Saul Williams

Saul Williams 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, Saul 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.

Trent Reznor is producing Saul's 3rd full-length studio album, due out in 2007.

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)

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

New Album

Saul's third full-length album was produced by Trent Reznor and is expected to be released in 2007.