Freddy Will

Wilfred Kanu Jr. (born August 11, 1977), professionally known by his stage name Freddy Will, is an American Canadian author, philanthropist and hip-hop recording artist. He is the author of three self-published books published with accompanying hip-hop albums.
Early life.
Freddy Will was born at the Brookland Maternity Center in Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is the eldest son of Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs Kanu, former Plenipotentiary Minister of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and publisher of Sierra Leone's widely read Cocorioko Newspaper.
Toronto, Canada.
In 2006 Freddy Will traveled to Toronto, Canada to record his debut album. After revisiting the country a few times, he filed for permanent residency there. While living there he recorded a mixtape, two additional independent studio albums, an EP and released them off his independent record labels, Ghetto Breed Entertainment, and Swift Nightz Entertainment. He also started his freelance writing career, launched his blog website and authored three books that were self-published by Soul Asylum Poetry & Publishing, as well as his publishing company, Freddy Will Publishing in Ontario, Canada.
 All three books were self-published in a book plus album concomitant. He also launched The Freddy Will Hope Foundation.
Literary, Music and Theater Influences.
During his interview with award-winning Ghanaian journalist, Jefferson Sackey, Freddy Will stated that he started rapping when he was still living in Liberia. He credited Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J., Queen Latifah, Ice-T, Naughty By Nature, legendary Sierra Leone rapper, Jimmy B, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B. I. G., Nas, The Luniz and the LOX as some of his primary musical influences in hip-hop. For his writing, he credits his father, John Grisham, Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Caresse Crosby, Maya Angelou and Pacesetter Novels as his primary influences and Idris Elba, Ice Cube, John Singleton and Spike Lee, his influences in theater and acting.
Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat (Grammy Nomination).
In 2010, Freddy Will was featured on a children's compilation album by the "New York Coalition for Healthy School Foods" that The Recording Academy nominated for a Grammy Award.