was released as a single and video to celebrate the Raptors making the 2019 NBA Finals. Coach Fresh was also nominated for Best Rap Recording of the Year but was beaten by Canadian MC Tory Lanez. The album Champagne Campaign was released in March 2019. This album featured tracks by Lord Finesse and collaborations with Planet Asia, Sadat X, Dusty Wallace and Naturally Born Strangers. On November 21, 2019, "Let Your Backbone Slide" was the first rap song to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Acting Williams was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Role for his performance on the television series The Line on HBO Canada. He has also had acting roles in the series Metropia, Instant Star, Platinum, and Blue Murder, as well as the films Poor Boy's Game, Honey, Paid In Full, Four Brothers and Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story. As an actor, he is credited as Wes Williams. Williams just finished 8 seasons playing the role of teacher and vice principal Paul Dwyer on the CBC Television program, Mr. D. Author In 2010, co-wrote a self-help motivational book with his wife called Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles & Haters to Get Where You Want to Be. The foreword of the book was written by Chuck D of the hiphop group Public Enemy. It is part of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) curriculum and a mandatory reading for high school students in Nova Scotia. In 2016 Wes received an honorary diploma from the NSCC Akerley Campus in Dartmouth NS for his contribution to the community and inspiration to the students. Charity work Over his career, Williams has supported the following charities: War Child, Save the Children, SickKids Hospital, Covenant House, Special Olympics, Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS), and the African AIDS Society. Personal life In October 2020, Williams and his family relocated from Toronto, and have since resided in Saint John, New Brunswick. He now hosts a weekly radio show on 97.3 The Wave in Saint John called "Maestro In The Maritimes". Williams was the host and MC of the 2022 East Coast Music Awards in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Discography Studio albums Symphony in Effect (1989) The Black Tie Affair (1991) Maestro Zone (1992) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!! (1994) Built to Last (1998) Ever Since (2000) Orchestrated Noise