Saul Williams - Twice The First Time

[starbuckwhy]

Good

[hugoalexandre]

This is some weird mountain hip hop!!!

[alberts1985]

herb scented

[ShaktiShiva108]

Absolutely amazing. I don't think there's a more expressive voice in the world.

[northwestblazinfire]

@ShaktiShiva108 Wanna hear something inspirational?

Look up greatest sppech of all time by charlie chaplin, its amazing with out ryhmes

[MsUkdance]

This is truly vibrant.....Saul is awake & keeping him self free.

Thank you so much for this.

[cainamkayak]

This was also the first thing I heard by him, many years ago. Now I've seen him perform five times and even had dinner with him. What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing this one.

[Plavsha]

I came listening to this song... o.o

[JW32584]

What album is this on!? i have a few but can't find it...plz help, this song is Really good!

[jaakkok1]

@JW32584 It's on "Black Whole Styles" compilation released by Big Dada. Shouldn't be too hard to find. It has some other nice tracks too.

[JW32584]

@jaakkok1

Thank You so much for the info, found it on amazon... just bought it :)

[Nicowarrior]

yeah this is exactly where i first heard Saul W. Love amethyst rock star

GET ME THE FUCK OFF THIS TRACK!

[hitjd]

@optimystikill saul's not under rated but under played his esteemed when he's herd spread his esince around to all the people that it is possible to know and thus he will by known

[afroblackfoot]

This is not the original album that this song first appeared on. This song originally appears on a hip hop poetry compilation called Eargasms Crucialpoetics Vol 1. I know this because I wrote the music and produced the song and compilation. It is a n honor to read peoples comments and showing love for our hard work back then. If you liked what I did with Eargasms , wait til you hear part two coming in 2011, produced by yours truly Marco "n8vSun" Jengkens for EVOLVR music.

[SirDeady]

took me so long to remember where i heard this thank god i found it true brilliance

[virtualnotebook]

As if the heart were not enough.. Words seem inadequate, but yeah, well fucking good! Can't believe I only just heard this.

[virtualnotebook]

As if the heart were not enough..

[infinitygoof]

This was also the first thing that I heard from Saul Williams. 1999 on a college radio station have been looking for it for ever since. Damn fine music.

[ccmetalhead]

@infinitygoof

Me too! What College station did you hear it on?

[infinitygoof]

@ccmetalhead

It was a station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[ccmetalhead]

@infinitygoof

Oh, ha ha, I'm down here in the states. Lexington, KY. Take care man!

[Xer2k7]

OMG i've finally found it!

First heard this on Amon Tobin's 2000-06-05 Breezeblock set... been looking for a tracklist ever since

2:22 best verse ever

not untill you've listen to Rakim on a rocky mountain top

have you heard hip hop

extract the urban element that created it

and let a open wide country side illustrate it

riding in a freight train in the freezing rain listening to Coltrane

my reality went insane, and i think i saw Jesus

[thekiktones]

A friend of mine recorded this song for me about 10 years ago. I finally found the source. Great song and great message

[pbuttandjam]

Yay!!! finally found this song!! This is the first song i heard of Saul also. Haven't heard this in years. Thanks for posting.

[sulmagnificent]

"as if the heart where not enuf"

[sulmagnificent]

I have this song can someone tell me any other tracks that are on this cd. I admit it this is the bes hip hop I have ever listened to

[Zeph100]

Its from the Eargasms EP originally, I think....

[JayBEdition]

xen cuts, best value album, i have ever bought £12 3 cds of pure fucking genius, this track is an example why everyone should own this.

[fnv2001]

Not an exaggeration: this is one of the best hip-hop tracks of all time.

[TwimyoHu]

@fnv2001 couldn't agree more mate. Spot on

[nikolaussenger]

track one of the great one...but video not in the mood..... ; )

to hectic ...

greatings.nik

[peteone6669]

simply lovely . . simply fucking lovely.

