Though technically not a poetry slam, ''Def Poetry'' has become heavily associated with the poetry slam movement, and utilizes many of poetry slam's best known poets, including National Poetry Slam champions such as Beau Sia, Taylor Mali, Big Poppa E, Mayda del Valle, Mike Mcgee, Alix Olson and Rives, among others. Even poets who are critical of the poetry slam, such as John S. Hall, have acknowledged slam's influence on the show. In a 2005 interview, Hall was quoted as saying,
In a 2005 interview, Bob Holman, who founded the Nuyorican Poets Cafe's poetry slam and appeared on Season 4 of the show, applauded ''Def Poetry'', noting,
However, Marc Smith, the founder of the Poetry Slam movement, is more critical of the program. Smith decries the intense commercialization of the poetry slam, and refers to Def Poetry as "an exploitive entertainment [program that] diminished the value and aesthetic of performance poetry."
In November 2002, a live stage production, ''Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam'' opened on Broadway. The show featured poets Beau Sia, Suheir Hammad, Staceyann Chin, Lemon, Mayda del Valle, Georgia Me, Black Ice, Poetri and Steve Coleman. The show ran on Broadway until May 2003, and won a 2003 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. The show subsequently toured both nationally and internationally.
''Def Poetry'' premiered on HBO in 2002 and the latest season to air (Season 6) premiered in February 2007. As of summer 2008, there has been no word about the possibility of a Season 7. Starting in 2008, producers of ''Def Poetry'' (including Simmons, Stan Lathan, and Kamilah Forbes) developed and broadcast the HBO poetry show ''Brave New Voices'', which is stylistically similar to ''Def Poetry'', with teenage poets competing and backstage scenes.
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Georgia Me - Full Figure Potential;
Benjamin Bratt - Lower East Side
Lymon - Shine;
Nikki Giovanni - Talk to Me Poem, I Think I’ve Got the Blues;
Black Ice - Bigger Than Mine?;
Suheir Hammad - First Writing Since
Yellow Rage - Listen Asshole;
Jewel - Poem Song;
Flow Mentalz - They Call Me Drama;
Sonia Sanchez - Poem for Some Women;
Shihan - This Type Love;
Dawn Saylor - When I Was 14;
Kayo - Who Am I?
Sarah Jones - Your Revolution;
Beau Sia - Give Me a Chance;
Willie Perdomo - How Beautiful We Really Are;
Abyss - God Gave Me Grey Skies;
The Last Poets - Take Your Time;
INQ - When Hip-Hop Was Fun;
J. Ivy - I Need To Write
Poetri - Money;
Jessica Care Moore - Warriors Walk Alone;
Dave Chappelle - The corner store;
Amiri Baraka - from Why is We Americans?;
Liza Jessie Peterson - Ice Cream Fiend;
Kevin Coval - Family Feud
Jason Carney - Southern Heritage;
Thea Monyee - Woman to Woman;
Sekou Sundiata - Come on and Bring on the Reparations;
Marty McConnell - Give Me One Good Reason to Die;
Twin Poets - Dreams are Illegal in the Ghetto;
Jamie Foxx - Off the Hizzle for Shizzle
Patricia Smith - Skinhead;
Dante Basco - Nikki;
Maggie Estep - Emotional Idiot;
Black Ice - Truth Is;
Kent Foreman - Epiphany;
