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Saul Williams is a poet, rapper, singer, musician and actor celebrated for fusing spoken word with alternative hip-hop. He rose through New York's open-mic scene, winning the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam title in 1996 and appearing in the documentary SlamNation. He then wrote and starred in the 1998 film Slam, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Caméra d'Or. In music he has shared stages with Nas, The Fugees, Erykah Badu, KRS-One and De La Soul, along with poets Allen Ginsberg and Sonia Sanchez. His Rick Rubin-produced debut Amethyst Rock Star (2001) was followed by Saul Williams (2004), The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! (2007), Volcanic Sunlight (2011), MartyrLoserKing (2016), Encrypted & Vulnerable (2019) and Leap Life (2026). He opened for Nine Inch Nails in Europe, supported The Mars Volta and played Lollapalooza, and he led the 2013 musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople earned a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, and he appears in the 2025 film Sinners. Live, he is electrifying and thought-provoking.
- Genres: rapping, hip-hop and alternative hip-hop
- Born in Newburgh
- Labels: American Recordings, Big Dada
- Category: Musician
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The estimated booking fee for Saul Williams is Under $25K. The final figure depends on the date, location, event type and what's required, and travel, production and hospitality are usually extra.
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Milestones
- Released the album Amethyst Rock Star
- Released the album Saul Williams
- Released the album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
- Released the album NGH WHT: The Dead Emcee Scrolls with The Arditti Quartet
- Released the album Volcanic Sunlight
- Released the album Blues for Memo
- Released the album MartyrLoserKing
- Released the album Encrypted & Vulnerable
- Starred in Sinners as Jedidiah Moore
- Released the album Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople
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