Saul Williams

A critically acclaimed poet/author/lecturer/actor, Saul Williams came to fame thanks to his featured role in the film Slam. Arguably the best-known spoken word artist in the world, his self-titled third LP is a deep collection of provocative prose, chunky beats and dissident sonic blasts.

Poet's "industrial punk-hop" picks up big-time with just a little help from Sirj Tankian, Zack de la Rocha, or Bad Brains ("List of Demands," "Talk to Strangers"). (Grade - ***)