“Right up until about 2015, it was just like rap that was big, powerful, and masculine, and I think at that point I realized that I wanted to paint with more colors. The EP that I put out in 2016 mixed blood was really me, like, switching over to a more yin mode of songwriting and trying to play more with negative space and quiet intensity as opposed to, like, almost overstated brash intensity. That’s something that I’ve been exploring ever since.” Tony Williams, professionally known as Tony the Scribe, is a composer, lyricist, performer, producer, and recipient of ACF’s Minnesota Music Creator Award. He talks with Sun Yung Shin about expanding boundaries, pushing back against gender norms, and the continuous pursuit of new skills in this month’s Resonance profile. Read more at the link in our bio #NewMusic #TonyTheScribe #Composer #MusicCreator #Rapper #Producer