Roger Bonair-Agard - How the Ghetto Loves Us Back;
Erykah Badu - Friends, fans, and artists must meet
Bassey Ikpi - Sometimes silence is the loudest kind of noise;
Taylor Mali - Totally like whatever, you know?;
Regie Cabico - What kind of guys are attracted to me;
Haki R. Madhubuti - Beat Network;
Rat Sack - I’m Losing You
Shihan - Say What?;
Suheir Hammad - Not Your Erotic, Not Your Exotic;
Big Poppa E - Wussy Boy;
La Bruja - WTC;
Anthony Morales - Story Avenue Stuck;
Amalia Ortiz - Some Days;
Oscar Brown Jr. - I Apologize
muMs - Ploylessness;
Amanda Diva - Hot Shit;
Malik Yusef - I Spit;
Asha Bandele - Morning Was My Mentor;
Malcolm Jamal Warner - I Love My Woman
Steve Connell - Why Not Wine Coolers;
Georgia Me - NigGods;
Louis Reyes Rivera - Bullet Cry;
Jessica Care Moore - I’m a Hip Hop Cheerleader;
Keith Murray - Man Child
Staceyann Chin - If Only Out of Vanity;
Big Rube - Alphabet Acrobat;
Wood Harris - Night Song;
Goldie - No title;
Regie Gibson - For James Marshall Hendrix;
Joy Harjo - A Poem to Get Rid of Fear;
Linton Kwesi Johnson - If I Was a Top-notch Poet
Rives - Sign Language;
Helena D. Lewis - Stank Breath;
Poem-cees - Power;
Mutabaruka - Dis Poem;
Daniel Beatty - Duality Duel;
Rupert Estanislao - Empress;
Jill Scott - Nothing is for Nothing;
Suheir Hammad - We Spent the 4th of July in Bed
Flaco Navaja - Kids Don’t Play;
Gemineye - Poetic Bloodline;
Ursula Rucker - Get Ready;
Michael Ellison - Light Skin-did;
Ishle Park - Pussy;
Ras Baraka - American Poem;
Dana Gilmore - Wife...Woman...Friend;
Common - God is Freedom
Emanuel Xavier - Tradici’ness;
Marc Bamuthi Joseph - For Pop;
Richard Montoya - Miami;
Vanessa Hidary - The Hebrew Mamita;
Danny Hoch - PSA;
Bassey Ikpi - Homeward;
Lemon - Gangsta MCs;
Steve Colman - Terrorist Threat
Rock Baby - Titty Man;
Alix Olson - Women Before;
Mike 360 - Twilight Zone;
Cheryl “Salt” James - We Follow Your Lead;
Shappy - I Am That Nerd;
Jonzi D - 3000 Casualties of War;
Amalia Ortiz - Cat Calls;
Jimmy Santiago Baca - from Healing Earthquakes (“Twelve” )
Frenchie - Fucking Ain’t Conscious;
Geoff Trenchard - Of Copper Chipped Teeth;
Chinaka Hodge - Barely Audible;
Quincy Troupe - Forty One Seconds in June, in Salt Lake City, Utah (for Michael Jordan);
Dufflyn - Single Life;
Mums - Brooklyn Queen;
Kevin Coval - Jam Master J;
Beau Sia - Love
Jason Carney - Out Here;
Gina Loring - Somewhere There Is a Poem;
Kanye West - Self Conscious;
Jamie Kennedy - Grim Fairy Tale;
Bao Phi - You Bring Out the Vietnamese in Me;
Roscoe P. Coldchain - Trouble;
Mayda del Valle - Mami’s Makin’ Mambo;
Buju Banton - How Long
Malak Salaam - Warrior’s Love;
Joel Chmara - Sweet Tooth Tollbooth School Year;
Flowmentalz - The Payphone;
Saul Williams - Coded Language;
Georgia Me - Hit Like a Man;
Deb Young - Children of a Lesser God;
Smokey Robinson - A Black American
Rives - Kite;
Nafessa Monroe - White;
Mark Gonzales - As with Most Men;
Zena Edwards - Laugh;
Oscar Brown Jr. - Children of Children;
Amalia Ortiz - Women of Juarez;
Black Ice - Or Die;
MC Lyte - I Was Born
Bonnie - My Man;
Javon Johnson - Elementary;
Suheir Hammad - What I Will;
