Saul Williams Amethyst Rock

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[StrongHeartLives]

I grew up white - still am- but found i have a line of African American family going back to the revolutionary war. My father's mothers side of the family goes back to Sampson Battis - an African American slave who won his freedom by fighting in the revolutionary war. - he became a general - the first in this country to be in charge of white troops. My father's mother was the first to "pass as white" - I feel most proud of that ghost in my past. Often i wonder how similar or different we are.

[OrangeSaint420]

when he says hes saying amethyst rock hes saying that because the ancient romans and greek beleived amethyst rock prevented intoxication so they would make beer mugs n shit out of it. i just thought that was an interesting fact

[Iroxit]

I respect his man so much. But may I remind him that I, a 17 year old white kid, have never enslaved anybody! And he has never been enslaved. Please, don't hold me to my murderous ancestors' evils. Hate is an epedimic. It will sweep, and kill a nation.

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[PainIs4ThaWeak85]

My gawd... When I first heard this in this movie... I had to stop, rewind, watch, stop, rewind, watch.... and listen, harder, and harder again.... Do yourself a favor, watch the movie, the context which brings this poem, is far more meaningful than the movie itself

[mobdict]

@OrangeSaint420 I think he meant marijuana when he said 'slangin amethyst rocks'. This is from a movie called SLAM, and he's in prison b/c he got busted with an ounce. He's just mocking a system that is hypocritical.

[BarlowScout]

"I know God personally. In fact, he lets me call him ME. I'm SIRIUS B. ...Trying to imprison my ASTROLOGY. ...Son of Osiris. Worshipped like Jesus." Whoa. Watched this many, many years ago and was blown away. Now, I get it. Thank you, Saul. RA!

[1lifestyle]

stealing Us was the smartest thing They ever did

[KBlocker29]

@OrangeSaint420 I think, going with that bit of information you can take it to mean that we're denying ourselves knowledge and education in pursuit of superficial bullshit. Just one, trail of though we could go down. The man is a genius regardless.

[Luger718A1]

@OrangeSaint420 thats an awesome fact

[SolaceOfMushin]

@koreybishop havent been online for a while...so i missed the twisted pissed off shit you spit...im just expressing, and blessing my self with the courage to sing outloud....so if you have problems with the way i sound....TOUGH SHIT...im not pretentious, but obviously you are....mister poetry star, trolling on the truth I write late at night under LCD lights....fuck off bra...and get a life...p.s. i love you....and that was a well written response, as pissy as it was lol

[SolaceOfMushin]

@bigsmoove03 mahalo