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Saul Williams: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saul Williams: Tiny Desk Concert

September 16, 2016 • In this intense performance, you can feel the singer and poet's passion in every sharp, thoughtful, powerful, provocative word.

With 'MartyrLoserKing,' Saul Williams Aimed To Make A Modern-Day Parable

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Music Interviews

With 'MartyrLoserKing,' Saul Williams Aimed To Make A Modern-Day Parable

January 31, 2016 • The writer, poet, activist and musician joins Rachel Martin to discuss his latest album, the story of a hacker living in resource-rich Central Africa.

With 'MartyrLoserKing,' Saul Williams Aimed To Make A Modern-Day Parable

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Review: Saul Williams, 'MartyrLoserKing'

Saul Williams' new album, MartyrLoserKing, comes out Jan. 29. Geordie Wood/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review: Saul Williams, 'MartyrLoserKing'

January 20, 2016 • The singer/poet/actor/activist's newest opus is another slice of genre-agnostic, cultural agitprop inspired by a fictional miner-turned-hacker in the African nation of Burundi.

Music Lists

Saul Williams: Songs As Weapons

April 3, 2009 • Political music is most commonly thought of in terms of lyricism: artists saying something. But some of the most powerful music comes from a sound of political fervor and change that transcends words. Hear five of hip-hop poet Saul Williams' favorite songs — tracks in which the music itself calls for change.

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