Rachel and George McKibbons - Multi-tasking;
Vanessa Hidary - Fling Gone Awry;
Flowmentalz - Constipation;
Nikki Patin - Sweat;
Nikky Finney - Girlfriends Train;
Kanye West - 18 years
John S. Hall - America Kicks Ass;
Tish Benson - Fifth Word Email;
Kelly Tsai - Mao;
Tracy Morgan - Feeling Fucked Up;
Will Bell - So I Run;
Morris Stegosaurus - Big Man II;
Dawn Saylor - Take You To Brooklyn;
Michael Eric Dyson - Intellectual MCs;
KRS-One and Doug E. Fresh - 2nd Quarter
Julian Curry - Nigger, Niggas, Niggaz;
Ishle Park - Open Letter to Soldier;
Taylor Mali - Like Lily Like Wilson;
Adelle Givens - That Shit Ain’t Funny;
Kevin Coval - My g - dself Loose;
Yolanda Kae Wilkinson - Circa Valentines Day;
Amir Sulaiman - Danger;
Floetry - Everybody Heard
Regie Cabico - You Bring Out the Writer in Me;
Rafael Casal - Abortion;
Kim Fields - How Come;
Reg E. Gaines - I Don’t Feel Like Writing;
Jon Goode - Barbara;
Dana Gilmore - Wife, Woman, Friend, Pt. 2;
Rita Dove - Black on a Saturday Night;
Talib Kweli - Lonely People
Liza Jesse Peterson - Waitress;
Robert Karimi - Get Down with Your Catholic Muslim Self;
Triple Black - Love Poems;
Bonafide Rojas - In front of the Class;
Laura “Piece” Kelly - Central District;
BessKepp - Rotten Pomegranates;
Michael Franti - Rock the Nation;
Ruby Dee - Tupac
Jus Cus - Homeland Security;
J. Ivy - Dear Father;
Marlon Esquerra - Morning Papers;
Marvin Tate - My Life to the Present;
Martin Espada - Imagine the Angels of Bread;
Alix Olson - America on Sale;
Mos Def - Pornographic Content;
Ani DiFranco - Coming Up;
Mike Epps - I Love the Hood
Andy Buck - *69;
Faraji Salim - Star Spangled Banner;
Bob Holman - Rock & Roll Mythology;
Patrick Washington - Letter to the Editor;
Tara Betts - Switch;
Paul Flores - Brown Dreams;
muMs - The Truth Parts I & II;
Buttaflysoul - Queer Eye;
Dead Prez - 4 the Hood
Aysiha Knight - Until;
Buddy Wakefield - Convenience Store;
Shihan - The Auction Network;
Miguel Algarin - Met Walking;
Kendra Urdang - To Every Man Who Never Called Himself a Feminist;
Speech - Night Time Demons;
Red Storm - My Debut;
Universes (poetic theatre ensemble) (Steven,Mildred & Gamal)- Don’t Front;
Common - A Letter to the Law
Staceyann Chin - Three Frenzied Days;
Joe Hernandez-Kolski - Cool;
Marc Batmuthi Joseph - Move;
Denizen Kane - Love Song;
Ayua De Leon - Cellulite;
Musiq - Pieces of this Life;
Mos Def - My Life is Real;
Yusef Kumunyaka - The Sure Beat;
Beau Sia, Georgia Me, Suheir Hammad - First Taste
Dahlak Brathwaite — Just Another Routine Check; Claudia Alick — Employed Poor;
Black Ice — Imagine;
Gideon Grody-Patinkin — Touching;
Avery Brooks — from Purlie Victorious (by Ossie Davis);
Lauryn Hill — Motives and Thoughts;
Rachel McKibbens — After School Special;
Dave Chappelle - Fuck Ashton Kutcher and How I Got the Lead On Jeopardy
Dan Sully and Tim Strattford — Death From Below;
Georgia Me — For Your Protection;
John Legend — Again;
Caroline Harvey — Spoons;
Bounty Killer — Look Into My Eyes;
Bassey Ikpi — I Want to Kiss You;
Will “Da Real One” Bell — Diary of the Reformed;
Alicia Keys — P.O.W.
