Saul Williams
Saul Williams

Saul Williams

USAHip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop
217,868 monthly listeners
  • 61.6K followers
  • 20.3K subscribers
  • 237.6K followers
  • 7.7K followers
  • 11.1K fans

Saul Williams's Top Spotify Songs

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Mental [Feat. Saul Williams & Bridget Perez]
78.2K streams
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Managing My Breath, What Fear Had Become (feat. Saul Williams)
32.7K streams
3
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List Of Demands (Reparations)
10.4K streams
4
Artist Name
Accent
6.3K streams
5
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EmergencE (feat. Saul Williams)
1.3K streams
78.2K
Streams last week
32.7K
Streams last week
10.4K
Streams last week
6.3K
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Accent

Heems, Lapgan, Saul Williams
1.3K
Streams last week

EmergencE (feat. Saul Williams)

Sa-Roc, Saul Williams
1.3K
Streams last week
1.2K
Streams last week
883
Streams last week
875
Streams last week
686
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Saul Williams's YouTube Videos

2M
Views

The Halluci Nation - The Virus Ft. Saul Williams, Chippewa Travellers (Official Video)

The Halluci Nation

The Halluci Nation - The Virus Ft. Saul Williams, Chippewa Travellers (Official Video)
Youtube
2M views
Nov 24, 2016
1.2M
Views
Saul Williams - List Of Demands(Reparations)
Youtube
1.2M views
Oct 24, 2009
950.9K
Views
Saul Williams - Black Stacey
Youtube
950.9K views
Aug 29, 2006

Saul Williams's Top Spotify Playlists in the past 3 Months

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POLLEN
by Spotify
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Jasmine
by Spotify
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No Borders
by Spotify
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This is Denzel Curry
by Spotify
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250 Late-Night Songs
by Spotify
1.3M
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284.6K
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56.7K
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50.3K
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27.4K
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26.5K
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Events20 Events

Mar
24-27
Big Ears Festival
United States
USA
, KnoxvilleN/A N/A
Past
Aug
07-29
Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom
GBR
, EdinburghN/A N/A
Past
Sep
12-15
Cityfolk
Canada
CAN
, OttawaN/A N/A
Past
Aug
15-18
Jazz Middelheim
Belgium
BEL
, AntwerpN/A N/A
Past
Aug
15-18
We Out Here Festival
United Kingdom
GBR
, HuntingdonN/A N/A
Past

Saul Williams's Past Events20 Events

  • Big Ears Festival festival

    Patti Smith, Yves Tumor, Kim Gordon, Animal Collective, Sparks, Julian Lage, Sudan Archives, Moses Sumney, Dawn Richard, Saul Williams, Arooj Aftab, Low, Andy Shauf, Kronos Quartet, Lido Pimienta, Mdou Moctar, Bill Frisell, Shabaka Hutchings, Sons of Kemet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bonny Light Horseman, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Nubya Garcia, Alabaster dePlume, Efterklang, Mary Lattimore, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Bill Callahan, Leyla McCalla, Ambrose Akinmusire, Meredith Monk, RAM, Marc Ribot, Cassandra Jenkins, L'Rain, Immanuel Wilkins, John Zorn, Pedrito Martinez, Pierre Kwenders, Jeff Parker, Fennesz, William Tyler, Joe Henry, Lakou Mizik, Sarah Davachi, Claire Rousay, Jason Moran, Yasmin Williams, JAIMIE BRANCH, Attacca Quartet, Caroline Shaw, Miguel Zenon, Marisa Anderson, Terry Allen, Dafnis Prieto, Angel Bat Dawid, Lonnie Holley, John Medeski, Theon Cross, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Dan Weiss, 79rs Gang, Dos Santos, So Percussion, Nathalie Joachim, Petra Haden, Annette Peacock, Ben Lamar Gay, Theo Bleckmann, Jorge Roeder, Ron Miles, Jesse Harris, Spektral Quartet, Craig Taborn, Kris Davis, Ken Vandermark, Balún, Areni Agbabian, Ches Smith, Maeve Gilchrist, James McVinnie, John Hollenbeck, 75 dollar bill, Myra Melford, Andrew Cyrille, Angélica Negrón, Kenny Grohowski, Lisel, Aurora Nealand, Tristan Perich, Evan Ziporyn, Gyan Riley, Val Jeanty, Ensemble Dal Niente, mssv, Harriet Tubman, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Sporty's Brass Band, Odean Pope, Kenny Wollesen, Joshua Abrams, Joseph Branciforte, Damon Locks' Black Monument Ensemble, The Preservation Brass, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Shodekeh, Mind Maintenance, Matt Hollenberg
    USA, Knoxville
    Big
  • Edinburgh International Festival festival

