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Alicia “Ace” West is known to rock a mic or two! She is a radio and podcast host from Toronto, Canada. Currently Ace is the co-host on the Extra Gravy Show which has been named Podcast In Color’s #2 Best Black Podcast by Men. She previously held the position as midday personality on Canada’s only hip hop station Flow 93.5.  Alicia has been “ace-ing” every step of her career. She opened for Nick Cannon’s Wild N’ Out Live, Toronto’s Festival of Beer, Afro Chic featuring Insecure’s creator and star Issa Rae, Jordan Brand’s Gatorade launch party, and Mindful Living Barbados. In 2019 she moderated a one-on-one conversation with the Grammy-nominated Jessie Reyez for the annual OVO Summit. She was featured on The Source, Bossip, Hypebae, Blavity, CNK Daily, and seen multiple times on TMZ Live. Accolades include CIBWE’s 2019 Top 100 Black Women in Canada honoree, Bumble’s 25 Trailblazing Women in Toronto, Wealthy’s Top 30 Millennials to Watch in Detroit and the 2019 Caribbean-Canadian Young Professional honoree, as well as, a judge for the 2019 Juno Awards. 

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