Maestro Fresh Wes - Definition and Overview

Maestro is the stage name of Wesley Williams, a Canadian hip-hop musician. Previously known as Maestro Fresh Wes before shortening his name to Maestro in the late 1990s, he was in 1989 the first Canadian rapper to have a Top 40 hit, "Let Your Backbone Slide".

After his 1991 album, The Black Tie Affair, Maestro's career faltered as he attempted to break into the United States market. However, he returned to the Canadian charts in 1998 with the hit singles "Stick to Your Vision" and "416/905".

Discography

• You Can't Stop Us Now (1988)
• Symphony in Effect (1989)
• The Black Tie Affair (1991)
• Maestro Zone (1992)
• Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!! (1994)
• Built to Last (1998)

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