Sunny Malton | |
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| Birth name | Sandeep Singh Sidhu |
| Born | November 15, 1989 (age 34) Toronto, Canada |
| Origin | Malton, Mississauga, Canada |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels |
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| Formerly of | Brown Boys |
| Past members | Sidhu Moose Wala Big Boi Deep |
Sandeep Singh Sidhu (born November 15, 1989), known as Sunny Malton, is a Punjabi Canadian rapper and singer. He rose to mainstream with his track 'Issa Jatt' with Sidhu Moose Wala. His song Levels with Sidhu charted at 32 on Canadian Hot 100.[1]
He is the co-founder of Brown Boys and TPM Records.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Sandeep was born on November 15, 1989[6] into a Canadian Punjabi Sikh family and grew up and attended Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School in Malton, Mississauga. He worked at Canadian Tire before the success of his music career.
Career
Early career
In 2016, Malton released a freestyle diss track called 'Jus Remain Humble Doe' on the beat from Fire Squad by J Cole, towards Fateh, Jus Reign, Lilly Singh and Humble the Poet.[7] One prominent line included "He fake with that beard, Rick Ross" directed at Fateh.
Rise to Fame
In August 2017, Sidhu Moosewala and Byg Byrd released "So High" which became Moosewala's most successful track and the pinnacle of his musical career. Malton can be heard at the start of the song saying "Imma Imma Brown Boy" which became an iconic catchphrase. He can also been seen throughout the music video, which was shot in Toronto.[8] Malton's first music collaboration with Sidhu, was the song "Issa Jatt" in October 2021.[9][10]
In 2017, Malton featured on "Just Listen" by Sidhu Moosewala. The song managed to reach 12th in the UK Asian Charts.[11] Other significant Malton collaborations and features included "Just Listen" (2018), "East Side Flow" (2019), "Sidhu's Anthem" (2019), "Chosen" (2019), "B-Town (2019) and "Never Fold" (2022).[12]
Releases After the Death of Moosewala
Malton's first release after Moosewala's death was on November 1, 2022, called "Letter to Sidhu".[13]
In January 2023, Malton released "Signs", where he also paid tribute to his former friend, Sidhu Moosewala.
In February 2023, Malton took part in his first public interview since the death of Moosewala. Malton had stated "he sees Moosewala in his dreams" and it took him 9 months to get over his death.[14][15]
Feuds
Sikander Kahlon
In 2020, Sikander Kahlon dissed Malton on Twitter over his issue with Sidhu Moose Wala unfollowing him on Instagram. Sunny responded on Twitter with "The clowns don’t care about what’s right or wrong, all their hoping for is one song with Sidhu.. the shit you dreaming bout, we did in reality". Additionally, Sunny Malton leaked a bunch of screenshots of private messages him and Kahlon had exchanged prior, where Kahlon asked for a feature. This led to Kahlon releasing a full EP titled "Sunny Milton" filled with diss tracks towards Sunny Malton.[16]
Sidhu Moosewala, Byg Byrd & Brown Boys
The initial Brown Boys feud started between Moosewala and Sunny Malton, Byg Byrd and BigBoiDeep after their release of the album Brown Boys Forever.[17] On Instagram, Byrd and Malton said Sidhu Moosewala was not paying them and was "leaking" their songs. Moosewala responded with "I am ready to swear on anything religious. Putting my hand on my heart I am ready to say that if I have ever leaked any song of mine, I want my tongue to be held and I will stop singing."[18][19]
In December 2020 and January 2021, Sunny Malton and Byg Byrd also got into a serious internet feud over ownership of Brown Boys Records. Despite being equal partners, Malton claimed his personal relationship was suffering for the last 4–5 months and that BygByrd signed artist, Tarna without his permission under alias of Brown Boys.[20]
Reconciliation with Sidhu Moosewala
In October 2021, after resolving his previous feud with Sidhu Moosewala, Malton took to Instagram to say "In the end of all this nonsense, I learned that Sidhu is realer than BygPigeon. BygPigeon isn't a Byrd he's a BygSnake."[21] He also posted a picture on Instagram with Sidhu Moosewala with the caption "We Back, Scary Hours... To all the fans, I ain't gonna say much other than Ik Vari Hor (One more time)".[22]
Personal life
