Maestro Zone is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by Canadian rapper

Rapping

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 Maestro Fresh-Wes

Maestro (rapper)

Wesley Williams , better known as Maestro and formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes, is a Canadian rapper, record producer, and actor. His pioneering status and outstanding achievements have led to him being referred to as the "Godfather of Canadian hip hop".In 1989 he became the first Canadian rapper to have...

, released April 21, 1992 on Polydor

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/PolyGram Records

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. It is a re-packaged version of his previous album, The Black Tie Affair

The Black Tie Affair

The Black Tie Affair is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh-Wes, released in 1991 on Attic/LMR Records. Singles from the album include "Nothin' at All" and "Conductin' Thangs", which was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 1992 Juno Awards...

, 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

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, New York

New York

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 in an attempt to expand his fanbase in the U.S. It was nominated for Best Rap Recording

Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was awarded under the title Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002....

 at the 1993 Juno Awards

Juno Awards of 1993

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Track listing

#	Title	Producer(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-Cut Main Source Main Source was an innovative, acclaimed Toronto and New York-based hip hop group comprising Toronto natives Sir Scratch, K-Cut, and Queens native Large Professor...		3:31
3.	"Conductin' Thangs"	K-Cut	Simone Denny Simone Denny Simone Denny is a Canadian Pop/Dance/House/Techno vocalist, who was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.-Personal background:Simone Denny was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Guyanese and Surinamese heritage...	4:49
4.	"Watchin' Zeroes Grow"	Maestro Fresh-Wes		3:01
5.	"Hittin' the Girlschools"	K-Cut		5:25
6.	"Private Symphony"	Sir Scratch Main Source Main Source was an innovative, acclaimed Toronto and New York-based hip hop group comprising Toronto natives Sir Scratch, K-Cut, and Queens native Large Professor... , K-Cut	Carlos Morgan	5:05
7.	"The Maestro Zone"	K-Cut		5:15
8.	"Ebony Mozart"	K-Cut	Thando Hyman	3:53
9.	"V.I.P.'s Only"	K-Cut		3:52
10.	"Poetry Is Black"	K-Cut		4:13
11.	"L.T.D. Makes a Toast"	K-Cut		1:49
12.	"Bring It On"	Maestro Fresh-Wes		4:04
13.	"Nothin' at All"	Maestro Fresh-Wes		5:01