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Maestro Fresh Wes
Maestro Fresh Wes, born Wesley Williams, came up in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighborhood. He started rapping at local house parties and community events,...
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Pray To da East
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Fine Tune da Mic
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How Many Styles
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416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)
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Bring It On
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Brown Sugar
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Certs Wid Out da Retsyn
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Check My Vernacular
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Conducting Thangs
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Dat's My Nigga!!
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Drop The Needle
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GOD We Trut
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Higher Level
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I'm Drinkin Milk Now
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I'm Showin You
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Just Swingin
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Maestro Fresh Wes, born Wesley Williams, came up in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighborhood. He started rapping at local house parties and community events, drawing from funk, soul, and early hip hop. In 1989, his debut single 'Let Your Backbone Slide' got a Juno Award nomination for Best Rap Recording.
His 1991 track '416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)' became something of a local standard, celebrating Toronto's different neighborhoods. Other songs like 'Fine Tune da Mic' and 'Conducting Thangs' showed his approach to the mic. He put out albums including Symphony in Effect in 1989 and Black Tie Affair in 1992.
He worked with other Toronto artists like The Dream Warriors and Kardinal Offishall over time. While Canadian hip hop faced some hesitation from mainstream outlets early on, Wes kept at it. His music, grounded in that Jane and Finch start, helped open a door for what came after in the city.
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