Saul Williams
Saul Stacey Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam and the 2013 jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. His album Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople was nominated in the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album category at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
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- Born in
- Newburgh
- Educated at
- New York University Tisch School of the ArtsMorehouse CollegeNewburgh Free Academy
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1972
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