New Delhi, May 30: Punjabi rapping sensation Sidhu Moosewala was riddled with bullets in Mansa, Punjab sending shockwaves through the music industry.
Grammy winner and rapper Drake took to Instagram to share his condolences for the late rapper-actor, posting an image of Moosewala and his mother and wrote “RIP MOOSE @sidhu_moosewala.”
The late Punjabi singer, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, had fought the Punjab election on a Congress ticket.
The rapper was a follower of Drake on social media and quoted the Canadian rapper, who won the 2019 Grammy for “God’s Plan”, as one of his influences.
Moosewala’s music career spanned roughly three years but he still managed to be a highly popular figure in the Punjabi music industry. He had more than 70 lakh Instagram followers, 1.93 lakh followers on Twitter, and 1.07 crore subscribers on YouTube.
Apart from Drake, influencer Lilly Singh also dedicated a post to Moosewala and wrote, “Absolutely devastating and upsetting news. To my global audience that may not be familiar, today a young legend in the Punjabi music industry was killed. If you see tribute images of him today, please don’t keep scrolling, but rather take a moment to stream the music of Sidhu Moosewala.”
Salim Merchant: I’m shocked & saddened by the news.. Sidhu was a gem .. our song was going to release very soon .. this is unbelievable.
Shehnaaz Gill: Kise da jawaan dhee ya putt es duniya toh chala jaave, es toh vadda dukh koi nhi ho sakda duniya te. Waheguruji mehar kareyo
Dilpreet Dhillon: Shared an animated picture of Moosewala and his mother with the caption “Waheguru”.
Himanshi Khurana: Waheguru Mehar Kare Rest in peace #moosewala. speechless ….. rip brother #sidhumoosewala
Diljit Dosanjh: Oh WAHEGURU Heartbreaking news..Baut Talent C Munde Ch..Mai Kadey Mileya Ni c..Par Odi Mehnat Bol di C No Doubt. Parents Lai Baut Hard Aa..Baba Bhanaa Manan Da Bal Bakshey Parivaar Nu.
Ranveer Singh posted a picture of himself on Instagram cracking a pose captioned his post with the same line “Dil da ni mada…”
Vicky Kaushal also gave his condolences and wrote a line from the singer’s song on his Instagram Stories “Dil da ni mada”.
Baut Bura Din Aa MUSIC INDUSTRY Lai
Parmish Verma: Shared a picture of Mossewala and his mother with the caption, “Verified
Waheguru.. RIP Brother”.
Ammy Virk: Waheguru Parwaaar nu bal bakshan sache patshah
Bpraak and Janni shared an animated picture of Moosewala and wrote Waheguru
Sargun Mehta: Bohot choti umar ch boht vadde kamm kite aa.. boht mehr si babe di ehna te. Please take out 2 mins to just pray for his peaceful transition and for strength for his family
Neeru Bajwa: Shocked…#rip
Gippy Grewal: WaheGuru
The incident took place just a day after the Punjab Police withdrew the security of 424 VIPs, including Moosewala.
Mossewala rose to fame in 2017 with his track ‘So High’ and in 2018, his debut album was ranked 66 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart.
