Since 2004, Tony Williams has been the constantly overlooked voice behind some of Kanye West's best songs. Think back to cuts such as "Last Call", "We Major", and "Spaceship", to name a few, that was Tony's soulful crooning adding to the ambiance. Now, the world famous back up singer is ready to step out of the large shadow casted by the Louie Vuitton Don.
'Finding Dakota Grey' is a balanced collection of laid back neo-soul grooves, creative remixes, and praiseworthy covers. Even though most of the material is written by Williams himself, he is selfless when it comes to the spotlight. He brings a group of underground singers and rappers to flex their sizable talent. Al B. Back and Chop Chop add suave rhymes to the low key jam, "Late Early". While there aren't any noticeable low points of the mixtape, the best moments come when Tony flips some Kanye joints into a totally different songs. "Amazing"and "Nightmares" are a lot more melodic with him singing than the auto-tuned vocals of Kanye.
Tony Williams proves with 'Finding Dakota Grey' he is capable of more than playing the background. Kanye West has known this fact since the debut of 'The College Dropout'. now it's our turn to catch up. Oh, sorry are we late?
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