Tag: Air Forces

[Intro]
(Mafia)

[Verse 1]
They only see me when I got these chains on
Take a picture, it might last longer, make ’em pay for it
I remember I ain’t have nothin’, but I made sure
I was the flyest in the classroom, rocked Trues and Air Forces
Had one pair of both, I kept ’em fresh, I’d switch ’em every now and then
Washer broke, so me and mom was always at the laundromat
Mufasa how they always lyin’, show me where your heart is at
Gangster in my blood, it’s understood that I’m my mother’s son
Spent a hundred thousand, niggas my age ain’t seen twenty bands
Double back on bitches that ain’t f*ck when I was doin’ bad
I’m just at the peak of my career, feel like I’m movin’ fast
Fell in love with paper, never thought that I’d get too attached

[Chorus]
Swear, I know it can get hard at times
Keep movin’ forward, you was meant to shine, now they see you
Now they see you

[Verse 2]
Lost it, I just be on some boss shit
Only see me ’cause my jewelry wet, goddamn, I’m flawless
I ain’t playin’ with nobody, reach, his life, gon’ cost him
I hit up, go and catch a body, playin’ ball, no Spalding (Grrah)
I still roll a ‘Wood up, honey bourbon, don’t smoke honey berry
Tell me is it me? The niggas ’round me start to actin’ weird

I’ll still do a hundred for ’em, plus another hundred years
Still wouldn’t send me pictures or put money on my commissary
Said I still got love for ’em, treat ’em like my mom’s sons
Trust is built off loyalty, I’m loyal, see, my love strong
Gangsters to the soil, spin this bitch, you know I love foreigns
Oh-oh, yeah, you know I love foreigns
Know how many times they told me stop it? I just kept going
Got too many problems in this Glock, bitch, you get stepped on
Yeah, I had my chance, took advantage, what you mad for?
They don’t see the struggle, just see these Guccis I paid cash for
[Chorus]
Swear, I know it can get hard at times
Keep movin’ forward, you was meant to shine, now they see you
Now they see you
(Let me tell you how they all see you)

[Interlude]
You can’t let nobody tell you what you can and can’t do
You stand on your own ten just like I did
I know if I could do it, you could do it
I mean, I just wanna thank God
For the position he put me in my life
The people he put in front of me
Yeah
(Oh, now you see me)

[Chorus]
Swear, I know it can get hard at times
Keep movin’ forward, you was meant to shine, now they see you
Now they see you

[Outro]
Blessing

Mustafa shows off his community in the “Air Forces” video
Watch new visuals for the Toronto artist’s second solo single.

By Jordan Darville

September 21, 2020

Mustafa is a Toronto-based artist who made waves locally as a spoken word poet and founding member of the Canadian rap group Halal Gang before going on to co-write on songs by The Weeknd and Camila Caballo. His solo music career debuted this year with the song “Stay Alive” and the James Blake collaboration “Come Back,” and today he shares a beautiful new song and video called “Air Forces.”

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The clip takes place in Regent Park, Mustafa’s home, and the housing project that birthed artists like Mo-G, Lil Berete, Puffy L’z, and Smoke Dawg (R.I.P.). The footage of Regent Park is interspersed with more symbolic imagery like a green, sun-drenched field and a Black man with deep wounds in his shoulder blades, presumably where his wings used to be. The song itself is dreamy too, thanks to production which samples a Sudanese chant and Mustafa’s deeply beautiful vocals. Check it out above.

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