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Maestro Fresh Wes Talks Drake, Rob Ford Rap, 'Backbone' and 'Black Tuxedo'

The Huffington Post Canada | Ryan B. Patrick | Posted 10.05.2012 | Canada Music
Read More: Chuck D, Video, Rap, Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Trudeau, Public Enemy, Maestro, Hip-Hop, Black Tuxedo, Canada Music News

Even before we get into the discussing Maestro Fresh Wes' new Black Tuxedo EP, or the almost unimaginable point that we're fast approaching the 25th a...

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WATCH: Maestro Mocks Ford And Harper In Rap

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 09.04.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Video, Maestro Harper Video, Maestro Rob Ford Video, Maestro Stephen Harper Video, Maestro Stephen Harper, Maestro Harper, Maestro Politics Rap, Maestro Fresh Wes, Maestro, Maestro Rob Ford, Maestro Politics, Maestro Ford, Canada Politics News

Rap has always been a political art and on Sunday Toronto hip hop legend Maestro gave a master class in spitting issues. At a show with Public Ene...

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How Maestro Fresh Wes Jumpstarted My Love for Canadian Hip Hop

Joe PS Klymkiw | Posted 09.24.2012 | Canada Music
Read More: Let Your Backbone Slide, Rap, Hip Hop, Breakdancing, Canadian Hip Hop, Canada Music, Maestro Fresh Wes, African American Music, Canada, 90s Music, Canada Music News
Joe PS Klymkiw

I first heard Maestro Fresh Wes' "Let Your Backbone Slide" on a cassette tape my best friend's brother made for us to breakdance to in 1989. I couldn't stop listening to it. I replayed the song on my Sony Walkman so many times I could stop the tape at the beginning of the song perfectly each rewind.

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