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Canadian rap star and actor Maestro Fresh Wes performs with students at Central Etobicoke High School.
CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com "Stick to your vision." That was the message Wes Williams - a.k.a Maestro Fresh Wes - shared with special needs
students from Central Etobicoke High School this week during an appearance in honour of Black History Month. "A lot of times in life, people might try to tell you that you can’t follow your dreams. But it’s not
about if they believe in you - it’s if you believe in yourself," the Juno-winning rapper told students on Monday, Feb. 27 during an hour-long appearance at the Kipling and Eglinton area school. "As long as you have a high ex-
pectation of yourself, don’t let anybody stop you." Born and raised in Toronto, Williams told students that even he - the "Canadian Godfather of
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