i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive.
Along with Illogic, J-Live, Insight, Aseop Rock, Aceyalone, Busdriver, One Be Lo, MF DOOM, Edan, Kool Keith & P.O.S.; they are all just too dope. Hip-Hop will never die.
@IEtherianSoul9 Don't forget Atmosphere, Brother Ali, and Beast 1333! I'm sure I could think of another list as long as yours if I really thought about it. Long live real hip-hop!
My favourite part... "Now here's a little message for you All you balla playas got some insecurities too That you could cover up, bling it up Cash in and ching ching it up Hope no one will bring it up Lock it down and string it up Or you can share your essence with us 'Cause everything about you couldn't be rugged and ruff And even though you tote a glock and you're hot on the streets If you dare to share your heart, we'll nod our heads to its beat..."
My favourite part... "Now here's a little message for you All you balla playas got some insecurities too That you could cover up, bling it up Cash in and ching ching it up Hope no one will bring it up Lock it down and string it up Or you can share your essence with us 'Cause everything about you couldn't be rugged and ruff And even though you tote a glock and you're hot on the streets If you dare to share your heart, we'll nod our heads to its beat..."
I saw this guy at Reading Festival a few days ago and his set and poetry was incredible! He performed this song totally acapella and it worked so well!
@SemiKnockedOut Ahhh man I forget! Getting the audience to acapella the guitar for him was a great move though, he even said himself he'd never done it before :P
Che classe, ragazzi! Non ne fanno più di negri come lui...Scommetto che Saul Williams non ha mai comperato nè il durag nè il cappello della New Era...
It mainly says you haven't listened to much hip hop. If someone can like Saul, there's plenty of similarly themed hip hop out there for them to enjoy.
@FunkmasterFink examples please. I dig immortal technique and abadawn. It just seems the hip hop I'm exposed to is mostly main stream perpetuations of hedonistic, egocentric bullshit. Thanks bunches! X-D
@uglyenema Immortal Technique is good...More poetic stuff that I like includes Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Sage Francis, Cecil Otter (and the rest of Doomtree), Eyedea, Living Legends, Heiruspecs, Asheru, Typical Cats, etc. There's a wide range of styles in that list, too, so check them all out. >_>
To be honest, I would probably never know who Saul is if it weren't for Trent Reznor. Funny part about it - I think Saul's music in the pre-Trent era is far better than music he made in collaboration with Trent (I mean, the music before "Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust"). Such a shame his self-titled LP is so unknown. No worries though - I am spreading this among my friends - I recommend you do the same.
If you really analyze this song's lyrics and beat you will notice that Saul Williams is telling everyone about his childhood. Some of the difficult moments when growing up. Black Stacey is him...Saul uses himself as an example in his song to show others to accept themselves for who they are...at least that's how I see it.
Saul Williams is a lyrical genius... a hip-hop poet of the highest order. I greatly admire his honesty, his original style & his intelligent thoughts, not to mention the incredibly creative ways in which he chooses to share them. He's not afraid to try something new musically, and he is always real. His are words of truth, carefully crafted and forged in the fires of wisdom and self-reflection. As long as there are Saul Williams' in the world of hip-hop, everything will be just fine there.
"Now here's a little message for you. All you baller players got some insecurities too- that you could cover up, bling it up, cash it and cha ching it up, hope no one will bring it up, lock it down and string it up. Or you could share your essence with us, cause everything about you couldn't be rugged and rough. And even though you toat a glock and you hot the street, if you dare to share your heart WE'LL NOD AHEAD TO ITS BEAT."
can someone explain why the quality of the album version is different? i mean , i like this version better... but i also would like to know more... please :)))
"I dreamt of being white and complimented by you, but the only shiny black thing you liked was my shoes." I love this song. I just wanna give him a big hug and tell him he's beautiful, and his skin is beautiful.
I'm 17 and I absolutely love Saul Williams. He's the only hip hop artist that I listen to. His music is actually real and talks about legitimate problems and not about money and bitches. It's meaningful.
actually i think this song is about how everyone has their insecurities and saul is proving he's better then the players and pimps that hide theirs by making an entire song that revolves around his own
im happy to see saul is being heard by many ppl , this man is beautiful , this song follows suit lol , this song made me cry when I heard it , im a 21 year old white man . I hope everyone can open up and hear this , peace and love to everyone!!! :)
@blobilvero you just said someone, who sucks at writing lyrics or making any musical notes even half entertaining, is comparable to one of the greatest guitarist/song writers ever. You are a fucking idiot. And I think nelly is something you would love, since you obviously have a few chromosomes missing in the music appreciation department.
