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Dwele's debut sits in that Motown-ghost zone — his falsetto is silky but carries weight, and 'Find a Way' and 'Hold On' feel like soul music that grew up on hip hop beats without announcing it. The production is minimal in a way that gives his voice room without feeling skeletal. Came out the same year D'Angelo had gone silent and Musiq was dominating radio, and Dwele arrived quieter, stranger, and more Detroit than any of it.

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