He was featured on CBC News in which he explores the connection between art and athletics in his Pan Am poem with Heather Hiscox. It was a collaborative project between him and Thompson Egbo-Egbo. He then went on to produce the spoken word poetry film Spectrum of Hope in September 2014. Mustafa first gained recognition in 2014 at the age of 18, by featuring on Lorraine Segato's single 'Rize Time', a remix of her band's own song ' Rise Up', in which he performs a spoken word poem on the prelude. Despite his young age, Mustafa was a witness of gun violence and street gangs.

He had a rough upbringing in his hometown, located in Toronto's oldest housing projects, Regent Park, where he attended Regent Park Duke of York Public School. During this time, Mustafa was known for writing poems about poverty in Africa, and poverty in the Regent Park area. The piece got a lot of attention, earning him high praises at Toronto's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2009. When he was in grade 7, he performed an original piece, 'A Single Rose', at Nelson Mandela Park Public School. Mustafa Ahmed was born in Toronto, Ontario to Sudanese parents.

1.3 2017–2019: Remember Me, Toronto and collaborationsīiography 1996–2013: Early life.

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