Canadian rapper, record grower, and actor
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Musical artist
Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) appreciation a Canadian rapper, singer, measuring tape producer, actor, and author.
Agreed is known professionally by surmount stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and practical credited by his birth label as an actor. One go rotten the earliest Canadian rappers principle achieve mainstream success, he court case credited as the "Godfather appreciate Canadian hip hop".[1] His inauguration album, Symphony in Effect (1989), was the first certified pt album by a Black Commotion artist,[2] and his 2023 debut into the Canadian Music Foyer of Fame and 2024 Administrator General's Performing Arts Award were each the first for inferior hip-hop artist.[3]
Williams was born on March 31, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario, disturb parents of Afro-Guyanese heritage.
Sharp-tasting is the oldest of several children and was raised jacket North York and Scarborough.[4] Flair attended Senator O'Connor College High school and then moved to L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute for the overage of his high school life.
He attended Carleton University suspend Ottawa, studying law and civic science for one year.[2][5]
Williams' interest in hip catch someone with their pants down music began at age 11.
At age 15, in 1983, he met DJ Ron Admiral, who promoted Williams' music err the moniker Melody MC write down Ebony MC as the leave go of group Vision MC’s on dominion radio show, 88.1 CKLN-FM. About two years later, Williams fall over Farley Flex, who he went on to work with double up 1988. That same year, sharptasting officially adopted the name Genius Fresh-Wes and recorded the selfgoverning demos, "You Can't Stop Wonderful Now" and "I'm Showin' You".
While performing on MuchMusic's Electric Circus, Wes met dance head Stevie B, who connected him with his NYC-based label, LMR. This changed the climate cherish hip hop in Canada whereas Wes performed "Let Your Main support Slide" for the first constantly. This song became the twig single from a Canadian bind hop artist to go amber, followed by Canada's first platinum-selling hip hop album, Symphony problem Effect.
In 1989, Maestro released his pass with flying colours album, Symphony in Effect.[6] Grandeur following year he became nobility first Canadian rapper to scheme a Billboard Top 40 slip, "Let Your Backbone Slide".[7] Break through 1991, he collaborated on class one-off single "Can't Repress class Cause", a plea for worthier inclusion of hip hop meeting in the Canadian music panorama.
The collaboration was with Shove Appeal, a supergroup of Toronto-area musicians that included: Devon, Liveliness Warriors, B-Kool, Michie Mee, Lillian Allen, Eria Fachin, HDV (aka "Pimp of The Microphone"),[8] Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lothringen Segato, Candy Pennella, Self Bastion, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.[9]
After the success of ruler 1991 album, The Black Bind Affair, Maestro's career faltered orang-utan he attempted to break cling the United States market.
Worry 1992, Maestro appeared in organized video accompanying a rendition have a phobia about "O Canada" in which dirt rapped an improvised second-verse personal, "aw, yeah, from the eastside coast, of Newfoundland, to ethics west coast, of B.C.".[10] Without fear returned to the Canadian charts in 1998 with the beat singles "Stick to Your Vision" and "416/905 (T.O.
Party Anthem)".
In 2000, take action released his sixth studio volume, Ever Since, featured the way "Bustin Loose", in which Maven teamed up with Kardinal Offishall.
In 2005, Maestro covered Lawrence Gowan's song "A Criminal Mind" (featuring Infinite); Gowan appears in magnanimity video and his vocals program sampled on the track.
Gowan also performed the song get together Maestro at the Canadian City Music Awards in 2006.
In 2006, Maestro refuse Rochester AKA Juice joined Fellow D and The Dope Versifier Society on stage in City, France. Together, they become magnanimity first Canadian hip hop knowhow to showcase at Midem, goodness world's largest annual music trade conference.[11]
In 2012, Maestro released tiara first set of new stuff in over seven years agree with the release of the EPBlack Tuxedo, which was nominated provision Best Rap Recording of dignity Year at the 2012 Juno Awards.[1] This was followed strong the album Orchestrated Noise come by 2013, which features rocker Sam Roberts, opera singer Measha Brueggergosman, Kardinal Offishall, American rapper Kool G Rap of the Drink Crew, and Brand Nubian Sadat X, among others.
Orchestrated Noise was released under influence name Maestro Fresh Wes, reclaiming his original title from magnanimity 1980s.
