Saul Williams
Saul Williams
Saul Stacey Williamsis an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 film Slam and Holler If Ya Hear Me, a Broadway musical featuring music by Tupac Shakur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth29 February 1972
CityNewburgh, NY
CountryUnited States of America
song art past
I think art can really serve to inspire a movement - and, of course, it has in the past. The Civil Rights movement wouldn't have the same resonance without the songs from everyone from Pete Seeger to Odetta to James Brown.
tree veins forests
I surrendered my beliefs and found myself at the tree of life injecting my story into the veins of leaves only to find that stories like forests are subject to seasons
heart moon darkness
We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. We are not afraid of the darkness. We trust that the moon shall guide us. We are determining the future at this very moment. We know that the heart is the philosopher's stone. Our music is our alchemy.
letting-go running wall
Punk rock meditation, that's what keeps it going. That's how I let go, you know. It's exactly what I do, I blast it and run around crazy banging my head on the wall.
powerful people hip-hop
There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such a global scale. When the beat drops, people nod their heads, “yes,” in the same way that they would in conversation with a loved one, a parent, professor, or minister.
song legislation chairs
Legislation won't necessarily start a riot. But the right song can make someone pick up a chair.
letting-go feelings sometimes
Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander.
progress kind realizing
You start to realize connections between experiences and things that push your buttons, and things that have touched you in those vulnerable areas and what-have-you. And they form a little collection over time - at least I do - and as time progresses and new things are learned, you kind of sift through those things until they're air or danceable, you know? But they start as this thing that's either too hard or too soft to dance to.
weed strong
I hear the weed is really strong in California...
heart thinking skins
I think that the heart is a lot like those wonderful fruit, like coconut and mangoes, you know, you have to break the skin, you have to break it open to get to the good part.
heart my-heart stuck
she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away
I can't say that I always want to get out of bed, you know.
addresses branches problem
There is nothing more negligent than attempting to address a problem one finds on a branch than by censoring the leaves.
party hip-hop hips
Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me, hip-hop has never been strictly a party; it is also there to elevate consciousness.