In February 2019, Sunny Malton got engaged to his long-time girlfriend of 10 years, Parveen Chahal. They soon got married on April 25, 2020.[23][24] In January 2023, Malton and Parveen announced the arrival of their newborn baby daughter.[25][26]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| It’s Always Sunny In California |
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| Only Time Will Tell (with GUR3) |
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Singles discography
As lead artist
| Track | Year | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | IND | NZ Hot | UK Asian | UK Punjabi | |||
| "Get Em" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "BMF Freestyle" (with Jimmy King) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Get It" (with B. Magic & Fateh Doe) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sky Scraper" (featuring Villa) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Day 1s" (with Blamo) |
2015 | ||||||
| "Ted Dibiase (featuring Blamo) |
2016 | ||||||
| "Goliyan" (featuring Haji Springer) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Issa Jatt (with Sidhu Moose Wala) [27] |
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| "My Own Lane" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mrs. Saga" | |||||||
| "TPM" (featuring Sidhu Moose Wala) |
— | — | — | ||||
| "No Mercy" | 2018 | ||||||
| "Bout That Life" (featuring Gaurav) |
— | — | — | ||||
| "Copy Cat" | |||||||
| Warning Shots (with Sidhu Moose Wala) |
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| "See This Happen" (featuring Blamo & 100 Watt) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sidhu Anthem (with Sidhu Moose Wala) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brand New" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thang on Me" (with Byg Byrd and AR Paisley) |
— | — | — | — | — | Brown Boys Forever | |
| "Hauli Hauli" (with Byg Byrd & Sidhu Moose Wala) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Bad Guy" (with Byg Byrd) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| Patt Sutteya (with Byg Byrd & Big Boi Deep) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Think About Me" (with Byg Byrd, Big Boi Deep & AR Paisley) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Imma Imma Brown Boy" (with Byg Byrd & Big Boi Deep) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| Forget About It (with Sidhu Moose Wala) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tere Karke" (with Big Boi Deep) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Almond Coloured" (with Big Boi Deep) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Go" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Goat Vs Moose | — | — | |||||
| "Hot Boy" (featuring Keetview$) | 2021 | — | |||||
| "Jattiye" | — | — | |||||
| "You Know About Me" | — | ||||||
| Note To Self | — | ||||||
| Never Enough | — | — | — | ||||
| Red Freestyle | 2022 | — | |||||
| "The 1/ The One" | — | ||||||
| "Black Freestyle" (featuring ProdGK) | — | ||||||
| DIOMO (with Jitt) | — | ||||||
| Fuck Em All (with Sidhu Moose Wala) | — | ||||||
| Never Fold (with Sidhu Moose Wala) | 92[28] | 22[29] | 19[30] | 3[31] | 3[32] | No Name | |
| Ride For Me | — | — | — | — | — | It's Always Sunny In California EP | |
| "Don't Worry" (featuring Preet) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jamma Jatt" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brown Baddie" (with Gur3) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Letter to Sidhu"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Signs | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Forever (featuring Gur3) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Track | Year | Peak chart position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | IND | NZ Hot | UK Asian | UK Punjabi | ||
| "I'm Fly" (Jimmy King featuring Sunny Malton) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Pictures From The Past" (Lxplicit featuring Sunny Malton) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "On The Map" (Sikander Kahlon featuring Sunny Malton) | 2014 | |||||
| "Quit Playing" (Big Boi Deep featuring Sunny Malton) | 2018 | |||||
| "On Repeat" (Jimmy Mahal featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Knight Rider" (Jimmy Waraich featuring Sunny Malton) | ||||||
| "Just Listen" (Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton)[34] | — | — | — | 12[35] | — | |
| "Black on Black" (Gurj Sidhu featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | — | |||
| "Jaguar" (Preet Chahal featuring Sunny Malton) | 2019 | |||||
