Maestro Fresh Wes

Wesley Wes Williams is a Canadian rapper singer record producer actor and author He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes formerly Maestro FreshWes or Maestro as a musician and is credited by his birth name as an actor One of the earliest Canadian rappers to achieve mainstream success he is credited as the Godfather of Canadian hip hop His debut album Symphony in Effect 1989 was the first certified platinum album by a Black Canadian artist and his 2023 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and 2024 Governor Generals Performing Arts Award were each the first for any hiphop artist Wikipedia