I've got no leads on the Saul Williams LP (yum) but I'll watch for it.
On the spoken word tip, there's a comp on Guidance called "The Voices
of Urban Renewal" that is all collaborations between spoken word cats
and hip hop producers. The first track is by a guy I used to know,
named oliver grimball, produced by the roots. There's also an Ursula
Rucker tune, etc..Way cool stuff.
The No More Prisons comp just came out recently, grab it at
http://www.sandboxautomatic.com
They also have links to the Urban Renewal comp...
Here's the tracklisting for no more prisons:
No More Prisons
All-star compilation in support of raising awareness about government
spending for education versus prison construction.
Raptivism Records RPV001
Infomercial (Meet The Press) - DJ Shame
Where Ya At - B.K.N.Y.
Dedicated - Sister Asia feat. Steele & Top Dog
Criminal - Danny Hoch
Evolution - Vinia Mojica feat. Last Emperor
Outa Site - Apani B-Fly Emcee feat. L.I.F.E.
No More Prisons - Hurricane G.
Murda Box - Hedrush, Dead Prez & People's Army
Voices - Daddy-O
M.O.V.E. - Rubberoom
Drug Warz - The Coup
Lunchbreak - Helixx C. Armageddon & Pri The Honey Dark
Inspiration - Prof. Cornel West
The Plan - The Reepz
Behind Enemy Lines - Dead Prez
More Prisons - Kool DJ EQ feat. The Last Poets
Battle Cry - Akbar
Siege - El Battalion
Hold The Key - Scientifik El-D, God Wize, L. The Head Toucha & K-Slaughta
The Rich Get Rich - Chubb Rock, Lil Dap, Ed O.G. & Paw Dukes
Too Much - Grandmaster Caz
Let Us Go - Lyric & Mike Ladd
Underground Railroad - Yazeed
The Petition - Rocker T (VINYL LP BONUS TRACK)
Cheers,
.aaron shinn
At 9:54 AM -0400 4/20/00, Denise Benson wrote:
>heya Aaron and Axel,
>
>Any idea when the Saul Williams album will be out and through whome? Your
>descriptions have left me even more excited to hear it.... just hope he
>comes to Toronto some time. :-)
>
>On a semi-related tip... I've been looking for the 'No More Prisons' comp.
>that somebody posted about here a little while back. No luck so far, and a
>couple of people have said that they 'heard' the release date was pushed
>back. Anyone know if it's out?
>
>Thanks!
>
>-db-
>
>
> >yes, indeed. Yesterday's 'reading' by Mr. Williams was amazing. He chatted
> >and recitated for almost three hours to a packed room, even though there
> >was hardly any promotion of the event. To say that he's an extre,ely
> >charming person is definitely an understatement. For the first hour or so,
> >his presence was imposing, if not intimidating. As the afternoon
> >progressed, the conversation with the public became more relaxed until for
> >the last hours he spent more time 'discursing' than 'recitating', that is,
> >he only read two or three poems, but gave some awesome speeches on
> >hip-hop, matriarchy, oral culture, etc.
> >
> >-axel
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Manire, Aaron D wrote:
> >
> >> ps caught Saul Williams at a "reading" last night. Absolutely
>amazing human
> >> being. His new album's in the process of being mixed down. How'd he
> >> describe it? Something like, the culmination of everything that
>Hiphop has
> >> been building up to. And he includes Led Zepellin, Portishead,
> >> Squarepusher,... as well as Rakim, Kool Keith, Bambataa, MosDef,
>.... in his
> >> definition of Hiphop so watch out!
>
>-denise benson-
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