, maine socha thha ki beef hee karungiFriend, I thought I’d just start a lyrical feud.
Mujhe laga bhi nahi thha taareef hee karungiI didn’t even think I’d end up giving compliments.
Isse pehle ki beizzatti extreme ho jaayeBefore the insults go too far,
Bolo, kisey karoon diss ke redeem ho jaayetell me, who should I challenge to prove my worth?
I’m kinda, I’m kinda getting a vibeI’m starting to get a feeling,
That everybody wanna hear about badshah bhaithat everyone wants to hear about Badshah.
But badshah ko kabhi koi diss nahi kartaBut nobody ever targets Badshah in a rap battle.
Toh mere paas abhi koi raasta nahiSo I don’t really have any other choice right now.
Inhi ke gaano pe zamaana chala doLet the whole world dance to his songs.
Saturday-saturday rozaana chala doPlay ‘Saturday Saturday’ every single day.
Unhe bhi mazaa aata hain mere waale gaano mein, tohEven they enjoy my songs, so,
Dj waley baabu mera gaana chala do‘DJ Waley Babu’, play my song instead!
Dekha? Kisiko diss nahi kiyaSee? I didn’t target anyone.
Haan, abhi tak maine waisa stress nahi liyaYeah, I haven’t taken that kind of pressure yet.
Toh kya main rapper nahi hoon?So, does that mean I’m not a rapper?
Aur diss waale rapperon se better nahi hoon?And am I not better than those rappers who only focus on insults?
Khud ki aankhon mein ooncha dikhna nahi aataI don’t know how to act superior to myself.
Kabhi-kabhi lagta hain mujhe likhna nahi aataSometimes I feel like I don’t even know how to write.
Hold on, be!Wait a minute!
Maine chill kinda guy, maine likha chhota don, be!I wrote ‘Chill Kinda Guy’ and I wrote ‘Chhota Don’, you know!
Abey, main nahi toh main nahi toh kaun be?Hey, if it’s not me, then who else could it be?
Haan-haan main nahi toh kaun beYeah, if it’s not me, then who else?
Bol bol bolTell me, tell me!
Main nahi toh kaun be? Hai kaun idhar?If it’s not me, then who? Who else is even here?
Srushti nahi toh kaun ?If it’s not Srushti, then who?
Nahi kar paayi na diss? Bola na mainShe couldn’t pull off a diss track, right? Just like I said.
Wack rapper hain, wack rapper!She’s a terrible rapper, just terrible!
Main Nahi Toh Kaun Music Video
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