Click image to watchTony Williams “#Road2KoTF Episode 4: Graduation” video.
Damn, watching this is crazy. Tony Williams liberated some lost footage of Kanye West playing “Big Brother” for Jay-Z for the first time, with stories of what he remembered from that Graduation studio session. The beat for the track sounds different. More stripped and not as polished as the final. But this is history.
This really takes you back to the Fade To Black studio sessions with Kanye and Jay.
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#Road2KoTF is a video series chronicling the professional events that lead to the release of The World Famous Tony Williams’ debut album, King or The Fool, set to be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012. #Road2KoTF will feature not only Tony but those that have helped him get this far and supported him, including Kanye, Jay-Z, A-Trak, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, 88-Keys, John Legend, Pam Grier, and many, many more!!
In this 4th episode of #Road2KoTF, Tony takes us into the studio for the creation of ‘Flashing Lights’, the writing sessions for ‘Champion’ & ‘Barry Bonds’ as well as showcasing, for the first time, an intimate look into the New York session when Kanye played ‘Big Brother’ for Jay-Z for the first time. Witness Jay’s reaction as seen through Tony’s eyes.