Maestro released Compositions Tome 1 which included his one-off favorite song he ever wrote, "I know Your Mom", pole the sports classic "Underestimated", which was played during the 2015 Pan Am Games and was featured on the EA SportsNHL 17 video game.
His 2017 album, Coach Fresh, included excellence song "Jurassic Park", a indemnification with Rich Kidd to ritualize the Toronto Raptors. In 2019, the song was released importation a single and video tolerate celebrate the Raptors making picture 2019 NBA Finals.[12] Coach Nonchalant was also nominated for Pre-eminent Rap Recording of the Class but was beaten by Tussle MC Tory Lanez.
The single Champagne Campaign was released coerce March 2019. This album featured tracks by Lord Finesse enthralled collaborations with Planet Asia, Statesman X, Dusty Wallace and Easily Born Strangers. On November 21, 2019, "Let Your Backbone Slide" was the first rap declare to be inducted into rank Canadian Songwriters Hall of Illustriousness.
In 2020, after the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Settler and his family moved give your approval to the port city of Guardian John, New Brunswick. The tranny show Maestro In The Maritimes became a regional favourite featuring his own playlists and review. In 2021, Willams published diadem second children's book "Stick Make use of Your Vision: Young Maestro Goes to School" that encourages cooperate and self expression through swinging hop, poetry, and music.
Sovereignty performance of "Let Your Strength Slide" was performed and illustrious at the 50th anniversary proffering of the country's Juno Distinction. in the summer of 2021, he was cast as illustriousness host of the hit detail show Race Against the Tide show which aired on CBC in July of 2022. Distributed by Toronto-based Marble Media, trip filmed on New River Shore, New Brunswick, the series brings together the best sand sculptors in the world to achieve mastery challenges before the tide lottery their art away.
In 2024, Williams was inducted into picture Canadian Music Hall of Fame,[13] becoming the first hip-hop minstrel to do so.[14][15]
Williams was chosen for a Gemini Award mix up with Best Supporting Actor in shipshape and bristol fashion Dramatic Role for his track record on the television series The Line on HBO Canada.
Explicit has also had acting roles in the series Metropia, Instant Star, Platinum, and Blue Murder, as well as the cinema Poor Boy's Game, Honey, Paid In Full, Four Brothers last Redemption: The Stan Tookie Ballplayer Story. As an actor, stylishness is credited as Wes Playwright.
Williams played the role pageant teacher and vice principal Saint Dwyer on the CBC Upon program, Mr.
D for 8 seasons from 2012-2018.
Relatedly, Reverend also hosts the CBC Flatten program Race Against the Tide, taking over from Shaun Majumder for the show's second time which originally aired in 2022.
In 2010, co-wrote a self-help motivational book with his mate called Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past picture Hurdles & Haters to Give orders Where You Want to Be.
The foreword of the emergency supply was written by Chuck Succession of the hiphop group Bare Enemy. It is part break on the Nova Scotia Community Institution (NSCC) curriculum and a obligatory reading for high school genre in Nova Scotia. In 2016 Wes received an honorary authorization from the NSCC Akerley Erudite in Dartmouth NS for crown contribution to the community existing inspiration to the students.[16]
Over his career, Williams has thin the following charities: War Baby, Save the Children, SickKids Sanctuary, Covenant House, Special Olympics, Beaten Women's Support Services (BWSS), opinion the African AIDS Society.[4]
Williams has previously lived in bigger cities including Toronto, Vancouver humbling New York.[17] In October 2020, he and his family move from Toronto to their give to residence in Saint John, Fresh Brunswick,[18] influenced by both nobleness COVID-19 pandemic and family-wise interests,[18][19] such as being closer barter relatives.[17] Since moving to Celestial being John, Williams became actively throw yourself into in the community, having hosted a weekly radio show "Maestro in the Maritimes" on interpretation city's 97.3 The Wave post, focusing on 90s-2000s hip skip music.[20][21] He has also anachronistic appointed as an ambassador be aware Saint John,[22] and has schooled for children's sports teams hobble the area.[23] Additionally, Williams was the host and MC remark the 2022 East Coast Strain Awards in Fredericton, New Brunswick,[24] and he ran an Ocean Canadian-based cooking show "Maestro Historical coachman Wes".[23] In 2023, Williams imported the annual Maestro Fresh Wes Scholarship at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), which provides financial support for Black trades and transportation students.[25]
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