July 2022.
Drake, the famous and at times controversial musician, takes to the stage in his home city of Toronto, Canada.
That evening, Drake performs in a sweatshirt emblazoned with the face of a turbaned Punjabi man.
And underneath the image, in large black font, is his name: Sidhu Moose Wala. 1993 to 2022.
So, who is this man on Drake's sweatshirt? And why is he dead?
This is the first instalment in a 3-part series from the world of Punjabi music.
- Host: Aslan Pahari
- Producer: Hannah Jose
- Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
- Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
- Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
- Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
- Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.