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| Released | September 21, 2004 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, punk rock, spoken word | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Fader Label | |||
| Producer | Serj Tankian, Musa Bailey, Saul Williams, Mickey P, Thavius Beck | |||
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Saul Williams is the second solo studio album by Saul Williams. It was released by Fader Label in 2004. [2] It features contributions from Serj Tankian, Zack de la Rocha, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 [6] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [2] |
| PopMatters | favorable [3] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+ [8] |
| XLR8R | favorable [9] |
Adam Greenberg of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "On his self-titled album, Williams moves toward a slightly more accessible format (compared to his previous, more poetry driven work) with twisted guitar lines, heavy bass thumps, and a closer stab at singing from time to time." [1] Robert Gabriel of The Austin Chronicle gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "Social, psychological, and cultural mores are run through a ringer of rap transformed as punk, metal, and jungle with Williams self-producing much of his own inflammatory cache." [4] Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 10 out of 10, saying: "Its importance is absolute." [6] Ari Levenfeld of PopMatters said, "Saul Williams' attempt to save hip hop is admirable, if not entirely successful." [3]
All tracks are written by Saul Williams, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talk to Strangers" | Williams, Tankian | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Grippo" | Williams, Bailey, Vardosi, Vardosi | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Telegram" | Williams, Jenifer, Miller | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" | Williams, de la Rocha, Beck | 4:19 |
| 5. | "List of Demands (Reparations)" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "African Student Movement" | 4:01 | |
| 7. | "Black Stacey" | 5:24 | |
| 8. | "PG" | 1:35 | |
| 9. | "Surrender (A Second to Think)" | 4:18 | |
| 10. | "Control Freak" | 4:14 | |
| 11. | "Seaweed" | Williams, Todd | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Notice of Eviction" | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Black Stacey" (The Bug Remix) | 5:29 |
| 14. | "List of Demands (Reparations)" (Kid606 Remix) | 3:45 |
| 15. | "Black Stacy" (Bravecaptain Remix) | 6:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "List of Demands (Reparations)" (Kill Memory Crash Remix) | 5:03 |
| 14. | "Black Stacey" (Deadbeat's Black Arkification Remix) | 7:19 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
Technical personnel
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP) [10] | 197 |
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