He commonly wrote songs about extra-marital relationships, coming of age, drinking, drug use, and the hot tempers of Punjabi men. He earned a controversial reputation, with his detractors regarding his music obscene, and his supporters regarding it a truthful commentary on Punjabi culture and society.

His best-known hits include “Pehle Lalkare Naal” and his devotional songs “Baba Tera Nankhana” and “Talwar Main Kalgidhar Di”. Though he never recorded it himself, he wrote the widely popular “Jatt Di Dushmani” which has been recorded by many Punjabi artists.