Drake pays tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala in his debut radio show

Canadian rapper played late Indian singer's hit singles '295' and 'G-Sh*t' in the first episode of 'Table for One'.

Canadian rapper Drake has paid tribute to Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, who was killed on May 29 in Indian Punjab’s Mansa district. In the debut episode of his radio show Table for One that aired on Saturday, the Hotline Bling singer promoted his new album Honestly, Nevermind and paid tribute to Moose Wala, who was gunned down a month ago.

When news of Moose Wala’s death had surfaced, the rapper had also shared an Instagram Story to bid farewell to the Punjabi singer. “Rest in peace, Moose,” he had written.

Now, according to HipHopNMore, Drake played Moose Wala's singles 295, which recently found a spot on the Billboard Global 200 charts and appeared on the top three spot on YouTube's Global Music Video chart, and G-Sh*t on his radio show. Moose Wala's last track, The Last Ride, also saw an upward trend on the chart and is now listed on the sixth spot, as per Economic Times. Its video has amassed over 73 million views on YouTube.

During the episode, Drake also talked about never having done a radio show before and said he named his show Table for One because oftentimes, he likes to get a table for himself to just zone out.

The Scapegoat and Congress leader was shot dead on May 29, a day after his security was withdrawn by the state police. Many musicians sent their condolences to the rapper's family. The Calaboose' hitmaker has had past musical collaborations with a number of artists, including British rappers Stefflon Don and MIST, Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari and Pakistani-American rapper Bohemia.

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