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WHO is Sidhu Moose Wala?
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian rapper, singer and songwriter. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music & cinema. Sidhu rose to the mainstream with his track “So High”.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 1993 – 29 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian rapper, singer and songwriter. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music & cinema. Sidhu rose to the mainstream with his track “So High”. In 2018, he released his debut album PBX 1, which peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. His singles 47 & Mera Na were ranked on the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Moose Wala was named by The Guardian among 50 up and coming artists. He is generally regarded to have been one of the greatest Punjabi artists of his generation. Moreover, he was considered as a key figure in opening the door for Punjabi artists into mainstream music.
Born in Moosa, Mansa district, Moose Wala started in 2016 as a songwriter for the song “License” by Ninja, and as lead artist in 2017 with Gurlez Akhtar for a duet song, “G Wagon”. Following his debut, he collaborated with Brown Boyz for various tracks. His tracks peaked on the UK Asian Music chart. His song “Bambiha Bole” was among the top five on the Global YouTube music chart. In 2021, he released Moosetape, tracks from which charted globally including Billboard Global 200, Billboard Global Excl. US, Canadian Hot 100, UK Asian, and New Zealand Hot charts. He has the most number-one singles on the Billboard India Songs chart.
In 2021, he joined the Indian National Congress political party and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mansa.
Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants on 29 May 2022; a Canada-based gangster, active in Punjab, claimed responsibility for the killing, which the police said was a culmination of inter-gang rivalry. On 23 June 2022, his first posthumous single, SYL, was released.
Moose Wala’s lyrics and themes were often seen as controversial in India, and he was accused of promoting gun culture and of challenging religious establishments—as was the case related to Mai Bhago, a revered figure in Sikhism. He had faced legal challenges for his support of gun culture and his inflammatory lyrics.
Sidhu Moose wala Career
Rise to fame
Moose Wala released his first song “G Wagon” while living in Brampton. He started to perform live shows in India from 2018. He performed numorous shows in Canada. Moose Wala had his breakthrough with the song So High in 2017, a gangster rap with music producer Byg Byrd. The song won him the 2017 Best Lyricist award at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards. Following which Sidhu joined Brown Boys along with Sunny Malton & Byg Byrd. He continued his success with singles like Issa Jatt, It’s All About You, Just Listen, and “Warning Shots”.
In May 2018, Moose Wala released the single Tochan. The song was followed by Famous, which entered Top 40 Uk Asian Charts.
At the 2018 PTC Punjabi Music Awards he was nominated for the Best New Age Sensation award for Issa Jatt. In August 2018, he launched his first film soundtrack song, Dollar, for the film Dakuaan Da Munda. In October 2018, Moose Wala released his debut album PBX 1 in the pop music genre with a touch of hip-hop. The album charted on the Canadian Albums Chart. It won him the Best Album Award at the 2019 Brit Asia TV Music Awards.
Continued success in 2019
In Feb. 2019, Moose Wala released Legend, under his own record label. It won him the Britasia TV Kuflink Best Track of the Year Award in 2019. In the same month. he released “Chosen” and “Outlaw”. In April 2019, Moose Wala released East Side Flow, which was followed by “Mafia Style” with Aman Hayer.
In June 2019, his concert at the Surrey Music Festival was canceled due to violent activities that had happened in his past performances. In the same month, he released “Poison”, with R Nait. In July 2019, Moose Wala released Sohne Lagde, featuring The PropheC. In the same month, he released his film soundtrack title Hathyar, for Sikander 2.
In August 2019, Moose Wala collaborated with Bohemia for “Same Beef”.
In September 2019, he released two film soundtrack songs: Dogar for Teri Meri Jodi and Jatti Jeone Morh Wargi, featuring Sonam Bajwa, for Ardab Mutiyaran.
In October 2019, he released “B Town”. He also released “47”, featuring Mist and Stefflon Don, which entered the top 20 on UK Singles Chart. The song also charted on the New Zealand Hot 40 singles chart.
In December 2019, Moose Wala concluded the year with the single Dhakka. In 2019, Spotify included him in the list of the most popular artists in Punjab, along with Maninder Buttar and Karan Aujla.
2020–2022
In January 2020, he along with Nseeb featured on Prem Dhillon track “Old Skool”. The song was followed by “Tibeyan Da Putt”, which topped the iTunes charts and was ranked at number 8 on the Apple Music charts in India. His second studio album, Snitches Get Stitches, was released in May 2020, and that same month, he released the single “Dear Mama” on the occasion of his mother’s birthday. In June 2020, he collaborated with Amrit Maan on the song Bambiha Bole. Its music video was viewed over ten million times within twenty-four hours. The song topped in India and entered the top 50 in Canada and New Zealand on the Apple Music chart. It topped the UK Asian charts, and also entered the top 5 of the Global YouTube charts. In September 2020, Moose Wala released “Game” with Shooter Kahlon, which became his first song to chart on the Canadian Hot 100 by Billboard.
In May 2021, Moose Wala released his third studio album, Moosetape. The album charted on New Zealand Albums Chart by Recorded Music NZ. Singles from the album charted on various international charts including Billboard Global 200, Canada Hot 100, and New Zealand Hot Singles chart. On 12 September 2021, he performed at the Wireless Festival in London with British rapper Mist. Moose Wala was the first Indian singer to perform at this festival.
