Sunny Malton

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Sunny Malton
Birth nameSandeep Singh Sidhu
BornNovember 15, 1989 (1989-11-15) (age 34)
Toronto, Canada
Origin Malton, Mississauga, Canada
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008-present
Labels
  • TPM Records & RIVIERA
  • Brown Boy Records (Former)
Formerly ofBrown Boys
Past members Sidhu Moose Wala

Byg Byrd

Big Boi Deep

Sandeep Singh Sidhu (born November 15, 1989), known as Sunny Malton, is a Canadian rapper and singer of Punjabi music. 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]

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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 from India and grew up in Malton, Mississauga. He attended Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School, and 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 2017. [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

TitleEP details
It’s Always Sunny In California
Only Time Will Tell
(with GUR3)
  • Release Date: 11 August 2022
  • Label: Sunny Malton
  • Music: SOE, Off Grid
  • Format: Music download, streaming

Singles discography

As lead artist

TrackYearPeak chart positionAlbum
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]
"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)
"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 Freestyle2022—
"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] —————
Signs2023—————
Forever (featuring Gur3)—————
TrackYearPeak 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)
"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] 202232 [1] 4 [39] 15 [40] 1 [41] 2 [32]

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