And the, Juno goes to my
man Symfony, in effect,
Maestro Fresh Wes.
I've got a slogan, don't make
records, make history, and this day
right here symbolizes what was
history in the making.
I was representing black music in
Canada. I knew it was bigger than
than hip hop.
I definitely thank the Junos for
recognize not only rap music, but
black music in Canada.
Peace family, It's the Maestro Fresh
Wes. And you're watching my junos
moment.
The renaissance of dance music
has come in a variety of sounds and
styles, too numerous to be
denied.
It is hip hop, however, that
dominates and permeates
the new dance spectrum.
That was the inaugural year.
That's when the Canadian Academy
Recording Arts and Sciences
had to implement the best rap
recording of the year to present the
award for best rap recording.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mitsu
and the two other guys.
I like to mix it with a fresh look
at Mitsu.
The nominees for rap recording of
the year.
Dream Warriors,
Obviously, The Dream Warriors. I'm
very proud of those
are my hommies too. King lu What up?
Q what up?
So listen from MCJ
and Kool G,.
Back to fax,
MCJ and Kool G, I was just happy for
them because they're from Halifax.
So it wasn't just about Toronto,
it was about other parts of of
the country celebrating black music
and the fact that this was, this was
in Vancouver atop top of that.
Oh my goodness.
I thought this was a great.
Dance to the music simply
majestic featuring Be cool
not .
What up B cool, Carletto
B Kool, He done some legendary things
man. He had a record that came out
before me, a part of a group called
East Park Posse out of Flemington
Park.Enough respect to B Kool.
He changed the name of Carlito.
And take me
like I am Spunkadelic.
Peace, Spunkadelic back in the day.
Symphony in effect.
Maestro Fresh Wes,.
As
I was hearing the nominees, I can't
front.
I was nervous.
My heart was pounding, but I said to
myself, man, You know they
better give me this award.
But it was also a little doubt that,
yo, I could get this.
And the, Juno goes to.
That specific time, you know,
backbones would slide in full
effect, just like the t shirt I'm
rocking. So I felt that, yeah,
it would be nice if I got the award,
but there's always some doubt.
And that doubt right there made me a
little nervous.
My Man Symphony In Effect, Maestro
Fresh Wes.
So to be honest, right now,
everything is like kind of surreal
to me because I know it wasn't just
about me.
I was representing black music in
Canada understand, so I knew
it was bigger than
hip hop beyond just the parameters
of rap music. This was something
that was was
legendary.
All right.
That's where my head was that it
wasn't that's why I got nervous when
I was doing my speech because I knew
it wasn't just about me.
OK, first of all, I'd like to thank
god.
My family, my crew,.
We won, and when I say we it wasn't
just, you know,
me as an artist, but us
for hip hop in Canada understand
what im saying?
So I've got a slogan, don't make
records, make history.
And this day right here symbolize
this history in the making.
You know, I definitely think that
Juneau's stuff and everybody at
Caras for
recognizes not only rap music, but
black music in Canada.
Thank you.
In Canada right here, this
was like something new for us
as first generation black Canadians
and just for the genre of music,
which was still in its infancy.
So it was honored to be a part of
that. But it was like surreal in a
lot of ways for me.
This is just a part of our history
right now, you know, and it's time
to celebrate, especially when it's
Juno time.