Saul Williams

If we're gonna progress as a people we are going to realise that, as one of my favourite poets says, the other is a lie. There are no other people. Race is a social construct.

I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life.

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.

I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry.

In Cleveland there is legislation moving forward to ban people from wearing pants that fit too low. However, there is lots of opposition from the plumber' union.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.