    Thundercat, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Caribou, Fatoumata Diawara, Floating Points, Damon Albarn, Black Country, New Road, Laura Mvula, Edwyn Collins, The Snuts, The Staves, Kokoroko, Sir Simon Rattle, Sona Jobarteh, Saul Williams, black midi, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Nicola Benedetti, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, tUnE-yArDs, The Comet Is Coming, Nadine Shah, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Erland Cooper, Tide Lines, Chineke!, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Talisk, Joyce DiDonato, Marin Alsop, Sir Andrew Davis, Moses Boyd, Siobhan Miller, The Unthanks, Vasily Petrenko, Anna Meredith, Karine Polwart, Il Pomo D'Oro, Duncan Chisholm, Rura, Breabach, Richard Dawson, Dalia Stasevska, Wayne Marshall, Danielle de Niese, Kathryn Joseph, Daimh, Thomas Quasthoff, FARA, Kinnaris Quintet, Rafeef Ziadah, Aidan O'Rourke, Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal, Malcolm Martineau, Golda Schultz, Elim Chan, Inua Ellams, Dorothea Röschmann, Jenna Reid, Thomas Søndergård, Kim Criswell, Becci Wallace, Anna-Jane Casey, Andrea Baker, Shona the Musical Choir, William Eddins
    GBR, Edinburgh
    Mega
  • Cityfolk festival

    Leon Bridges, Bush, Live, Rhye, Lucy Dacus, Orville Peck, The Strumbellas, Larkin Poe, Tamino, The White Buffalo, Our Lady Peace, Lucinda Williams, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Saul Williams, Caroline Rose, Donovan Woods, The East Pointers, Dear Rouge, Tim Baker, The Once, Rich Aucoin, Lee Harvey Osmond, Dwayne Gretzky, Eleni Mandell, HUMAN KEBAB, Harrow Fair, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
    CAN, Ottawa
    Medium
  • Jazz Middelheim festival

    Benny Sings, Saul Williams, Nubya Garcia, Charles Lloyd, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joe Lovano, Enrico Rava, Eric Legnini, Kenny Werner, STUFF., David Murray, Palace, Wwwater, Bojan Z, Florent Renard
    BEL, Antwerp
    Medium
  • We Out Here Festival festival

    Connie Constance, Kokoroko, Saul Williams, Mr. Scruff, Gilles Peterson, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Horace Andy, Yazmin Lacey, The Comet Is Coming, Rosie Lowe, Sons of Kemet, Blue Lab Beats, Children of Zeus, Nubya Garcia, Laura Misch, Joe Armon-Jones, Hailu Mergia, Mala, Theo Parrish, Objekt, Moses Boyd, A Certain Ratio, Francois K, Skee Mask, Bryan Gee, Call Super, Addison Groove, Benji B, Adrian Sherwood, Dennis Bovell, Zara McFarlane, Gary Bartz, Steam Down, DJ Die, Theon Cross, Bradley Zero, Minor Science, Carista, Tash LC, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Maisha, Shy One, Dwight Trible, Hejira, Tasker, Alexander Nut, Mafalda, Patrick Forge, Channel One, Mxmjoy, Josey Rebelle, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Nu Genea
    GBR, Huntingdon
    Huge

Artists Following Saul Williams

Travis Scott
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Travis Scott
USContemporary Hip Hop
Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys
USContemporary R&B
Macklemore
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Macklemore
USContemporary Hip Hop
Miguel
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Miguel
USContemporary R&B
Diplo
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Diplo
USDance
Steve Lacy
INSTAGRAM
Steve Lacy
USContemporary R&B

Nas

USAHip HopContemporary Hip Hop
Nas
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Nas
USContemporary Hip Hop
Chance The Rapper
INSTAGRAM
Chance The Rapper
USContemporary Hip Hop
Bill Withers
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Bill Withers
USSoul

