Friday 23rd May
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First establishing himself as an
influential poet, and then as an award-winning screenwriter/actor, Saul
Williams then went on to establish himself as an MC. His approach to MCing,
though, wasn't exactly in line with the traditional school of hip-hop. His rhymes
weren't really rhymes but rather his poetry delivered in a frenzied spoken word
manner that was more rhythmic than alliterate.
His first major recording was a
collaboration with KRS-One, "Ocean Within," which appeared on the
soundtrack to Slam, the award-winning film he not only co-wrote but also
starred in. Around this same time in the late '90s, he began collaborating with
other musicians, one of the more notable and impressive being the title track
to drum'n'bass producer Krust's Coded Language album. These one-off
performances, along with the attention that Williams garnered thanks to Slam,
led to a deal with Rick Rubin's American Recordings.
In late 2001, the long-awaited and much-hyped Williams solo debut album, Amethyst Rock Star, hit the streets. The album featured a full-scale band and Rubin's production, with Williams' manic vocals taking the fore. It wasn't a straight-ahead rap album, and it garnered a whole new legion of fans of all styles of music, including Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine and led to many collaborations and guest appearances, culminating in a tour support for Nine Inch Nails and an album recorded with Trent Reznor on production duties – 2007’s landmark effort ‘The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!’
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