My Destiny

Tony is born and raised in North Carlina into a family that stressed morals, respect, and family values. He started into music in the sixth grade by playing the trumpet. After graduating high school he joined the Air Force and moved to Southern California. After a short stint in the service Tony moved to Inglewood Ca. with his Mother to go to college.While at El Camino College he met Kunle, a brother from Africa that asked Tony to write a rap song for Kunle to do in the studio. Tony begin to write and found it was easier to write if he wrote for two people so they became a duo called Koolie Kool and Tee Money. They worked with another African named Jimmy B who's today the equvilant of Michael Jackson in South Africa. Koolie's dad was named Waju, a wealthy attorney that owned a house in the hills over looking L.A., with a black bottom pool on the balcony, a convertible Rolls Royce, a 500 SEL Mercedes, and two classic convertible Mercedes. To work on the mucic full time Tony moved in with Koolie and Waju. After a year and a half the duo split and Tony became a solo artist named Smooth Money. Waju bought a night club in West L.A. called the Music Machine where Tony worked while still living with Koolie and Waju. Tony signed a artist deal with Black Orchid Records. He learned how to build a company from the ground up with a consultant and company owner James Ward. Tony began working in the sudio with L.A. producer Rythem D. While working on the album Tony left the company due to artistic differences. Again working on his music alone Tony started his own record company called Tiera Entertainment named after his first daughter. He dropped Smooth Money and used his own name Tony Kinsey, what he's been called since birth. He has been performing in Southern Cali and hoaning his skills ever since. Now the single is finished and it's time to show the world who Tony Kinsey is. With the help of producers Rashad Cole, DH1 aka Vegas, Oji Singletary and Nir Even and artist like Twinn, and Erica Fox, Tony has put together a nice mix of great songs. Look for 2006 to be a breakout year for Tony. To find out more log on to www.TonyKinsey.net