The name stems from the preponderance of the group having Muslim origins with East African and Caribbean Canadian roots.
Halal Gang mostly shoots videos in bustling parts of Toronto's financial district, as well as other communities such as the Yorkville area to 'flex' on mans, given its highly-affluent and desirability to show off money.
[citation needed] Mustafa the Poet produces spoken word poetry from the group including the release Spectrum of Hope in September 2014.
[1] He was featured on CBC News in which he explores the connection between art and athletics in his Pan Am poem with Heather Hiscox.
In it, the two rappers and their friends rap, dance, and laugh in shadowy parking lots, fluorescent-lit apartment corridors, and an empty studio.
"TP" Nap, A "Pissy" P, Renshiz and Bandb performed 15 dates on Drake’s Boy Meets World European Tour in the same year.
The film featured numerous Toronto rappers including Drake, Baka Not Nice, Pressa, Jay Whiss, Puffy L’z amongst others and was scored by 40.
[citation needed] Canadian rapper Smoke Dawg was killed in a shooting in broad daylight in front of a Toronto night club on June 30, 2018.