Maestro Zone Explained

Maestro Zone
Type:Album
Artist:Maestro Fresh Wes
Cover:Maestro Zone.jpg
Released:April 21, 1992
Recorded:1990–1992
Genre:Canadian hip hop
Length:54:05
Label:Polydor/PolyGram
Producer:Maestro Fresh Wes, K-Cut, Sir Scratch, DJ L.T.D.
Prev Title:The Black Tie Affair
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!
Next Year:1994

Maestro Zone is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh Wes, released April 21, 1992 on Polydor/PolyGram Records. It is a re-packaged version of his previous album, The Black Tie Affair, featuring four new songs. The only single was "Another Funky Break (From My Pap's Crate)". In 1992, just before the album was released, Maestro moved to Brooklyn, New York in an attempt to expand his fanbase in the US.[1] [2] It was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1993 Juno Awards.

Track listing

TitleProducer(s)Featured guest(s)Length
1."Another Funky Break (From My Pap's Crate)"Maestro Fresh Wes, DJ L.T.D.3:56
2."On the Jazz Tip" K-Cut3:31
3."Conductin' Thangs"K-CutSimone Denny4:49
4."Watchin' Zeroes Grow"Maestro Fresh Wes3:01
5."Hittin' the Girlschools"K-Cut5:25
6."Private Symphony"Sir Scratch, K-CutCarlos Morgan5:05
7."The Maestro Zone" K-Cut5:15
8."Ebony Mozart"K-CutThando Hyman3:53
9."V.I.P.'s Only"K-Cut3:52
10."Poetry Is Black" K-Cut4:13
11."L.T.D. Makes a Toast"K-Cut1:49
12."Bring It On"Maestro Fresh Wes4:04
13."Nothin' at All"Maestro Fresh Wes5:01

Notes and References

  1. Jam!. Accessed on May 26, 2010.
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/canadianhiphop.html Border Block - Canadian Hip Hop vs. America