In 1996, he won the “Grand Slam Championship” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.. His acting, however, put him into a larger spotlight.
Directed by Marc Levin. In 1995 he became Grand Slam Champion of the Nuyorican Poets Café. Inspired in part by the documentary "SlamNation," it's the story of Ray, a Washington, D.C., prisoner whose life is transformed by poetry. in philosophy and acting from Morehouse College, as well as a Masters in Acting from NYU. Saul Williams was born in Newburgh, New York, on February 29, 1972. Slam poets occupy the ground between poetry, hip-hop and performance art. Slam is a 1998 American independent drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Marc Levin and starring and co-written by Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn.It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background. SlamNation follows the 1996 Nuyorican Poetry Slam team (Saul Williams, Beau Sia, muMs da Schemer and Jessica Care Moore) as they competed at the 1996 National Poetry Slam held in Portland, OR. Having worked together since the late 90s, “Kiss & Describe It” began with the idea of taking a few portraits at Saul’s home in Los Angeles, but quickly transformed into something else entirely. Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. In 1996, he won the “Grand Slam Championship” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.. His acting, however, put him into a larger spotlight. An experimental short by Los Angeles-based director and photographer Andrew Gura, featuring acclaimed musician and poet Saul Williams. It was in New York City that Saul began his journey into poetry via the poetry café scene. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent. 134K likes. That all he brings to together in his work as spoken word artist, musician and actor. Rise To Stardom. It was in New York City that Saul began his journey into poetry via the poetry café scene. Few have been able to navigate that ground better than NYC's Saul Williams. Saul Williams is the intellectual counterpart, the poetic visionary, enthusiastic globetrotter of Hip hop. In 1996 his daughter, Saturn, was born to his then girlfriend, Marcia Jones, an artist. Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an African-American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam. He stared in the film Slam in 1998, which he also helped write.
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The youngest of 3 children, Williams was born in Newburgh, New York. He stared in the film Slam in 1998, which he also helped write. The film follows the National Poetry Slam in Portland, Oregon.
Born in Newburgh, New York, United States, 1972, Saul Williams is considered a powerful voice of the hip-hop generation as a poet, actor, rapper, singer and musician. SLAM NATION. "Slam" is a fable disguised as a slice of life, and cobbled together out of too many pieces that don't fit smoothly together.