Spek Won is the stage name of Benjamin Addy, a Canadian rapper.[1] Born and raised in the Rexdale area of Toronto to immigrant parents from Ghana,[2] he released his debut single "HipLife" in 2009 before following up with the mixtape Preemo Donna in 2010.[2] He subsequently joined the hip hop collective 88 Days of Fortune.[2]
He released his second album, Sofa King Amazing, in 2015.[3] The album became most noted for the single "Black Body", a reflection on recent incidents of police violence against young African-American men in both Canada and the United States.[4] The video for "Black Body", directed by Mark Valino, was a longlisted nominee for the 2016 Prism Prize.[5]
He is the partner of R&B singer Shi Wisdom.[1]
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^ abc"Spek Won Wants to Build a Better And Safer Toronto For His Son". Noisey, September 17, 2015.
^"Spek Won Reflects on the Inspirations for 'Sofa King Amazing'". Exclaim!, May 5, 2015.
^"Six From the 6ix: Spek Won, Princess Century, N/O/T/A, Language Arts, Clairmont the Second and Brendan Philip". Now, September 18, 2015.
^"Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Finalists for 2016". Exclaim!, February 9, 2016.
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Election. Van der Spek works at a gardening company called Scheppingsonderhoud. When his party won zero seats in the election, Van der Spek remarked that...
through visual arts, fashion, and music. Erykah Badu 11:11 Shi Wisdom SpekWon Leila Dey Jidenna Wale Teedra Moses Stacey Mckenzie Issa Rae Amanda Parris...
year of Klein's older brother. Klein collaborated with music producers Mick Spek, Kauwboy and Tantu Beats on the album. On 24 April 2020, Klein released the...
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the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, where she won three medals for her native country. She initially sought refuge in the Embassy...
Club. "Overture". World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved July 28, 2019. "Spek & Bone - Restaurant in Stellenbosch - EatOut". Eat Out. Retrieved July 1...
Commonwealth realms. De Blois & Van der Spek (2004), p. 71–72. De Blois & Van der Spek (2004), p. 74. De Blois & Van der Spek (2004), p. 86–87. Encarta-encyclopedie...
Kim M.; Pierik, Harm Jan; Weisscher, Steven A. H.; Hijma, Marc P.; van der Spek, Ad J. F.; Kleinhans, Maarten G. (February 2019). "Long-term evolution of...
Spek, Robartus Johannes (2004). "Palace, Temple and Market in Seleucid Babylonia". Topoi: 303–332 – via Academia.[permanent dead link] van der Spek,...
de lijntjes 2008–2009: Dedication 2007–2008: Ze bestaan echt 2004–2006: Spek Cameretten 2003 Neerlands Hoop 2008 Edison comedy 2009 Official site Ronald...
(Fractievoorzitter) Fred van der Spek, who opposed cooperation, was replaced by Andrée van Es, who favoured cooperation. Van der Spek left the PSP to found his...
Music in 2020. Reservoir also has a partnership with PopArabia, founded by Spek who serves as Reservoir's EVP of International & Emerging Markets. The company...
participated in seven electoral districts, with Florens van der Spek as party leader. The party won 3,099 votes, which was not enough for a seat. In the 2018...
ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5. Van Alphen, Marc; Hoffenaar, Jan; Lemmers, Alan; Van der Spek, Christiaan (2019). Krijgsmacht en Handelsgeest: Om het machtsevenwicht in...
Fred van der Spek who opposed cooperation was replaced by the party congress by Andrée van Es, who favoured cooperation. Van der Spek founded his own...
Chronology of the Early Hellenistic Period (2007). I. Finkel & R.J. van der Spek, Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistisc Period (= BCHP; forthcoming) A...
series, and best-supporting actor in a comedy or drama series, it has also won a Young Artist Award for supporting young actor in a TV comedy series. It...
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