One of the most talented rapper and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead Sunday evening in Jahawarke village of Mansa district in Punjab, Indian media reported.
As per reports two others have also been injured in the firing incident. Moosewala’s security was cut down by the Punjab government yesterday only. Moosewala had four police gunmen on his security, out of which two were withdrawn.
Sidhu moosewala’s mother says: the security of Sidhu Moosewala was removed Yesterday by the Aam Aadmi Party government of Punjab.
Sidhu Moosewala promised to visit Pakistan this year during live concert. Truly a loss for Punjabi music all over the world. He was as much loved in Pakistan as was in India.
Who was Sidhu Moosewala?
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 1993 – 29 May 2022) better known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema. He started his career as a songwriter for the song “License” by Ninja, and began his singing career on a duet song titled “G Wagon”.
He gained huge popularity with his track “So High”. In fall 2018, he released his debut album PBX 1, which peaked at 66th on Billboard Canadian Albums chart. Following the album, he started releasing his songs independently. Also, his single “47” was ranked on UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Sidhu was named by The Guardian among the 50 new artists. Ten of his songs have peaked on UK Asian chart, two of which have topped the chart. His “Bambiha Bole” entered in top five on Global YouTube music chart.
In 2021, Moose Wala released Moosetape, tracks from which charted globally including Canadian Hot 100, UK Asian, and New Zealand Hot charts. He had faced legal challenges for promoting gun culture and using inflammatory and inciting lyrics in his songs.
Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants on 29 May 2022.
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