Maestro Fresh Wes' Skyscrapers featuring Kool
Keith is the latest video from his LP Coach Fresh which is out now.
Teaming up with the one and only Kool Keith of the legendary
Ultra Magnetic MC's on this classic banger produced by Lord Quest, Skyscrapers
embodies the essence of hiphop with beats and bars that resonate.
"I'm looking for the Leaders, but all I see is
followers, followers turn into borrowers, borrowers turn into swallowers
".....Maestro exclaims on his verse symbolizing the need for
innovators. Using Toronto's CN Tower and New York City's Empire State
buildings as the points of references, Wes and Keith body this track while
elevating on this classic collaboration.
Directed by Gerald K. Barclay
Video producer Jean Gilles
Song produced by Lord Quest
Shot in NYC, November 2017.
Maestro Fresh Wes - Label/Distro: WWE / Fontana North
About Coach Fresh
"...a record that takes its central metaphor as a
jumping-off point to explore everything from sports as culture, community, and
entertainment, to leadership, legacy and fatherhood, as well as love and grief,
systemic racism and oppression, the human and social costs of anti-black
violence and survival " - Andrea Warner, CBC Music
Through 13 tracks, Coach Fresh explores exhilaration,
social commentary, role models, love and loss and has plenty of time for
featured guests. Wes collaborates with NYC wordsmith Skyzoo on Designated
Driver, west coast underground legend Ras Kass on Mr.
Evans, Kool Keith of the legendary Ultramagnetic MC's on Skyscrapers and
orchestrates a special reunion of Ghetto Concept and Infinite on Toronto
Icons. Danko Jones appears on the crazy joint Last
Waltz while songstress Ivana Santilli appears on
the King Reign tribute entitled Tomorrow Never Promised. Saukrates and Rich
Kidd join on The Distance. Female vocalists Faith
Walker and Halifax-based soul singer Cyndi Cain also
can be heard on the album.
For more, follow Maestro Fresh Wes on Twitter Facebook and Instagram or catch him playing the role of Paul Dwyer on
Season 7 of the award-winning series Mr. D on CBC Television.
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