Send my regards to Brooklyn
…Is how Saul Williams concluded his telegram to Hip hop last night.
“not until you’ve listen to Rakim on a rocky mountain top have you heard hip hop”
God damn he was good.
i am not the son of sha-klak klak
i am before that
i am before
i am before before before death is eternity after death is eternity
there is no death there’s only eternity
and i be riding on the wings of eternity like
CLA CLA CLA SHA KLACK KLACK
GET ME THE FUCK OFF THIS TRACK
In short, the man is a genius. We had an onslaught of insight, prophesy, poetry and some very fat beats. I just don’t know where to begin, so I will continue with more insight from the man (I know it’s lame, but it’s my blog):
and as heart beats bring percussions
fallen trees bring repercussions
citys play upon our souls like broken drums
redrum the essence of creation from city slums
but city slums mute our drums and our drums become humdrums
cuz city slums have never been where our drums are from
just the place where our daughters and sons become
offbeat heartbeats
slaves to city streets
and hearts get broken and heartbeats stop
broken heartbeats become breakbeats for niggas to rhyme on top, but..
One of the best shows I’ve seen for a long time.
There is no...
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have had this track for years on a cd that a mate made for me and have been trying to find out who it is by. cheers. he is a genius.
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Not a problem at all Lou. It’s a pity you missed the show, it was truly something to behold.