Fresh I.E. Explained

Fresh I.E.
Background:	solo_singer
Alias:	Freshie, Fresh in Eternity
Origin:	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Genre:	Christian Rap
Years Active:	2000–present

Rob Wilson, better known by his stage name Fresh I.E., is a Christian rap artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Biography

Fresh I.E. is an ordained minister and used to run the Joshua House drop-in centre and Education Direction Inspiration for Youth (EDIFY) mentorship program at the Waves of Glory Church in Winnipeg, which is now based out of Soul Sanctuary Church in Winnipeg.^[1]

His albums Red Letterz and Truth is Fallin' in tha Streetz were both nominated for Grammy Awards. Wilson is the first Canadian Christian artist to have been nominated for a Grammy Award. He has won several GMA Canada Covenant Awards including Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year for World Vision (2006). Wilson founded the recording label Kingdom Music Inc. in 2006.

Discography

Albums

• The Revelation (2000)
• 28:3 (Verb Records, 2001) (with Jon Loeppky)
• Tha Wordship and Tha Praise (2002)
• Red Letterz (Red Sea Records, 2003, review^[2])
• Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz (Red Sea Records, 2005, review^[3])
• Kingdom Music Vol. 1 (2005)
• The Warren Project (Avante Records, 2007^[4])
• Lockjaw (Kingdom Music Group, 2008)
• Out Tha Oven (2009)
• Inside (2010)
• Ends of the Earth (2010)
• The Death of a Rapper (2011)
• City of Worship (2012)
• Red Letterz 13 (2013)
• Collide: City of Worship 2 (Convurgent Music, 2015)
• The Greatest (Great-Test) (Convurgent Music, 2017)

Collaborations

• Singles (Hear the Music, 2008, EP) (with Jon Buller)
• "Everything We Need" (2009, video) (with Steve Bell)
• co-wrote "Swagger" with Philly 5 on his album Hard Pressed (Kingdom Music, 2010)

Notable appearances

• vocals on "Where My Soldiers At?", on DiJohn's album The Revolution (2006)
• vocals on "Soul Purpose", on Supaman's album Deadly Penz (2009)
• vocals on "Get a Bed", on Paul Brandt's single album Get a Bed feat. Fresh I.E. (2014)

Songs on compilations

• GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, World Vision (CMC, 2008)

Awards and recognition

Aboriginal Peoples Choice Award

• 2008 nominee, Best Rap or Hip Hop CD: Lockjaw

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

• 2004 Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year: Red Letterz
• 2006 Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "World Vision"
• 2006 nominee, Rap/Hip Hop Album Of The Year: Truth Is Fallin’ In Tha Street
• 2007 nominee, Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "Live On" (Rob Wilson and Matt Brotzel)
• 2007 nominee, Urban/R&B/Soul Song Of The Year: "One More Day"
• 2008 Rap/Hip Hop Album Of The Year: Lockjaw^[5]
• 2008 Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "Heat" (Rob Wilson and Rob James)
• 2009 Urban/R&B/Soul Song Of The Year: "You"^[6]
• 2009 Video of the Year: "Crystal"
• 2010 Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "Homeless"^[7]

Grammy Awards

• 2004 nominee, Best Rock Gospel Album: Red Letterz^[8]
• 2006 nominee, Best Rock Gospel Album: Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz

Juno Awards

• 2005 nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Red Letterz

Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)

• 2004 Rap/Hip-Hop/Dance Album Of The Year: Red Letterz^[9]

Western Canadian Music Awards

• 2004 nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording: Red Letterz
• 2006 Outstanding Christian Recording: Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz
• 2007 Outstanding Christian Recording: The Warren Project
• 2008 nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording: LockJaw
• 2010 for the 2010 WCM Awards to be announced October 24, 2010 Fresh I.E. received a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year: Inside

Notes and References

1. News: (News) Grammy-nominated Fresh I.E. a man of the cloth in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Free Press . November 10, 2008 . April 17, 2008 . Rob . Williams .
2. (Review) Red Letterz . . Paul . Woodward . 77 . November 1, 2003 . November 10, 2008.
3. Web site: (Review) Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz. Christianity Today . November 10, 2008 . Andree . Farias .
4. The Warren Project compilation was produced by his wife Sheila North Wilson, and Marshall Zacharias.
5. Fresh IE also received a 2008 GMAC nomination for Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year for: "Crystal". Joe Fiola was nominated for a 2008 Covenant award for Outstanding CD/DVD Artwork Design for Lockjaw.
6. Fresh IE also received a 2009 GMAC nomination for: Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "Mr. Frequency" (with Bubba B and Byron Foster). GMAC 2009 Covenant Award Nominees . Retrieved October 25, 2009.
7. For the 2010 Covenant Awards of October 29, 2010 Fresh I.E. also received nominations for Rap/Hip Hop Album Of The Year: Inside, Urban/R&B/Soul Song Of The Year: "Crybaby", Rap/Hip Hop Song Of The Year: "Inside", and also for "Swagger" (the latter co-written with Philly 5), and for Music DVD Of The Year: "Beyond The Beat".
8. News: (News) Fresh Faith Raps It Up . Living Light News . November 10, 2008 . March–April 2004 . Teresa . Lockhart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724102225/http://www.livinglightnews.org/story5_03.04.htm . July 24, 2008 .
9. Fresh I.E. also received 2004 Shai Award nominations in the categories of Artist Of The Year, and New Artist Of The Year.