Из монолога Сола на ВэйкАпШоу 2003 (вол 8)
SAUL WILLIAMS
COMMENTS:
-Rev: he's a poet
-Saul was wearing moccasins
-Tech: "After [Saul] rapped, he made it hard to look in the mirror"
-interestingly, Tech and Rev only played the interview portion of Saul's appearance, not the freestyle
INTERVIEW:
-"Hip Hop has become Republican"
-"Emcees talk about 'i'm a get mine'... these emcees are republicans"
-"These [mainstream emcees] aren't rebelling... they ARE the system"
-"hip hop is powerful...it's the only music that demands an affirmative"
-"head nodding as affirmation"
-"biggest illusion on the planet is separation: everything is connected
-tolerance for bullshit in rap music started around the time of Dr. Dre's The Chronic. Even though i like the album, the beats and how it sounds.
-"1989 to 1999: lyrically regressing... musically regressing."
-"you cannot make a billion dollars without exploiting people"
-"Money is not power... Love is power"
-"I know how to conquer the system. I'm not afraid."
-"Industry rappers: you're not thugs... you are cowboys."