@edbean420 when you will grow up, you will learn that yours is just an opinion and if i have different one i am not an idiot, i am just different. good bye and learn love music not spit hatred on people.
@Rand33Appl3 explored psychedelics??? i think i have an idea, if we give say lil wayne or 50 cent acid or magic mushrooms. maybe they will not rap about superficial stuff (how much money they can boast about or their "ho's") and maybe they will have some talent themselves.
@Bo0meRs1 Well, its kind of hard to draw that connection. Since Jimi was around for like 4 years and influenced everyone from The Who to Miles Davis with his individual sound that newly combined like 5 different genres. Saul has been around for almost ten years and is a political rapper, who is lesser known outside of the hip-hop community and its listeners. How can you even compare them?
this guy is amazing!!! truely poetic. i got to this video via an interview with Akala (British hip-hop artist). Akala is a great poet and he said Saul Williams is a GENIUS....NOW I KNOW WHY!
@lynxziz learn how to spell its color jesus and music is music he writes it because he loves it and its basically his job i mean you wouldn't say that some some guy thats an engineer does his job for a reason im sure saul means what he is saying but come on just listen to it and love it for what it is quit giving it a meaning bc not everybody feels that when they hear this they all interrupt it in their own way but thats all i have to say
@69rumblefish69 Any decent artist or musician makes what they make to because of the message. And it's spelt COLOUR. You spell it in american's version of English.
i love the the juxtaposition of the catchy, dancey sound with the heaviness of the lyrical content and then how he gets hopeful at the end about building up an army of men who want to overcome their issues of self-image. saul williams is so dope.
I'm not black, or white... or american for that matter but I've been with black kids arguing about who's blacker than the others but never about who's whiter. I guess it might just be an african-american thing. Great song.
@lynxzrz this song is not about racial relations between white and black people, it's about a form or racism within the black community, people with darker skin tend to be looked down upon. Saul williams grew up with this problem, it's about his struggle with this form of racism. His middle name is stacey.
@halosmyth Reminds me of Del the FUnky Homosapien's "Dark Skin Girls" Have you ever heard of CHino XL's "Who am I?" its all about darking kids picking on him for being mixed
wow...seriously? that's horrible...if you ask me, i can't tell the difference between one skin tone and another. We're all human beings one way or the other. Why do we always make barriers for each other? A human being is just that. They are their own unique human being.
@halosmyth Indeed, through decades of black families moving away from black culture and into white culture they started to turn on their "more" African kin, not like it hasn't happened in white culture or anything. tis a shame though since unity was one of the biggest things in African culture in North America and yet they were still fairly at sides with themselves. either way amazing song love it.!
I kind of want that belt :P.. / he was pretty pimpin high-top fade with the step on the side. like you didn't get any cooler then that back in the day.
@halosmyth I saw it more as a form of racism within black people themselves. Some black people feel that at times that their lives would of been better if they were white.
More like a result or an affect caused from racism, the thoughts that some black people r forced to thin because of the ignorance of racism. In truth, for many many years, alot of black people would have had a better life if they were white (sad but true)... racism is a disease. Think about all the kids (as he was once) looking at racism from a childs eyes-of course they'll think about all of this. But listen to the other part of this, he's saying something simple-Stay Real.
@JW32584 years ago mr please !!!! go to london uk id like you to go to kensington, chelsea and then id like you to go to hackney peckam walthamstow tell me that things are equal now ! hahah
you don't read these i know, but drunk at twenry past two in the morning i feel more that i have someone ike you to listen to than anyrhing else in the world. your music matters in these instances so severely and i urge you, against whatever attacks you, against my laziness to ever comment again, to continue working and providing this for me because even music, a trivial reason to live, is better than nothing. Thank you, sincerely, a drunk Alexander James Martin.
@Obediah17 no. I was there, I have been to probably 60-70 concerts, and his live show was WEAK as FUCK! It was terrible! It was at a Les Claypool show 2 yrs ago before he joined up with Trent Reznor. WEEEEEAAAKKKK. But his music is great and his poetry.
@hefalumpkin ahh k ive never been to any of his concerts so i cant really comment on that :( does he combine his poetry and music in concerts or just one or the other then???
