Sidhu Moosewala’s unreleased songs drop on delivery anniversary amid BBC documentary conflict

Three beforehand unreleased tracks — “008”, “Take Notes”, and “Neal” — have been formally launched on Sidhu Moosewala’s YouTube channel and Spotify
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On the delivery anniversary of late Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala, three beforehand unreleased tracks — 008, Take Notes, and Neal — have been formally launched on his YouTube channel and Spotify. The tracks are a part of a posthumous mixtape titled Moose Print and have manufacturing by The Kidd, Mrxci, Jay B Singh, and Sidhu himself.

The artist’s reputation has endured greater than two years after his loss of life, because the three tracks collectively surpassed 7.8 million views on YouTube, inside hours. The discharge sparked a wave throughout social media, with followers flooding the remark sections to rejoice Moosewala’s legacy.

Born Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, Moosewala was shot and killed in Mansa district, Punjab, in Could 2022. Canadian gangster Goldy Brar, together with a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed accountability for the assault. Since then, a number of of Sidhu’s posthumous works have been launched, drawing each crucial and industrial consideration.

The timing of the music drop coincided with the discharge of the primary two episodes of a BBC documentary that explores Sidhu’s rise to fame and the occasions main as much as his homicide. Nonetheless, the documentary has been met with authorized pushback from Sidhu’s father, Balkaur Singh, who alleged that the BBC used his son’s story and likeness with out consent. Singh’s authorized staff additionally expressed considerations that the content material may intrude with the continued investigation into Sidhu’s killing.

The BBC had deliberate a screening of the documentary in Mumbai however pulled it on the final minute following the controversy. As a substitute, the episodes have been quietly uploaded to YouTube. A courtroom listening to to handle the authorized dispute is scheduled for June 12.