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Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Interview Saul Williams is an artist of many talents. He began his career in poetry and rose to international acclaim as the star and co-writer of the film ' Slam ' before making the natural leap to MC. Williams spent most of the 2000s fronting bands that played a genre-busting music that was neither hip-hop nor rap-rock. Further refuting any kind of categorization, Williams worked with famed producer Rick Rubin and later teamed with Nine [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Halfway through his set Friday at the Roxy in Los Angeles, poet and musician Saul Williams stopped. "Hey man, this is what I'm singing about," he said, trying to make peace after singling out a scuffle in the mosh-pit up front. "Drink some water." Williams is currently headlining the first-ever tour under the Afro-Punk Presents moniker, a movement that began eight years ago with "an initiative to create a platform for alternative black art," according to co-founder Matthew Morgan. [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Count Five Next Tuesday, Oct. 20, marks the start of the CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day festival in New York that features over 1200 artists. Unlike most festivals that are held on one site, bands at CMJ will perform at dozens of venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn from noon to the wee hours of the morning, so fans will have to choose their shows -- not to mention their commuting routes -- wisely. To help out, here are our picks for [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Spinner.com : Artist: Saul WilliamsVideo: 'Convict Colony'Highlight: The rebel poet spits his wisdom over a number of psychedelic landscapes. Buy it on iTunes. Next Video... Read more