@Obediah17 He has a poetry brake a couple songs in, he wasn't the headliner and I don't know if ppl knew who he was so ppl weren't really that into it so it was more of a weak atmosphere. But the stage presence of the band was non existent.
@Obediah17 He has a poetry break a couple songs in, he wasn't the headliner and I don't know if ppl knew who he was so ppl weren't really that into it so it was more of a weak atmosphere. But the stage presence of the band was non existent.
i am going to spam how much i like this song
rydogxyz 1 week ago in playlist Islamic Hip-Hop and Other rap/poetry & Muslim stuff
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akiralor 1 week ago
shit man this is awesome
rydogxyz 1 week ago in playlist Islamic Hip-Hop and Other rap/poetry & Muslim stuff
i had to stand up, then sit back down; so i could stand up again!
rydogxyz 1 week ago in playlist Islamic Hip-Hop and Other rap/poetry & Muslim stuff
This is the only rapper I like.. Or have respect for
elainerzem 1 week ago
i gotta say im mostly white and i wish i was fuckin black :I
NAMEHERE145 1 month ago
@NAMEHERE145 everything is africa brother dont worry about your outside color its your soul g
BlackJquest 3 weeks ago
2:26 One of best lyrics I've ever heard
Bili5 1 month ago
damn that shit gives me chills it's so good
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Bili5 1 month ago
A Beautiful man!!! <3
emmasmith729 1 month ago in playlist Saul Williams
he has a hole in his pants... is he trying to rock out with his chicken out? lol.
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MrSkinnycrab 2 months ago
I don't know why this song was randomly in my head yesterday
posthumanfetus 2 months ago
Dose anybody know the Piano chords to this song?
fuckraknot 3 months ago
i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive. i think i'm too repetitive.
skYEATSben 3 months ago
@skYEATSben I don't think you really understand the reason for doing that.
The reason ihe repeats it is obviously to fully express his insecurity.
YoungDirtyCwalk 3 months ago
@YoungDirtyCwalk That makes sense, this song is good.
skYEATSben 3 months ago
SAUL WILLIAM IS AMAZING!
Along with Illogic, J-Live, Insight, Aseop Rock, Aceyalone, Busdriver, One Be Lo, MF DOOM, Edan, Kool Keith & P.O.S.; they are all just too dope. Hip-Hop will never die.
IEtherianSoul9 4 months ago 7
@IEtherianSoul9 Don't forget Atmosphere, Brother Ali, and Beast 1333! I'm sure I could think of another list as long as yours if I really thought about it. Long live real hip-hop!
Hedgehogs4Me 2 months ago
lol i couldnt help but listen to the whole thing
IcyOnPurpose2 4 months ago
he always looks sweaty
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TorQueMoD 4 months ago 3
omg ... wow :X:X crazyy ..... like him ....
Loading499 4 months ago
this guy is racist.
dalhousie44 4 months ago
when he was in chicago, he said he lied in the song because he says he "used" to hump his pillow at night.
TrickyOlPuss 5 months ago
I saw this guy at Reading Festival a few days ago and his set and poetry was incredible! He performed this song totally acapella and it worked so well!
pumpkill 5 months ago 3
@pumpkill Which song was it that he made us do the guitar for?
SemiKnockedOut 4 months ago
@SemiKnockedOut Ahhh man I forget! Getting the audience to acapella the guitar for him was a great move though, he even said himself he'd never done it before :P
pumpkill 4 months ago
@pumpkill it was List of Demands!
harryallard 4 months ago
@harryallard Thank you!!!
pumpkill 4 months ago
ILOVESAUL
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FUCK WHITE PEOPLE =(
cassiusitsover 5 months ago
Che classe, ragazzi! Non ne fanno più di negri come lui...Scommetto che Saul Williams non ha mai comperato nè il durag nè il cappello della New Era...
monsa74 5 months ago
I love this music video!!!
bernyg79 5 months ago in playlist Saul Williams
Did I read correctly on wikipedia he wrote this in high school?
muchachomalo 5 months ago
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rastamanzairois 5 months ago
@muchachomalo You read it correctly, if it's true only he knows.
jurjenmolen 4 months ago
I'm Saul's whitest fan
brothermanbill 6 months ago 116
@brothermanbill I hope you don't like him "ironically."
blargh98315 5 months ago
@brothermanbill my last name is white and im white i think that makes me his whitest fan
kushxhaze1 3 months ago
i don't know what this says about me but saul williams is the only hip hop artist i like.
fede2 6 months ago
It mainly says you haven't listened to much hip hop. If someone can like Saul, there's plenty of similarly themed hip hop out there for them to enjoy.
