Spek Won

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.

[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.