Diddy

USAHip HopContemporary Hip Hop
Diddy
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Diddy
USContemporary Hip Hop

Wale

USAHip HopContemporary Hip Hop
Wale
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Wale
USContemporary Hip Hop
Erykah Badu
INSTAGRAM
Erykah Badu
USContemporary R&B
Desiigner
INSTAGRAM
Desiigner
USTrap
Nina Simone
TWITTER
Nina Simone
USSoul
Joey Bada$$
TWITTER
Joey Bada$$
USContemporary Hip Hop
Nipsey Hussle
INSTAGRAM
Nipsey Hussle
USContemporary Hip Hop
Method Man
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Method Man
USContemporary Hip Hop
Nine Inch Nails
TWITTER
Nine Inch Nails
USAlternative Rock
Bomba Estéreo
TWITTER
Bomba Estéreo
COCumbia

M.I.A.

GBRHip HopAlternative Hip Hop
M.I.A.
INSTAGRAM
M.I.A.
GBAlternative Hip Hop
Janelle Monáe
INSTAGRAMTWITTER
Janelle Monáe
USContemporary R&B
Lin-Manuel Miranda
TWITTER
Lin-Manuel Miranda
USClassical Crossover
Massive Attack
TWITTER
Massive Attack
GBDowntempo
Jovanotti
INSTAGRAMTWITTER
Jovanotti
ITMainstream Pop

Saul Williams's Beatport Songs

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Everything (feat. Saul Williams) (Original Mix)
Released on Nov 03, 2017
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Artist Name
Faster (feat. Saul Williams) (Original Mix)
Released on Nov 03, 2017
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Artist Name
Ancestral Recall (feat. Saul Williams) (Original Mix)
Released on Feb 08, 2019
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I Own The Night (feat. Saul Williams) (Original Mix)
Released on Mar 22, 2019
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The Shared Stories of Rivals (KEITA) [feat. Saul Williams] (Original Mix)
Released on Mar 22, 2019

Nature Boy (Original Mix)

Saul Williams

Coded Language (Original Mix)

Saul Williams

Elohim (1972)

Saul Williams

Elohim (1972) (Part 2/ 25:03 Mix)

Saul Williams

More about Saul Williams

Overview of Alternative Hip Hop musician Saul Williams

The American hip hop artist Saul Williams is from New York. Saul Williams is well-known in the music business for his distinctive style, which combines Hip Hop with Alternative Hip Hop. Thought-provoking lyrics, avant-garde beats, and unbridled intensity define his music.

Saul Williams' songs are an expression of both his personal experiences and his ardent commitment to social justice. In order to bring attention to problems like racism, inequality, and police brutality, he uses his music as a platform. His songs frequently explore topics of love, sorrow, and the human condition in an introspective and poetic manner.

Saul Williams stands out in a genre that is sometimes lambasted for its materialism and superficiality as a creator who is not hesitant to take on difficult subjects and pose challenging questions. Saul Williams has made a name for himself in the music business with his distinct fusion of Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop and has emerged as a voice for individuals who are frequently ignored and silenced.

What are the most popular songs for Alternative Hip Hop musician Saul Williams?

In the Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop music genres, Saul Williams is a well-known and highly acclaimed American musician. One of his most well-known songs is "Mental," which features Bridget Perez and Saul Williams. Other well-known songs by him include "List of Demands (Reparations)," "Wings," "Solstice," "Black Stacey," "Three Fingers," "The Virus," "The Noise Came from Here," "Faster," and a cover of U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

Saul Williams' "List of Demands (Reparations)" is one of his most well-known songs. It has a strong message and a catchy tune that make it a favorite among Hip Hop fans. With lyrics that inspire listeners to accept their uniqueness and persevere through adversity, "Wings" highlights Williams' poetic talent.

Saul Williams is renowned for writing politically charged lyrics and for his capacity to use music as a platform to discuss significant social concerns. His distinctive fusion of Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop has solidified his position in the music industry and won him a devoted audience.

Overall, Saul Williams is a gifted musician with a distinct sound that has found a following among listeners all around the world. He is a force to be reckoned with in the Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop music genres thanks to his powerful beats and poignant lyrics.

