Drake pays tribute to Sidhu Moosewala, plays late singer's hit songs on radio show

Canadian rapper Drake who debuted his own radio show paid a heartfelt tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala and played out several of the slain Punjabi singer's songs on the programme.

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Canadian singer-rapper Drake, who recently released his album 'Honestly, Nevermind', paid a tribute to the slain Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala during the first episode of his radio show Table for One as he played the latter's hit numbers on the show.

Drake reportedly played Moosewala's hit singles 295 and G-Sh*t on the show. 295 recently entered the Billboard Global 200 chart, and claimed the number three spot on YouTube's Global Music Video chart. Previously, Drake, who followed Sidhu Moose Wala on Instagram, had shared the rapper's picture on the social media handle and captioned it "RIP Moose".

Moosewala Sidhu Moose Wala fans praised Drake for his gesture. The Singer-turned-actor-politician was killed by gangsters on May 29 in Jawahar Ke village of Punjab's Mansa district. The incident occurred a day after the Punjab Police Department removed the protection of 424 persons, including Sidhu Moose Wala.

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