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Saul Williams (album)

Saul Williams
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Studio album by Saul Williams
Released September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
Genre Hip hop, punk rock, spoken word
Length 44:17
Label Fader Label
Producer Serj Tankian, Musa Bailey, Saul Williams, Mickey P, Thavius Beck
Saul Williams chronology
Not in My Name
(2003)Not in My Name2003 		Saul Williams
(2004)		 The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
(2007)The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!2007
Singles from Saul Williams
  1. "List of Demands (Reparations)"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Black Stacey"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
The Austin Chronicle 3.5/5 stars
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)
Drowned in Sound 10/10
Exclaim! favorable
Pitchfork 7.2/10
PopMatters favorable
Stylus Magazine D+
XLR8R favorable

Saul Williams is the second studio album by Saul Williams, released in 2004. It features contributions from Serj Tankian, Zack de la Rocha, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "On his self-titled album, Williams moves toward a slightly more accessible format (compared to his previous, more poetry driven work) with twisted guitar lines, heavy bass thumps, and a closer stab at singing from time to time." Robert Gabriel of The Austin Chronicle gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Social, psychological, and cultural mores are run through a ringer of rap transformed as punk, metal, and jungle with Williams self-producing much of his own inflammatory cache."

Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 10 out of 10, saying, "Its importance is absolute." Ari Levenfeld of PopMatters said, "Saul Williams' attempt to save hip hop is admirable, if not entirely successful."


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