Saul Williams (born 1972) is a hip-hop artist, poet, writer and actor who has collaborated with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on several occasions.
Collaborations with NIN
Besides opening numerous shows for the band, Williams was joined by the full NIN touring band during the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans to play "African Student Movement" and "List of Demands" from his self-titled album. Bootlegs of this performance are widely available.
Reznor is producing Williams' third full-length studio album, due out in 2007. In addition, Williams has contributed a track to Year Zero Remixed. The title of this track has yet to be announced.
Body of Work
Albums/EPs
- Penny For A Thought / Purple Pigeons EP (2000)
- Amethyst Rock Star (2001)
- Not In My Name EP (2003)
- Saul Williams (2004)
- Title TBA (2007)
Filmography
- Downtown 81 (narrator) (1981/2000)
- Underground Voices (1996)
- Slam (1998)
- SlamNation (1998)
- I'll Make Me a World (1999)
- K-PAX (2001)
- Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Bibliography
- The Seventh Octave, 1998, Moore Black Press ISBN 0-9658308-1-0
- S/he, 1999, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 0-671-03977-6
- ,said the shotgun to the head, 2003, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 0-7434-7079-6
- The Dead Emcee Scrolls, 2006, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 1-4165-1632-8