Maestro Fresh Wes

Maestro Fresh Wes

Canadian rap Hip-Hop Canadian Hip-Hop golden age

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About Maestro Fresh Wes

Maestro Fresh Wes (b. Wesley Williams 1968) is a Canadian hip-hop musician from Toronto. Previously known as Maestro Fresh Wes before shortening his name to Maestro in the late 1990's, he was in 1989 the first Canadian rapper to have a Top 40 hit, "Let Your Backbone Slide". As of 2006, in fact, "Let Your Backbone Slide" remained the best-selling Canadian hip hop single until 2008. His debut album Symphony In Effect was released in 1989. After his 1991 album

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Top Tracks

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Underestimated

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Let Your Backbone Slide

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Drop the Needle

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Poetry Is Black

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Let Your Backbone Slide - Power Mix

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Conductin' Thangs

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On The Jazz Tip

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Dearly Departed (Feat. Kardinal Offishall)

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Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn

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Fine Tune Da Mic

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