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“Mask Off” serves as a “rags-to-riches” story that explores the surface of Future’s past, from trapping to living a life of luxury. The slow and syrupy production by Metro Boomin samples the 1976 song, “Prison Song” by Tommy Butler, which featured Carlton Williams.
The song went on to become one of...
[Intro]
Call it how it is (Call it how it is)
Hendrix
I promise, I swear, I swear
You heard, spit it, yo
[Chorus]
Percocets (Ya), molly, Percocets (Percocets)
Percocets (Ya), molly, Percocets (Percocets)
Rep the set (Yee), gotta rep the set (Gang, gang)
Chase a check (Chase it), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches)
Mask on (Off), fuck it, mask off (Mask)
Mask on (Off), fuck it, mask off (Mask)
Percocets ('Cets), molly, Percocets (Percocets)
Chase a check (Chase it), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches)
[Verse 1]
Two cups (Cup), toast up with the gang (Gang, gang)
From food stamps to a whole 'nother domain, ya
Out the bottom (Ye), I'm the livin' proof (Super)
Ain't compromisin' (Woah), half a million on the coupe (Gang, gang)
Drug houses (where), lookin' like Peru (Woah, woah, woah)
Graduated (Crazy), I was overdue (I'm on due)
Pink molly (Molly), I can barely move (Barely move)
Ask about me ('Bout me), I'm gon' bust a move
Rick James (James), thirty-three chains (Thirty-three)
Ocean air (Air), cruisin' Biscayne
Top off (Ya), that’s a liability (Big foreigns)
Hit the gas (Gas), boostin' my adrenaline (Big foreigns)
[Chorus]
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Rep the set (Ye), gotta rep the set (Gang, gang)
Chase a check (Chase it) (Ye), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches) (Big foreigns)
Mask on (Off) (Ye), fuck it, mask off (Mask) (Big foreigns)
Mask on (Off) (Ye), fuck it, mask off (Mask) (Big foreigns)
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Chase a check (Chase it) (Ye, ye), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches)
[Verse 2]
Ford or Maybach (Ford or), I drive anything (Ye)
Buy my Range (Ye), make 'em go insane (Ye)
(Oh my Lord, praise him be)
My guillotine, drank promethazine (Drank prometh')
TEC and beams (Ya), go to those extremes (Let's go, let's go)
Parliament (Parliament), calamari Wednesday (Ya)
Parlay in Vegas, we was in attendance (What's good, what's good)
Before the business (Yeah), Theodore lenses
Theo-Dur prescriptions (Ya), focus on the missions (Fo' my)
Intermission (Hol' up), never take a break (We can pull up)
Switch states, touch down, foreign plates (Speech)
Ain't no way, ain't no fuckin' way (No)
We call the play, we didn't come to play (No)
Rob the bank, we gon' rob the game (Gang)
They gang, we gang (Gang)
But they are not the same (Freebandz)
[Chorus]
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Rep the set (Ye), gotta rep the set (Gang, gang)
Chase a check (Chase it) (Ye), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches) (Big foreigns)
Mask on (Off) (Ye), fuck it, mask off (Mask) (Big foreigns)
Mask on (Off) (Ye), fuck it, mask off (Mask) (Big foreigns)
Percocets (Ye), molly, Percocets (Big foreigns)
Chase a check (Chase it) (Ye, ye), never chase a bitch (Don't chase no bitches)
[Outro]
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Gas gone, never nod off
(Cold chills, prison cells)
(Oh my Lord, praise him be)
Mask Off was written by DJ ESCO & Future & Tommy Butler & Metro Boomin.
Mask Off was produced by Metro Boomin.
The #MaskOffChallenge is people dancing and playing instruments to the song. It became instantly popular because of the flute-inspired beat and catchy hook of the song.
Even Chris Brown had some moves for this song.
In a 2016 Clique TV Interview, Future alluded to much of his perceived use of recreational drugs as fiction:
Because I feel like that’s the number one thing everybody likes to talk about, it’s the number one seller.
They didn’t produce the song—only Metro Boomin did.
No, it wasn’t. “Mask Off” was released along with the rest of FUTURE on February 17, 2017. It was later re-released as the album’s second single after it started receiving more popularity than “Draco,” the album’s lead single.
Yes—a remix featuring Kendrick Lamar was released on May 23, 2017, and a Marshmello remix was released on June 16, 2017.
“Mask Off” became certified 8x platinum by the RIAA on December 1, 2020.