| "Limits" (Big Boi Deep featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | ||||
| "Chosen" (Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton) [36] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Homicide" (Big Boi Deep featuring Sidhu Moose Wala & Sunny Malton) | ||||||
| "Red Battiyan" (R Nait featuring Sunny Malton) | ||||||
| "Red Light" (Big Boi Deep featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "B Town"(Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton) [37] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Khanda (Ranjit Bawa featuring Sunny Malton) |
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| "Criminal" (Sunny Sohal featuring Sunny Malton) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Death" (Ashraf Yadam featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Walk Away" (Amar Singh featuring Sunny Malton) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Youngest in Charge" (Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Levels"(Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton) [38] | 2022 | 32[1] | 4[39] | 15[40] | 1[41] | 2[32] |
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- 1 2 "Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Sunny Malton and Rajvir Gakhal Announce Their New Record Label TPM Recordz". March 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Friend who worked with Sidhu Moose Wala on last song: 'Nothing without you, legend' | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. May 31, 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, Brock (June 4, 2022). "Sidhu Moose Wala's musical legacy was being a voice for his culture". CBC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Sidhu Moosewala-Sunny Malton are back as a powerful duo". PTC Punjabi. October 28, 2021.
- ↑ "SUNNY MALTON (TPM) on Instagram: "My name is Sandeep Singh Sidhu, born on November 15th, 1989". Instagram. November 15, 2022.
- ↑ "After Karan Aujla and Ninja, It is Sunny Malton Who Gets Hitched".
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- ↑ "7 Sidhu Moose Wala songs that will forever keep singer's memory alive". PINKVILLA. May 31, 2022.
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- ↑ "Sunny Malton Pens A Heartfelt Note For Sidhu Moose Wala. Writes, 'I'm lost without you bro'". 5 Dariya News.
- ↑ "Sunny Malton remembers the late Sidhu Moose Wala and claims to see him in his dreams". The Economic Times. February 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Sunny Malton recalls late Sidhu Moose Wala; says he still sees him in dreams". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Why Sikander Kahlon dissed Sunny Malton? (Full Story)". May 23, 2020.
- ↑ "BBC Asian Network - AJD, Sunny Malton". BBC.
- ↑ Sembhi, Jas (May 6, 2020). "Sidhu Moosewala fight with Byg Byrd & Sunny Malton".
- ↑ "Sidhu Moose Wala: A rapper of fascinating contradictions who aimed to uplift Punjab". TheGuardian.com. May 31, 2022.
- ↑ Pollywood, The (March 21, 2021). "Sunny Malton Compares His Former Partners Sidhu Moosewala & Byg Byrd!".
- ↑ "Sidhu Moosewala-Sunny Malton are back as a powerful duo". October 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Friend Who Worked on Last Song Breaks Silence: 'nothing Without You, Legend' | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. June 2022.
- ↑ "PTC Punjabi- Live Gurbani | World's No.1 Punjabi Entertainment Channel". PTC Punjabi. April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Sunny Malton Is Now Officially Married! - Pics Inside". Ghaint Punjab.
- ↑ "Wow! Sunny Malton Throws A Cute Baby Shower For Wifey – Pics Inside!". Ghaint Punjab.
- ↑ "Congratulations! Sunny Malton & Wifey Blessed with a Baby Girl".
- ↑ "Brownwashing and the n-word: Race and culture are complicated topics at Surrey's Matheson secondary". CBC News. Surrey, British Columbia. May 29, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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- 1 2 "Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Sunny Malton Pens a Heartfelt Note for Sidhu Moose Wala. Writes, 'I'm lost without you bro'".
- ↑ "Track of the Week: Sidhu Moose Wala Ft. Sunny Malton – Just Listen". January 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Latest Punjabi Song Chosen Sung by Sidhu Moosewala Ft. Sunny Malton (Teaser) | Punjabi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Brampton Mayor pays tribute to Sidhu Moosewala, plants sapling in his memory". October 20, 2022.
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