Punjabi
singer
and
Congress
leader
Shubdeep
Singh
Sidhu
Moose
Wala
was
shot
dead
on
Sunday,
May
29.
The
news
came
as
a
shock
to
many
fans
and
celebrities.
According
to
reports,
the
27-year-old
singer
was
shot
dead
mere
three
days
after
his
security
was
downgraded
by
the
Punjab
government.
Among
the
tributes
on
social
media,
Canadian
rapper
and
singer
Drake
also
dedicated
an
Instagram
story
to
the
singer.
Drake
shared
a
photo
of
Sidhu
Moose
Wala
with
his
mother
on
Instagram
stories
and
wrote,
"RIP
Moose."
Producer
Gaurang
Doshi
recently
revealed
that
Drake
was
a
'big
fan'
of
Sidhu.
Gaurang
Doshi
was
working
with
Sidhu
on
a
special
song
and
music
video,
which
would
have
also
featured
American
rappers,
Rick
Ross
and
Swae
Lee.
He
revealed
that
the
collaboration
was
for
a
web
series
called
7th
sense.
The
producer
said
that
Sidhu
had
already
shot
3
songs
for
the
series,
one
with
Jason
Derulo,
one
with
Lil
Pump
and
Honey
Singh.
Talking
about
Sidhu's
popularity
in
west,
he
told
ETimes,
"Do
you
know
Drake
follows
Sidhu
on
Instagram?
Drake
follows
him,
but
Sidhu
didn't
follow
him.
Drake
is
a
big
fan
of
Sidhu
Moose
Wala."
He
added,
"Everyone
including
Rick
Ross
and
Swae
Lee
were
excited
about
working
with
him.
If
you
reach
out
to
Hollywood
rappers,
it's
usually
their
wish
whether
they
want
to
collaborate
with
an
artist
or
not.
But
for
this
collaboration
with
Sidhu,
they
all
immediately
said
a
yes."
For
the
unversed,
Shubhdeep
Singh
Sidhu
also
known
as
Sidhu
Moose
wala
hailed
from
the
Moose
Wala
village
in
Mansa
district
of
Punjab.
According
to
reports,
Sidhu
who
had
learnt
music
during
his
college
days
later
moved
to
Canada.
He
was
also
known
as
a
controversial
Punjabi
singer,
as
he
openly
promoted
gun
culture
and
glorified
gangsters.