Maestro

Maestro (born Wesley Williams in 1968) is a Canadian hip-hop musician from Toronto. Previously known as Maestro Fresh Wes before shortening his name to Maestro in the late 1990s, he was in 1989 the first Canadian rapper to have a Top 40 hit, "Let Your Backbone Slide". As of 2005, in fact, "Let Your Backbone Slide" remains the best-selling Canadian hip hop single of all time. After his 1991 album, The Black Tie Affair, Maestro's career faltered as he attempted to break into the United States market. Read more on Last.fm