FunkmasterFink 5 months ago
@FunkmasterFink examples please. I dig immortal technique and abadawn. It just seems the hip hop I'm exposed to is mostly main stream perpetuations of hedonistic, egocentric bullshit. Thanks bunches! X-D
uglyenema 5 months ago
@uglyenema Immortal Technique is good...More poetic stuff that I like includes Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Sage Francis, Cecil Otter (and the rest of Doomtree), Eyedea, Living Legends, Heiruspecs, Asheru, Typical Cats, etc. There's a wide range of styles in that list, too, so check them all out. >_>
FunkmasterFink 5 months ago
@FunkmasterFink Can't forget Solillaquists of Sound!
nolliejesseflip 5 months ago
To be honest, I would probably never know who Saul is if it weren't for Trent Reznor. Funny part about it - I think Saul's music in the pre-Trent era is far better than music he made in collaboration with Trent (I mean, the music before "Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust"). Such a shame his self-titled LP is so unknown. No worries though - I am spreading this among my friends - I recommend you do the same.
kuba81 6 months ago 3
If you really analyze this song's lyrics and beat you will notice that Saul Williams is telling everyone about his childhood. Some of the difficult moments when growing up. Black Stacey is him...Saul uses himself as an example in his song to show others to accept themselves for who they are...at least that's how I see it.
abigailroze 6 months ago
@abigailroze No shit buddy, that's not analysis, just hearing the lyrics
Ogremagefromhell 6 months ago
@abigailroze Saul Williams middle name is Stacey. =]
davidcrblackmon 6 months ago
What can I say to the haters, well. Saul's stuff is not for the simple minded.
His lyrics has meaning, he's a poet, and he's proud of who he is.
Pay attention to him and you might actually get smarter.
Even if his style might take some getting used to for some people. Listen to his songs a few more times.
We're all different, you can't really help it if you just don't like what he's doing. But a bad artist is the last thing he is.
Peteru69 7 months ago 6
there's a video for this song? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS?!
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Saul Williams is the shittest rapper ever, I hope he dies in a freak accident, talentless shit!
GEETARS3 7 months ago
@GEETARS3 You are either unintelligent or an obvious troll.
totlamaddd 7 months ago 3
@totlamaddd
Nope just hate bad music.
GEETARS3 7 months ago
@GEETARS3 You don't know good music.
totlamaddd 7 months ago
@GEETARS3 Unintelligent it is.
YoungDirtyCwalk 7 months ago
@GEETARS3 I find it funny that you don't like this song, just sayin' considering you're.... you know.. here..... where the video.... is.
pantlessguitarz 7 months ago
I heard this guy for the first time now, and I think I'm in love.
darkbaphomet666 8 months ago 3
shit guys, i think im too black.
MrSmudger1995 8 months ago
when he's singing in that hat in the end, looks like don cheadle
goodlopsk 8 months ago
Saul Williams is a lyrical genius... a hip-hop poet of the highest order. I greatly admire his honesty, his original style & his intelligent thoughts, not to mention the incredibly creative ways in which he chooses to share them. He's not afraid to try something new musically, and he is always real. His are words of truth, carefully crafted and forged in the fires of wisdom and self-reflection. As long as there are Saul Williams' in the world of hip-hop, everything will be just fine there.
Arlo4848 8 months ago 28
"Now here's a little message for you. All you baller players got some insecurities too- that you could cover up, bling it up, cash it and cha ching it up, hope no one will bring it up, lock it down and string it up. Or you could share your essence with us, cause everything about you couldn't be rugged and rough. And even though you toat a glock and you hot the street, if you dare to share your heart WE'LL NOD AHEAD TO ITS BEAT."
