Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh Wes reflects on his hip-hop career | Spotlight

Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh Wes is set to be the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The rapper reflects on his rise through the Canadian hip-hop scene and shares the story behind his 1998 hit single Let Your Backbone Slide.
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[@MochaMoray]

A real Toronto king right here doing us proud

[@Savvy.too.]

Love me some Maestro!!! Remember dancing like crazy to Let Your Backbone Slide and Conducting Thangs☺️.
Good interview. Glad to see this happened while Mr. West Williams is still with us. Well deserved 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Michie, Dream Warriors, Kardi, Saukrates… need recognition as well.

[@UncleBuZ]

This is a throw down, a showdown, hell no, I can't slow down
It's gonna go down 🎶🎶

[@kendals.cuthand]

maestro fresh wes, the rascalz, k-os, classified, canadian hip hop legends respects to all of them

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

Hail to the king baby!!

[@CaapriceTube1]

0:25 - I'm the same age as the song, so 35 years ago.
don't age me just yet lol 😆

[@damali-karlawhittaker6462]

😊😊😊

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

Constant elevation cause expansion
Knowledge is POWA!