Preview: Maestro on Strombo tonight! [Video]
Toronto, ON – Wes Williams aka Maestro (Fresh Wes) aka the Godfather of Canadian hip-hop is tonight’s guest on CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight which airs at 11:05 p.m. EST. We’re happy to provide you with an EXCLUSIVE preview of the show — Maestro talks Canadian hip-hop, his new book Stick To Your Vision and overcoming the success of “Let Your Backbone Slide,” amongst other things. You don’t want to miss this one! Big shout-out to the homie Alex The Can-Con Don for providing us with the video and the photography. Check out the preview of tonight’s show after the jump.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV7-LiVoW6k
Be sure to follow George Stroumboulopoulos on Twitter @Strombo and check out his official site, http://www.strombo.com.
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[...] Shouts to the god…..father. Should be a great show tonight! Via HHC. Maestro speaks about overcoming the success of “Let Your Backbone Slide” on George [...]
Hope everyone checked out the Godfather on CBC last night… was a really good interview! Thanks for the heads up… i wouldn’t have tuned in without it.