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jasonwalden 8 months ago
real poetry
pedi007 8 months ago 3
good song, by the way does he still rock nikes from the sweatshops?
biennialist 9 months ago
Wow this guy is amazing... Why is it only now I come across him?
negativecreepx 9 months ago
He does need to put out some more music
Bo0meRs1 9 months ago
Light skin dudes went out in 88...so he good now...
catonic 9 months ago
This songs fucking tight.
lawlzore 9 months ago
when did he turn gay ? lol...great song tho ..
swaggaBfresh 10 months ago
A true talent. A voice that has not been heard by many.
mitchinyoface89 10 months ago
I know it delves away from the subject this man is gorgeous inside and out.
darkieschmuckie 10 months ago
can someone explain why the quality of the album version is different? i mean , i like this version better... but i also would like to know more... please :)))
GqFq 10 months ago
This really moved me.....
sommiem 10 months ago
I saw him do this live and it was off the hook. A really great album, btw. Poetry lives, baby!
blazak 10 months ago
I just found this after watching a doors video and I actually don't really like hip-hop but this is awsome
gasdu 10 months ago
@gasdu I wouldn't call this hop-hop, more like poetry with background noise
NeoAnimus 10 months ago
@NeoAnimus That's called: hip-hop.
jambi999 10 months ago
Great poet, wish i had that kind of talent.
SpongyLikeALizard 11 months ago 2
My incredibly white English teacher got me into this guy, I can't buy enough iTunes cards to satisfy my love for his music.
skullyfreak94 11 months ago
My name is Saul :)
ThePyroImpact18 11 months ago
love the video but this song is so much better a cappella.....
NietzschePan 11 months ago 3
left me speechless. WOW
bobzechikon 1 year ago
man he be hittin that shit good
jkbigdd 1 year ago
"I dreamt of being white and complimented by you, but the only shiny black thing you liked was my shoes." I love this song. I just wanna give him a big hug and tell him he's beautiful, and his skin is beautiful.
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lauregervanne 8 months ago
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Would give him much more than a big hug, something much much blacker
lauregervanne 8 months ago 2
@insiduous123 i think he already got that lol
TheJamesAgony 5 months ago
this guy went to my school in the 80's
moonlite11942 1 year ago
"I used to hump my pillow at night"
GENIUS
OatyReading 1 year ago
He is a poet and will always be a lyrical genius in my eyes
AlluringPariah 1 year ago
nice, reminds me of a Fela concert
monalisa02 1 year ago
he is awesome, but is he gay?
ionaranoiu 1 year ago
@ionaranoiu No he's not. Lol.
Teenierful 1 year ago
@ionaranoiu - He's been married and has a kid so I don't think he's gay - but what does it matter? One of the most best rappers out there.
eyemantra 1 year ago
This songs dope
devilz37 1 year ago
They call me hey, the call me_____' they call me her, they call me Jane... Yo' cereal
embodythis 1 year ago
those 41 that pressed dislike aparently doesent understand music or has the ability to read the lyric
np02058 1 year ago
I'm 17 and I absolutely love Saul Williams. He's the only hip hop artist that I listen to. His music is actually real and talks about legitimate problems and not about money and bitches. It's meaningful.
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toolapc62 1 year ago
actually i think this song is about how everyone has their insecurities and saul is proving he's better then the players and pimps that hide theirs by making an entire song that revolves around his own
oblivionspyder 1 year ago
respect from ireland
jakkfrosttt 1 year ago 3
respect form ireland
jakkfrosttt 1 year ago
What kind of jeans is he wearing?
cjrush22 1 year ago
truly one of the most talented hip hop artists out there. but what can you expect the guys a poet
np02058 1 year ago 4
im happy to see saul is being heard by many ppl , this man is beautiful , this song follows suit lol , this song made me cry when I heard it , im a 21 year old white man . I hope everyone can open up and hear this , peace and love to everyone!!! :)
ooooooooooooO111 1 year ago
Love. Saul, you're amazing man.
Mbosco92 1 year ago
the jimi hendrix of hip hop
blobilvero 1 year ago 163
@blobilvero
Well said
Cs82Hun 1 year ago
@blobilvero
profound statement.....kudos
chillbrotha01 1 year ago
@blobilvero youre a fucking idiot.
edbean420 1 year ago
@edbean420 you are 13 years old and u should be listening nelly :), why u are on this page?
blobilvero 1 year ago
@blobilvero you just said someone, who sucks at writing lyrics or making any musical notes even half entertaining, is comparable to one of the greatest guitarist/song writers ever. You are a fucking idiot. And I think nelly is something you would love, since you obviously have a few chromosomes missing in the music appreciation department.
edbean420 1 year ago 2
@edbean420 when you will grow up, you will learn that yours is just an opinion and if i have different one i am not an idiot, i am just different. good bye and learn love music not spit hatred on people.
blobilvero 1 year ago
@blobilvero LET THE YOUNG LISTEN
AND EVOLVE THIS MUSIC
mofopker 1 year ago
@mofopker sure man, anyone can listen everything at eny age, but noone have the rights to offend anyone because of ayoutube comment -.-
blobilvero 1 year ago
@blobilvero I'd say he's more of the David Bowie of Hip Hop
erzzr 1 year ago 3
@erzzr Niggy Tardust of course.
countchunkula 1 year ago 3
@blobilvero Why, cause he's black, talented, and has explored psychedelics?
