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Maestro

Canadian rapper, record producer, and actor · Canada · On the map · Musicians · Born 1968 · age 58

Wesley "Wes" Williams is a Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his birth name as an actor.

Maestro is read about 47 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year1991
Juno Award for Video of the Year1991

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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 General's Performing Arts Award were each the first for any hip-hop artist.

Country
Canada
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1968 · age 58

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