[mmmzeitgeisty11]

Just got back from the mountaintop, took some Rakim as advised, it was alright, bit cold maybe but at least I have now heard hip-hop. Next up, Kool Keith on a lake.

[Clockw0rk858]

@mmmzeitgeisty11 well atleast you got good taste in hip hop lol, alotta new heads in the hip hop world get introduced by those mainstreamers : / Hope all goes well.

[CustardGanet]

GET ME THE FUCK OFF THIS TRACK....Xen Cuts,best compilation ever.

[dbush1422]

I'm confused which pill do I take again. Speech on. Saul.

[symphonyjones83]

as heartbeats bring percussion, fallen trees bring repercussions,

cities play upon our souls like broken drums.

we drum the ESSENCE OF CREATION

THROUGH CITY SLUMS.

Fuckin genius.

simply.

[FlakeyFreakout]

Too true,we're all living in the crossroads motel.

[WWWoSORoROCKToDE]

Best Track ever

[CNMoyes]

death is eternity, after death is eternity

[Mivalishus]

this is a well good song elliot its roddy

[m1kec0d4]

deep as

[eboyd32]

Saul Muthaphuckin' Williams!!!!!

[mrjilx]

yeah boy! i have this on wax, my rec player broke so i've been feenin to hear this song for a long time. thanx for the post.

[asiakismet]

i remember when i first heard this around those days of free napster...omg i was in heaven.

[phoenixinflux]

yes! that is where i got it from. always knew it as "niggaz way back" from the title i found it with on there.

[phoenixinflux]

that comment was to asiakismet. thank you for posting this reflections. it is my favorite song of his.

[51L1C0N]

When it drops at 1:25 is fucking NICE.

[brainwashingidm]

sha clack clack!

[ashleybah7]

get me the f*&$ off this track

classic

[nitrus202]

oo wow he talks bout rakim in this cool

[RIGHTY187]

hell yea rakim created internal rhymes without them hip-hop wouldn't be what it is today

[karlabbf]

Gay yee eres la mejor!!!

I love you cello!!

[NewPrehistory]

I made a video using this track for screen ed when I was in grade 12 (1999??) I failed cause the teacher only like Harrison Ford movies. I shit you not.

[jaydogg408]

Doesn't D.J. Spooky sample this?? I'm pretty sure I have a Spooky c.d. with this on it.

[Deek9000]

It's on 'Under the Influence'

[pupipeti]

from 3:45 the song turns a beatiful song

good

chilled

[spieloneil]

was the first i'd heard of saul williams,that xen cuts cd should be mandatory,also the herbaliser/latryx "8 point agenda" is just sublime.

[MaBu888]

haha nice Saul Williams introduces the samadhi as known in zen uddhism, other buddhisms, daoism, and hinduism. Sons become.

[MaBu888]

buddhism* and Haha with a capital H. * Corrected some spellingz lulz!

[AfraRe1]

fire...

[c6burns]

greatest hip hop song i have ever heard from the most enlightened and least self-centered hiphop artist i have ever heard ... thanks for posting :)

[MaBu888]

YEAH!

[hardxxcorey]

nice

[misaje]

Not the first time I've heard Williams, but this is also awesome. Damn...just damn.

[NunchakuKriztov]

First time I've heard Saul Williams.

The man has a new fan ;-)

[thunderphd]

get me the fuck off this track

[1rlanz]

7 mountains higher than the valley of death...

7 demensions deeper than demensions of death..

he said he did this song because they gave him an old track to rhyme on top and he felt...why should he put something new on top if they gave him something old.....and it's still dope

i look up to this guy

[cumfycouch]

goose bumps.

[joshuamarsella]

This song takes me back to high school! If you like Saul check out the movie Slam. Beautiful movie!

[NewPrehistory]

Slam fucking rules.

[cellacyben]

Beautiful Saul Williams is a prophet

[herbs4u]

Beautiful song, it's true.