Stamps paying tribute to hip hop artists
A New Brunswicker is being honoured with a Canada Post stamp.
February is Black History Month, and their accomplishments are being celebrated.
Maestro Fresh Wes, who now calls Saint John home, has helped shape the hip hop music genre in Canada.
With his 1989 debut album Symphony in Effect, he became the first Canadian MC to break into the mainstream.
The album’s hit single “Let Your Backbone Slide” was the first Canadian rap song to go gold, while the album itself went platinum.
In 1991, the JUNO Awards introduced a new category, Best Rap Recording, and Symphony in Effect took the win.
Over his career, Maestro released nine studio albums and became an author, actor and motivational speaker.
In 2024, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
Michie Mee and Muzion have also been honoured for their unique hip hop Canadian sound.
Stamps can be purchased through Canada Post.