Rand33Appl3 11 months ago
@Rand33Appl3 explored psychedelics??? i think i have an idea, if we give say lil wayne or 50 cent acid or magic mushrooms. maybe they will not rap about superficial stuff (how much money they can boast about or their "ho's") and maybe they will have some talent themselves.
bendle34 10 months ago
@blobilvero How is Saul to hip-hop anything like Jimi to rock?
ElTiant 9 months ago
@ElTiant cuz hes funky original and kicks ass. not that hard to draw the connection.
Bo0meRs1 9 months ago
@Bo0meRs1 Well, its kind of hard to draw that connection. Since Jimi was around for like 4 years and influenced everyone from The Who to Miles Davis with his individual sound that newly combined like 5 different genres. Saul has been around for almost ten years and is a political rapper, who is lesser known outside of the hip-hop community and its listeners. How can you even compare them?
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@blobilvero
Get the fuck out! Saul has nothing on Hendrix.
GEETARS3 7 months ago
@blobilvero What is that even supposed to mean?
Ogremagefromhell 7 months ago 5
@blobilvero i like you
Lobodomy69 5 months ago
a good reason to have kids was to have them turn me on to Sage Francis and Saul Williams
patfromlogan 1 year ago
Yes, this is Knowledge!!!
swiggins01 1 year ago
i dont get the song what does it mean?
lowfan1000 1 year ago
@lowfan1000 his middle name is stacey. the rest is clear.
fuakru 1 year ago
have had this on repeat for hours
r0t8 1 year ago 3
this guy is amazing!!! truely poetic. i got to this video via an interview with Akala (British hip-hop artist). Akala is a great poet and he said Saul Williams is a GENIUS....NOW I KNOW WHY!
jaylias 1 year ago
Back to what it needs to be, to be listened to by black and white and mostly just listened to.
Machiavelli70 1 year ago
The Lyrical Truth!
THIERRYBAPTISTE 1 year ago
@lynxziz learn how to spell its color jesus and music is music he writes it because he loves it and its basically his job i mean you wouldn't say that some some guy thats an engineer does his job for a reason im sure saul means what he is saying but come on just listen to it and love it for what it is quit giving it a meaning bc not everybody feels that when they hear this they all interrupt it in their own way but thats all i have to say
69rumblefish69 1 year ago
@69rumblefish69 Sorry, could you repeat that again but in English? I don't speak dribble.
lynxzrz 1 year ago
@69rumblefish69 Us Brits spell it colour, with a 'U', so he did spell it correctly.
CAWhite84 1 year ago
@69rumblefish69 Any decent artist or musician makes what they make to because of the message. And it's spelt COLOUR. You spell it in american's version of English.
Famalamadan 1 year ago
Wtf?
loL
pinkpikachu5500 1 year ago
definitely a real poet!
ABOVEdAbility2 1 year ago
real gangsta--free ure azz ure mind will follow.
burch500 1 year ago
@burch500 aint dat from a esham song
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elooidevlooi 1 year ago
Video Invoking the spirit of Fela Kuti!
EzraPlatnum 1 year ago
Fuck, why cant this be the mainstream? Then again, maybe thats the appeal... Fuck it, this is amazing.
justplainmovies 1 year ago 4
i love the the juxtaposition of the catchy, dancey sound with the heaviness of the lyrical content and then how he gets hopeful at the end about building up an army of men who want to overcome their issues of self-image. saul williams is so dope.