Tommy Chunn — Computer Wordplay;
Scorpio Blues — Second Guessing;
Gemineye — Penny For Your Thoughts;
Emmanuel Xavier — Nueva York;
Mayda del Valle — To All the Boys I've Loved Before;
Rev Run — Peter Piper;
Aulelei Love — Same Cell, A poem for Women in Prison;
Mike Booker — Hoodology;
Smokey Robinson — Gang Bangin’
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Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
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Birth name | David Khari Webber Chappelle |
Birth date | August 24, 1973 |
Birth place | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Nationality | American |
Religion | Islam |
Active | 1987–present |
Genre | Satire/political satire, improvisational comedy, observational comedy, surreal humor, sketch comedy, black comedy, blue comedy |
Subject | Racism, race relations, American politics, African American culture, pop culture, recreational drug use, human sexuality, morality |
Influences | Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Mel Blanc, Chris Rock |
Signature | Dave Chapelle Signature.svg |
Spouse | Elaine Chappelle (2001-present) 3 children |
Notable work | Himself and Various in Chappelle's ShowHimself in Dave Chappelle's Block PartyAchoo in Robin Hood: Men in TightsThurgood Jenkins in Half Baked
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After his parents separated, Chappelle stayed in Washington with his mother while spending summers with his father in Ohio. In 1991, he graduated from Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts where he studied theatre arts.
In June 2004, based on the popularity of the "Rick James" sketch, it was announced that Chappelle was in talks to portray Rick James in a biopic from Paramount Pictures (also owned by Viacom). James's estate disagreed with the proposed comical tone of the film and put a halt to the talks.
In 2004, Chappelle recorded his second comedy special, this time airing on Showtime - ''Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth'', at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium.
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Season 3 was scheduled to air on May 31, 2005, but in that month, Chappelle stunned fans and the entertainment industry when he abruptly left during production of the third season of ''Chappelle's Show'' and took a trip to South Africa. Chappelle has since stated that he was unhappy with the direction the show had taken.
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He continued:
Chappelle also said that he felt some of his sketches were "socially irresponsible." He singled out the "pixie sketch" in which pixies appear to people and encourage them to reinforce stereotypes of their races. In the sketch, Chappelle is wearing blackface and is dressed as a character in a minstrel show. According to Chappelle, during the filming of the sketch, a crew member was laughing in a way that made him feel uncomfortable and made him rethink the show. Chappelle said, "it was the first time I felt that someone was not laughing with me but laughing at me."
During these interviews, Chappelle did not rule out returning to ''Chappelle's Show'' to "finish what we started," but promised that he would not return without changes to the production, such as a better working environment. He also stated he would like to donate half of the DVD sales to charity. Chappelle expressed disdain at the possibility of his material from the unfinished third season being aired, saying that to do so would be "a bully move," and that he would not return to the show if Comedy Central were to air the unfinished material. On July 9, 2006, Comedy Central aired the first episode of ''Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes''. An uncensored DVD release of the episodes was made available on July 25.
Chappelle again appeared on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' and in celebration of the show's 200th episode, he humorously interviewed the show's usual host, James Lipton. The episode aired on November 11, 2008.
Chappelle is a Muslim, having converted to Islam in 1998. He told ''Time Magazine'' in a May 2005 interview, "I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way."
