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. Saul Williams consciousnesscoolelevate Change image and share on social
I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK. Saul Williams comehaveinspire Change image and share on social
The music aids the message, it's there to punctuate and abbreviate and shape the silence. Saul Williams abbreviateaidmessage Change image and share on social
I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written. Saul Williams dealfoolgreat share on social
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. Saul Williams lifemakepoetry Change image and share on social
What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves. Saul Williams airwavebalancecontrol Change image and share on social
My father's a preacher, my mother's a teacher, thus I rhyme. Saul Williams fathermotherpreacher Change image and share on social
I think it's a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn't seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that's ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations. Saul Williams daydefineghetto Change image and share on social
The most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it. Saul Williams emanatepoliticalpowerful Change image and share on social