Let's talk a little about Wesley Williams.
In 1989, he released his debut album, Symphony In Effect. He would release this classic as his first single, ever.
It hit the US top 40 chart and was a top 15 US rap hit. It is the first time a Canadian rap artist ever did either of those things.
In Canada, he sold more than 50,000 copies of this - which is their gold certification. He was the Canadian rap artist to do this.
But also, the song kicks some old-school ass. It's a great song, and even though he proudly declares he's not American, at the end of the day, that doesn't matter.
It is, of course his biggest hit, so it makes sense that he's still performing it all these years later. Here is the Canadian Music Hall of Famer performing the song last year as part of the coast-to-coast Canada Day celebrations.
He's still got the mad rhymes.
I mentioned he was a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and that's great. He was inducted in 2024 at the Juno Award ceremony and, yes, of course he closed with this song.
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