+ Actor | |||
! Year | ! Film | ! Role | Notes |
1992 | ''Def Comedy Jam'' | Himself | |
1993 | ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' | Ahchoo | |
1995 | Dave | One episode | |
1996 | Reggie Warrington | ||
1997 | ''Con Air'' | Pinball | |
1998 | ''Half Baked'' | Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot | |
1998 | ''You've Got Mail'' | Kevin Jackson | |
1999 | ''200 Cigarettes'' | Disco Cabbie | |
1999 | ''Blue Streak'' | Tulley | |
2000 | ''Screwed'' | Rusty P. Hayes | |
2002 | ''Undercover Brother'' | Conspiracy Brother | |
2003-2006 | ''Chappelle's Show'' | Himself and others | |
2005 | ''Inside the Actor's Studio'' | Himself | |
2006 | ''Dave Chappelle's Block Party'' | Himself | Documentary |
2007 | Himself | Documentary | |
2008 | ''Inside the Actor's Studio'' | Himself |
+ Actor | |||
! Year | ! Album | ! Role | Notes |
2000 | Killin' Them Softly | Executive Producer | TV Documentary |
2004 | ''For What It's Worth'' | Executive Producer | TV Movie/Showtime Special |
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Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
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name | Ashton Kutcher |
birth name | Christopher Ashton Kutcher |
birth date | February 07, 1978 |
birth place | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US |
occupation | Actor, producer, former fashion model, comedian, television host |
yearsactive | 1998–present |
spouse | Demi Moore (m. 2005–present) |
website | }} |
Kutcher's brother's cardiomyopathy caused his home life to become increasingly stressful. He has stated that "I didn't want to come home and find more bad news about my brother" and "kept myself so busy that I didn't allow myself to feel". Kutcher admitted that during adolescence, he contemplated committing suicide. At thirteen, he attempted to jump from a Cedar Rapids hospital balcony, with his father intervening in the incident. Kutcher's home life worsened as his parents divorced when he was sixteen. During his senior year, he broke into his high school at midnight with his cousin in an attempt to steal money; he was arrested leaving the scene. Kutcher was convicted of third-degree burglary and sentenced to three years' probation and 180 hours of community service. Kutcher stated that although the experience "straightened him out", he lost his girlfriend and anticipated college scholarships, and he was ostracized at school and in his community.
Kutcher enrolled at the University of Iowa in August 1996, where his planned major was biochemical engineering, motivated by the desire to find a cure for his brother's heart ailment. At college, Kutcher was kicked out of his apartment for being too "noisy" and "wild". Kutcher stated, "I thought I knew everything but I didn't have a clue. I was partying, and I woke up many mornings not knowing what I had done the night before. I played way too hard. I am amazed I am not dead." To earn money for his tuition, Kutcher worked as a college summer hire in the cereal department for the General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids, and sometimes donated blood for money. During his time at UI he was approached by a scout at a bar called "The Airliner" in Iowa City and was recruited to enter the "Fresh Faces of Iowa" modeling competition. After placing first, he dropped out of college and won a trip to New York City to the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) Convention. Following his stay in New York City, Kutcher returned to Cedar Rapids before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
In 2003, Kutcher produced and starred in his own series on MTV's ''Punk'd'' as the host. The series involved various hidden camera tricks performed on celebrities. Kutcher is also an executive producer of the reality television shows ''Beauty and the Geek'', ''Adventures in Hollyhood'' (based around the rap group Three 6 Mafia), and ''The Real Wedding Crashers'' and the game show ''Opportunity Knocks''. Many of his production credits, including ''Punk'd'', come through Katalyst Films, a production company he runs with partner Jason Goldberg.
Because of scheduling conflicts with the filming of ''The Guardian'', Ashton was forced not to renew his contract for the eighth and final season of ''That 70s Show'', although he did appear in the first four episodes of it (credited as a special guest star) and returned for the show's series finale.
Kutcher produced and starred in the 2010 action comedy, ''Killers'', in which he played a hitman.
In May 2011, Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on ''Two and a Half Men''. Kutcher's contract, which is for one year is believed to be worth nearly $20 million.
He currently advertises for Nikon cameras. In July 2011, Brazilian fashion label Colcci hired Kutcher and Alessandra Ambrosio to feature in a steamy denim advertisement.
Kutcher has invested in an Italian restaurant, ''Dolce'' (other owners include Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama) and a Japanese-themed restaurant named ''Geisha House'' located in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.
Kutcher is a self-described fiscal conservative and social liberal. He is a student of Kabbalah; his co-star, Natalie Portman, stated in 2011 that Kutcher "has taught me more about Judaism than I think I have ever learned from anyone else".
On September 17, 2008, Kutcher was named the assistant coach for the freshman football team at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. However, he was unable to return in 2009 because he was filming ''Spread''.
