Fresh I.E.

Fresh I.E.
Also known asFreshie, Fresh in Eternity
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba
GenresChristian Rap
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Verb
  • Red Sea
  • Avante
  • Kingdom Group, Convurgent
Websitethegreatest.ca

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

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

References

  1. ^ Williams, Rob (April 17, 2008). "(News) Grammy-nominated Fresh I.E. a man of the cloth in Winnipeg". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 10, 2008. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Woodward, Paul (November 1, 2003). "(Review) Red Letterz". Cross Rhythms (77). Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Farias, Andree. "(Review) Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz". Christianity Today. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  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 Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ Lockhart, Teresa (March–April 2004). "(News) Fresh Faith Raps It Up". Living Light News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 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.