In April 2022, Moose Wala released the EP No Name featuring AR Paisley, Mr. Capone-E and Sunny Malton, which debuted at No. 73 on Billboard Top Canadian Albums. His songs The Last Ride, Levels, Never Fold, and 295 entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart. The Last Ride peaked at No. 26 and “Levels” on 32, and “Never Fold” on 97th rank. Three of his songs also featured on Billboard Global Excl. US chart, “The Last Ride” peaked at 103, “295” peaked at 73, and “Levels” peaked at 195.
In June 2022, his single “SYL” (based on Satluj Yamuna link canal) posthumously peaked at 27 on Canadian Hot 100, 81 in Australia, 3 in India, and 200 on Global Excl. US chart.
Sidhu Moosewala Music production
Following the various successful songs with Humble Music, Moose Wala started releasing songs independently in 2018. He released the first song Warning Shots, which was a diss track targetting Karan Aujla track Lafaafe. In the same year, his debut album, PBX 1, was released under T-Series, followed by the release of most of his tracks under his own label, as well as tracks from other artists. In 2020, Moose Wala released his second studio album, Snitches Get Stitches, under his own label. On 31 August 2020, Moose Wala officially launched his record label, 5911 Records.
Sidhu Moose Wala Acting
Moose Wala made his debut in Punjabi cinema in the film Yes I Am Student under his own production company Jatt Life Studios. The film was directed by Tarnvir Singh Jagpal and written by Gill Raunta. In 2019, Moose Wala appeared in Teri Meri Jodi. In June 2020, he announced another film titled Gunah. On 22 August 2021, he released the teaser of his upcoming movie, Moosa Jatt, starring Sweetaj Brar and directed by Tru Makers. On 24 August 2021, he announced his new film Jattan Da Munda Gaun Lagya, directed by Amberdeep Singh, which was set for release on 18 March 2023.
Sidhu Moose Wala Personal life
Moose Wala had a lot of attachment to his village Moosa, so he used to stay in his village. When he was alive, his fans used to visit his village everyday to meet him. He was very attached to his grandmother. He kept his hair at the behest of his grandmother, which was very important in Sikhism, because his father could not keep his hair due to an accident.
According to artists like Afsana Khan, Gippy Grewal, Amrit Maan, Moose Wala’s personality was totally different from his songs. In real life he was a down to earth person.
Sidhu Moose Wala Feuds
Moose Wala had a rivalry with Karan Aujla; both have replied to each other through songs, social media handles, and live performances. Also, both have been criticised for songs promoting violence. Elly Mangat, both Moose Wala’s and Aujla’s then-colleague, in an interview disclosed that the dispute between both began when Sidhu’s video targeting Aujla in his song was leaked to Aujla’s management, and they threatened to attack Sidhu. Following the incident, both started targeting each other on social media. The rivalry was resolved temporarily until Aujla released a diss-track, “Lafaafe”, followed by Sidhu’s “Warning Shot”. Aujla in an interview stated that he did not write the track “Lafaafe” and did not reveal anything about their rivalry, but praised Moose Wala’s work. After Moose Wala’s death, Aujla paid tribute with the song “Maa”.
Sidhu Moose Wala Legal issues and controversies
At the time of his death, Moose Wala was facing criminal charges for promoting gun culture and violence. Two of the charges were related to obscene scenes.
In May 2020, two videos featuring Moose Wala went viral on social media: one showcased him training to use an AK-47 with assistance from police officers, and the other saw him use a personal pistol. The six officers who had assisted him were suspended following the incident. On 19 May, he was booked under two sections of the Arms Act. The police began conducting raids to find Moose Wala, but he absconded to evade arrest. On 2 June, the Barnala District Court rejected a plea for anticipatory bail for Moose Wala and five accused officers.
On 6 June 2020, he was fined by police in Nabha because his car windows were tinted black beyond what was permissible and was allowed to leave despite being under lookout; Moose Wala incorrectly told the officers that he was already on bail. In July, he joined the police investigation and was granted regular bail. That month, he released a single titled Sanju, comparing himself to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was also arrested under the Arms Act. Indian sport shooter Avneet Sidhu criticised the song and called out Moose Wala for promoting gun culture. The next day, a case was registered against him for releasing the song. In an interview, Moose Wala alleged that he was being deliberately targeted by some news channels and lawyers.
Sidhu Moose Wala Death
| Assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jawaharke Village, Mansa, Punjab, India |
| Date | May 29, 2022 5:30 p.m. (IST) |
| Target | Sidhu Moose Wala |
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Attack type
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Murder by drive-by shooting, assassination |
| Deaths | 1 (Sidhu Moose Wala) |
| Perpetrators | Unconfirmed |
| Accused | Lawrence Bishnoi |
Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his car on 29 May 2022 in Jawaharke village of Mansa district. According to police, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang initially claimed responsibility for the murder in an unverified Facebook post, which Bishnoi denied making but is being held by the Punjab Police as of June 2022 and is considered the “mastermind” by officials in the murder.