! Year | ! Film | ! Role | ! Notes |
1998–2006 | ''That '70s Show'' | Michael Kelso | Seasons 1-7 (Regular); Season 8 (Recurring) 180 episodes |
1999 | Louie | ||
''Down to You'' | Jim Morrison | ||
''Reindeer Games'' | College Kid | ||
''Dude, Where's My Car?'' | Jesse Montgomery III | ||
''Just Shoot Me!'' | Dean Cassidy | 1 episode | |
George Durham | |||
2002 | ''Grounded for Life'' | Cousin Scott | 1 episode |
2003–2007 | ''Punk'd'' | Himself/Host | |
''Just Married'' | Tom Leezak | ||
''My Boss's Daughter'' | Tom Stansfield | ||
Hank | Supporting role | ||
2004 | ''The Butterfly Effect'' | Evan Treborn | Main role |
Simon Green | |||
''A Lot Like Love'' | Oliver Martin | ||
''Robot Chicken'' | Various | Voice | |
Fisher | |||
Jake Fischer | |||
Elliot | Voice | ||
''Miss Guided'' | Beaux | 1 episode | |
''What Happens in Vegas'' | Jack Fuller | Lead role | |
Nikki | Main role | ||
''Personal Effects'' | Walter | Main role | |
Reed Bennet | Main role | ||
Spencer Aimes | Main role | ||
Adam Franklin | Main role | ||
Randy | Supporting role | ||
''Two and a Half Men'' | Main roleSeason 9 | ||
! Year | ! Title | ! Episodes | ! Notes |
2003–2007 | ''Punk'd'' | 69 episodes | Executive producer/host |
2003 | ''My Boss's Daughter'' | Co-producer | |
''The Butterfly Effect'' | Executive producer | ||
''You've Got a Friend'' | 8 episodes | Executive producer | |
2005–2008 | ''Beauty and the Geek'' | 48 episodes | Executive producer |
''Adventures in Hollyhood'' | 8 episodes | Executive producer | |
''Miss Guided'' | 7 episodes | Executive producer | |
''Game Show in My Head'' | Executive producer | ||
''The Real Wedding Crashers'' | 7 episodes | Executive producer | |
''Room 401'' | 8 episodes | Executive producer | |
2008 | ''Pop Fiction'' | Executive producer | |
2008–2009 | TV series (Executive producer) | ||
Executive producer | |||
''The Beautiful Life'' | 5 episodes | ||
2005 | ''A Lot Like Love'' | ||
2010 | Executive producer |
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Sarah Kay is a professor of French at Princeton University.
Kay was a student in the UK at the University of Oxford. She started her teaching career at the University of Liverpool then moved to the University of Cambridge. She was head of department at Cambridge from 1996 until 2001 and Director of Studies at Girton College, Cambridge from 2003 to 2005. Kay has been a fellow of the British Academy since 2004 and was awarded a D.Litt (Cambridge) in 2005.
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Coordinates | 55°45′06″N37°37′04″N |
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Name | Saul Williams |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Saul Stacey Williams |
Born | February 29, 1972 |
Genre | Hip hop, Spoken word, poetry, electronic, Industrial hip hop |
Occupation | PoetWriterSingerMusicianActorVoice Actor |
Instrument | Vocals |
Associated acts | Trent Reznor, Serj Tankian, Zack de la Rocha, Thavius Beck, Atari Teenage Riot, Buckethead |
Website | Official Site }} |
Williams and artist Marcia Jones began their relationship in 1995 as collaborative artists on the Brooklyn performance art and spoken word circuit. Their daughter, Saturn, was born in 1996. His collection of poems ''S/HE'' is a series of reflections on the demise of the relationship. [Marcia Jones], a visual artist and art professor, created the cover artwork for The Seventh Octave, images through-out S/HE in response to Williams, and set designed his 2001 album ''Amethyst Rock Star''. Saturn has recently been performing with her father on his 2008 concert tour .
