Tony Williams of G.O.O.D. Music Talks Most Memorable Studio Sessions With Kanye

The vocalist/songwriter (and 'Ye's cousin!) tells us the stories behind some classic records he's worked on over the years.

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Tony Williams
Tony Williams. You've heard his voice before, but probably won't be able to place the name. He's been a part of some of your favorite records, contributing vocals to classic songs off classic albums like College Dropout and Graduation, as well as singing the hook on Jay-Z's coming-out party for J. Cole, "A Star Is Born," and the smooth standout "Dreaming of Your Love," from Yeezy's stellar Can't Tell Me Nothing Mixtape. The Dallas native recently dropped his first solo mixtape, Finding Dakota Grey, is featured on Consequence's Movies on Demand mixtape, and has been back in the studio working on Ye's highly anticipated Good Ass Job.

In addition to Williams being a part of Kanye's G.O.O.D Music family, he's literally fam, being 'Ye's older cousin. They began working together after Mr. West admired his creativity as a writer and arranger, and talent for putting songs together. Complex spoke to Williams about his most notable studio sessions with Kanye and the stories behind the making of some incredibly memorable records...

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We were in Hawaii. We went in with the intent of doing the entire Blueprint 3 album. Kanye was going to do the entire Blueprint 3 and then present it to Jay like here's your album. The writers outside from Kanye were Cudi and myself. I think Jay commissioned him to do two or three tracks. Ye came up with his own idea, "I'll go above and beyond and bring you your whole album." The other joint I did with Jay "History" [Obama endorsing record] spawned out of the same session.

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