Saul Williams "Coded Language"

recorded & produced by K'Nected Media http://knectedmedia.com

Feb. 15th at the Rialto in Tacoma, WA. This was part of a benefit concert featuring local talent like "2012" and others raising money for Why Africa Matters.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• saul
• williams
• tacoma
• africa
• matters
• kenya
• rialto

[orgnice]

This is actually called Coded Language

[Acumensch]

@orgnice oh ok i'll change the title. "why africa matters" was the event.

[oxyhemoglobin]

you're wrong. nike sneaks were used in a saul williams commercial

[amerattila]

& goosebumps ;)

[blakaxx88]

2 rappers slain/ jigga and lil wayne!!!.......i woulda added that

[BrianDornTFP]

Very impressive!

[Orile277]

It succeeded to get more people talking about him.

[therabbiomchomsky]

He's already doing that, but the portion of the song on the commercial failed to do so.

[Orile277]

Well that's one way to view life, but how can society grow or change if this "he" never makes his grievances known to society?

[therabbiomchomsky]

A valid point, but I still say that he who mocks society's ways should not sell his art into said society.

[Orile277]

It's true that advertising is all about getting people to do what you want, but the thing about advertising is that in many instances it simply assumes people overlook one thing in favor of the message they're trying to send. People will hear "List of Demands" playing and if they're anything like me they'll laugh because it's obvious that the song's pretty anti-establishment.

I personally am not making him a God so if that comment was for me then there's my rebuttal.

[Orile277]

That's not what you're arguing, you're arguing that his ACTION lacks congruency with his work and my question to that claim is how do you know what his interpretation of his message is and how does this conflict with his message if it is reaching a broader audience.

Until you move out into the wilderness you're a hypocrite.

Yes music affects the subconscious so it's more likely that people will get the message of the music than them supporting Nike.