On his 36th birthday, February 29, 2008, Williams married his girlfriend of five years, actress Persia White. Williams met White in 2003 when he made a guest appearance on the TV show ''Girlfriends'' as a poet named Sivad. (1993). On January 17, 2009, White announced via her MySpace blog that she and Williams were no longer together.
Williams is a vegan.
The following year, Williams landed the lead role in the 1998 feature film ''Slam.'' Williams served as both a writer and actor on the film, which would win both the Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera D'Or (Golden Camera) and serve to introduce Williams to international audiences.
Williams was at this time breaking into music. He had performed with such artists as Nas, The Fugees, Christian Alvarez, Blackalicious, Erykah Badu, KRS-One, Zack De La Rocha, De La Soul, and DJ Krust, as well as poets Allen Ginsberg and Sonia Sanchez. After releasing a string of EPs, in 2001 he released the LP ''Amethyst Rock Star'' with producer Rick Rubin and in September 2004 his self-titled album to much acclaim. He played several shows supporting Nine Inch Nails on their European tour in summer 2005, and has also supported The Mars Volta.
Williams was also invited to the Lollapalooza music festival in Summer 2005. The Chicago stage allowed Williams to attract a wider audience. He also appeared on NIN's album ''Year Zero'', and supported the group on their 2006 North American tour. On the tour Williams announced that Trent Reznor would co-produce his next album.
This collaboration resulted in 2007's ''The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!''. This album was available only at the website niggytardust.com until a physical CD of the album was issued. The physical release included new tracks and extended album artwork. The first 100,000 customers on the website had the option to download a free lower-quality audio version of the album. The other option was for users to pay $5 to support the artist directly and be given the choice of downloading the higher-quality MP3 version or the lossless FLAC version. The material has been produced by Trent Reznor and mixed by Alan Moulder. It was Reznor who said that, after his own recent dealings with record labels, they should release it independently and directly.
As a writer, Williams has been published in ''The New York Times'', ''Esquire'', ''Bomb Magazine'' and ''African Voices'', as well as having released four collections of poetry. As a poet and musician, Williams has toured and lectured across the world, appearing at many universities and colleges. In his interview in the book, ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam'', Williams explained why he creates within so many genres, saying:
Williams is a vocal critic of the War on Terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; among his better-known works are the anti-war anthems "Not In My Name" and "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)". In early 2008, a Nike Sparq Training commercial featured Williams' song "List of Demands (Reparations)".
In a November 2008 interview with Wired.com, Williams talked about his forthcoming projects:
In January 2009, he released "NGH WHT - The Dead Emcee Scrolls with The Arditti Quartet", a reading of his 2006 poetry book of the same name. This collaboration with Thomas Kessler (who also set '',said the shotgun to the head'' to music) is released with two payment options: listeners may download Chapters 18-22 of the 27-minute composition for free (in mp3 format), or for $6, can download the entire 33-chapter composition in lossless .aif format, along with the isolated vocal and quartet multitrack stems. The entire paid download totals in size at 563 Megabyte.
He currently resides in Paris, France.
Saul has recently released a new song 'Explain My Heart' from his forthcoming album Volcanic Sunlight. Williams showcased the album at London's Hoxton Bar Kitchen on January 26, 2011. Livemusic.fm interviewed Williams on the evening and made a subsequent film. Artist Alex Templeton-Ward produced the film. When Williams was asked what the point of poetry was he said "I'm making this up, I have no idea but here we go, I think that it would be to express, to share, to relieve, to explore", "for me poetry offers some what of a cathartic experience. I am able to move through emotions and emotional experience particularly, you know, break-ups, difficulties in all the things that I may face, whether that is with an industry or a loved one or whomever, there needs to be an infiltration process, like you have a window open over there. That is the purpose of poetry - it is the window that opens that allows some air in, some other insight, some other possibility so we can explore all that we feel, all that we think but with the space to see more than what we know, because there is so much more than we know.", "If I didn't open myself to the possibilities of the unknown then I would be lost."
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