Spoken word artist Mustafa the Poet might be familiar to some, as a feature on The Weeknd’s STARBOY-cut “Attention.” The Toronto native, born to Sudanese parents, has released a short-film entitled Remember Me, Toronto. Lead by an original score done by Noah “40” Shebib, the 11-minute piece focuses on the subject of gun violence that plagued the Canadian metropolis in recent years. Various artists in Toronto’s music scene, including Drake and his OVO Sound artist Baka Not Nice, make appearances in the project. Watch it below.
“Remember Me, Toronto” is a project created for artists in this video & everyone in our communities. Gun violence and homicide rates in Toronto have been on a steady increase for the past decade. To realize that the greater issue is not between us, there is a larger beast and systemic structure working against us. The city’s “priority neighbourhoods” are tucked away. They tuck away our truth and our humanity. We wanted to give these artists the opportunity to rewrite their memories and the memories of those they lost.