What are the latest songs and music albums for Alternative Hip Hop musician Saul Williams?

The American rapper and artist Saul Williams has recently put out a number of albums and tracks worth noting. In 2022, he published "Unanimous Goldmine (The Original Soundtrack of "Neptune Frost")," which was his most recent album. The album was created in partnership with Rwandan artist and filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman and offers a distinctive fusion of Hip Hop, Afrobeat, and Electronic music.

The poignant track "Steps" by Williams, which was also released in 2022, speaks to the continued hardships of Black and oppressed people. Another recently released song that exhibits Williams' poetic lyricism and avant-garde music is "Playing House." His 2019 single "Experiment" is a politically charged song that addresses problems like systematic racism and police brutality.

Williams' 2016 album, "MartyrLoserKing," is a politically engaged work that examines themes of revolution, technology, and activism. Rapper Haleek Maul and Warpaint's Emily Kokal, among others, collaborated on the album. 2019 saw the publication of the spoken-word album "Encrypted & Vulnerable," which tackles the idea of vulnerability in the digital age.

Overall, Saul Williams' most recent works continue to highlight his distinctive style and provocative poetry. His music continues to be a potent commentary on modern society and the problems faced by disadvantaged groups.

Which are the most important music performances and festival appearances for Alternative Hip Hop musician Saul Williams?

Throughout his career as a Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop musician, Saul Williams has performed on several stages. The Edinburgh International Festival, We Out Here Festival, Noise Pop, Fusion Festival, and Big Ears Festival are a few of his most significant festival appearances. Saul Williams dazzled the audience at the Edinburgh International Festival by performing his hit songs "Telegram" and "The Noise Came From Here" live in front of a packed house. The crowd sang along to every line of his song "Black Stacey" during his performance at the We Out Here Festival, which was a joy to behold. At the Big Ears Festival, Saul Williams also left the audience wanting more with a memorable performance.

Saul Williams has performed at prestigious venues all around the world, including The Sugar Club, Under the Bridge, Hafenklang, Curraghmore House, and Helios37, in addition to his festival appearances. Saul Williams performed a stirring spoken word set at The Sugar Club, enthralling the crowd with his insightful rhymes. A sight to witness, the crowd rapped and danced to his hit song "List Of Demands (Reparations)" during his performance at Helios37.

The message that Saul Williams conveys through his words is just as important as the music he plays throughout his concerts. His socially concerned and thought-provoking songs have made him a favorite among many music fans all around the world. Saul Williams consistently engages his audience and gives a performance that is memorable, whether he is playing a festival or a small location.

Which are the most important collaborations with other musicians for Alternative Hip Hop musician Saul Williams?

New York-based musician Saul Williams has worked with numerous musicians in the Hip Hop and Alternative Hip Hop genres. The song "Mental" with Denzel Curry and Bridget Perez is exceptional. The politically charged song, with lyrics that discuss institutional racism and police brutality, speaks to the status of the globe today. The lyrics by Curry and Perez give the song greater substance and a broader perspective.

Vic Mensa and Pharrell Williams' captivating duet "Wings" is another excellent example. The futuristic feel of the song is wonderfully complemented by Mensa's delivery and Williams' production. With lines like "I had to find my wings, I had to find my way / I had to realize that I am not a slave," the lyrics explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment. The song has an upbeat and motivating tone overall.

While Williams' collaborations with other artists are all worth checking out, "Solstice" with Gael Faye is particularly good. Both musicians share personal experiences about their hardships and personal growth in the song, which has a more introspective feel. The basic production gives the words room to breathe and lets the feelings expressed in the verses stand out.

"Three Fingers" with Buckethead is another intriguing combination. The song is more experimental in character, and Buckethead's guitar playing gives it a special touch. The unorthodox production works nicely with Williams' spoken word delivery to produce an engaging listening experience.

The Halluci Nation's "The Virus" is a dramatic track that speaks to the pandemic's current situation. The song has an eerie tone and uses speeches from various political figures as samples. Williams' lyrics address the anxiety and uncertainty that many people are experiencing right now, while The Halluci Nation's production heightens the ominous mood.

Overall, Saul Williams' musical partnerships with other musicians have produced some absolutely outstanding songs. Each partnership adds something unique to the table, from songs that are politically charged to introspective reflections.