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Wesley " Wes " Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his birth name as an actor.
Mar 22, 2024 · Rapper Maestro Fresh Wes will make history on March 24, when he becomes the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, at the 2024 Juno Awards. The Toronto-born MC, who...
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Feb 2, 2015 · Maestro Fresh Wes is regarded as the “godfather of Canadian hip hop.” His debut album, Symphony in Effect (1989), was the first album by a Black Canadian artist to be certified platinum in Canada. It yielded the hugely successful and influential hit single “Let Your Backbone Slide.”
This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and you can’t begin to talk about that history without talking about Maestro Fresh Wes. He sits down with Q’s Tom Power to reflect on his...
Mar 26, 2024 · Fresh off of of his Hall of Fame induction, Maestro Fresh Wes performed his iconic hits, 'Let Your Backbone Slide,' 'Stick to Your Vision,' and more.
Often hailed as the “Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop”, Maestro Fresh Wes stands as a pioneering force in the Canadian music scene, forging a path for hip-hop and rap in Canada at a time when none existed.
Wes Williams (aka Maestro Fresh Wes) has recently become the first rap artist to ever have a song inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. His legendary single “Let Your Backbone Slide” was the first rap recording to reach Gold and Platinum Status and is also considered to be a seminal intergenerational classic.
"Let Your Backbone Slide" is the debut single by Maestro Fresh-Wes, released in 1989 from his first album, Symphony in Effect. In Canada, over 50,000 copies of the single were sold, making Maestro the first Canadian rapper to have a gold single. It also reached #1 on The Record Singles Chart, in April 1990.
Feb 22, 2024 · The worthy recipient is Toronto rapper and actor Maestro Fresh Wes (Wes Williams), who has just been named as one of the five 2024 laureates for the award, which recognizes Canadians...