Sammy213 1 year ago 2
I'm not black, or white... or american for that matter but I've been with black kids arguing about who's blacker than the others but never about who's whiter. I guess it might just be an african-american thing. Great song.
mhbed5 1 year ago
the song is mostly just about being comfortable in your skin.
roninwood 1 year ago
@lynxzrz this song is not about racial relations between white and black people, it's about a form or racism within the black community, people with darker skin tend to be looked down upon. Saul williams grew up with this problem, it's about his struggle with this form of racism. His middle name is stacey.
halosmyth 1 year ago 84
@halosmyth You're only just skimming over what I am really saying. Like I said before, my comment was more a troll, but under the same context.
lynxzrz 1 year ago
@halosmyth Reminds me of Del the FUnky Homosapien's "Dark Skin Girls" Have you ever heard of CHino XL's "Who am I?" its all about darking kids picking on him for being mixed
Sagefrakrobatik 1 year ago
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The300Spartis 1 year ago
@halosmyth
wow...seriously? that's horrible...if you ask me, i can't tell the difference between one skin tone and another. We're all human beings one way or the other. Why do we always make barriers for each other? A human being is just that. They are their own unique human being.
DoinkTonberry 1 year ago
@halosmyth no its him comeing out of the closet hes gay
username0727 1 year ago
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@halosmyth no its him coming out of the closet hes gay man
username0727 1 year ago
@halosmyth
Yeah, about that... the worst racists gotta be brown people that hate black and white people^^
libbern 1 year ago
@libbern all racism is equally bad. there's no "worst" racism.
violenthues 1 year ago
@halosmyth Indeed, through decades of black families moving away from black culture and into white culture they started to turn on their "more" African kin, not like it hasn't happened in white culture or anything. tis a shame though since unity was one of the biggest things in African culture in North America and yet they were still fairly at sides with themselves. either way amazing song love it.!
endbringer1 1 year ago
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endbringer1 1 year ago
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I kind of want that belt :P.. / he was pretty pimpin high-top fade with the step on the side. like you didn't get any cooler then that back in the day.
endbringer1 1 year ago
@halosmyth I saw it more as a form of racism within black people themselves. Some black people feel that at times that their lives would of been better if they were white.
TopGunOriginal 10 months ago
@TopGunOriginal
More like a result or an affect caused from racism, the thoughts that some black people r forced to thin because of the ignorance of racism. In truth, for many many years, alot of black people would have had a better life if they were white (sad but true)... racism is a disease. Think about all the kids (as he was once) looking at racism from a childs eyes-of course they'll think about all of this. But listen to the other part of this, he's saying something simple-Stay Real.
JW32584 9 months ago
@JW32584 years ago mr please !!!! go to london uk id like you to go to kensington, chelsea and then id like you to go to hackney peckam walthamstow tell me that things are equal now ! hahah
mcpartridgeboy 9 months ago
dear saul.
you don't read these i know, but drunk at twenry past two in the morning i feel more that i have someone ike you to listen to than anyrhing else in the world. your music matters in these instances so severely and i urge you, against whatever attacks you, against my laziness to ever comment again, to continue working and providing this for me because even music, a trivial reason to live, is better than nothing. Thank you, sincerely, a drunk Alexander James Martin.
raxachol 1 year ago 3
dis nigga spit da truth tho. im hispanic n shyt...but he did his thing proper on dis.
SpliffStar2006 1 year ago
Saul is the SHIT, but his live show was WEAK!
hefalumpkin 1 year ago
@hefalumpkin maybe you need to learn to hear him instead of just listen to him
Obediah17 1 year ago
@Obediah17 no. I was there, I have been to probably 60-70 concerts, and his live show was WEAK as FUCK! It was terrible! It was at a Les Claypool show 2 yrs ago before he joined up with Trent Reznor. WEEEEEAAAKKKK. But his music is great and his poetry.
hefalumpkin 1 year ago
@hefalumpkin ahh k ive never been to any of his concerts so i cant really comment on that :( does he combine his poetry and music in concerts or just one or the other then???
Obediah17 1 year ago
@Obediah17 He has a poetry brake a couple songs in, he wasn't the headliner and I don't know if ppl knew who he was so ppl weren't really that into it so it was more of a weak atmosphere. But the stage presence of the band was non existent.
hefalumpkin 1 year ago
@Obediah17 He has a poetry break a couple songs in, he wasn't the headliner and I don't know if ppl knew who he was so ppl weren't really that into it so it was more of a weak atmosphere. But the stage presence of the band was non existent.
hefalumpkin 1 year ago
He's such an artist.
DrxPreservzz 1 year ago
WHO's the choreographer/dancer in the video!?!??!?!
obiez 1 year ago
@obiez Please do not objectify him. He has feelings, ken?
dowling1981 1 year ago