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[[Image:Saultrent.jpg|thumb|right|Saul Williams and Trent Reznor]]
'''Saul Williams''' (born February 29, 1972) is a hip-hop artist, poet, writer and actor who has collaborated with [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]] on several occasions. He was also part of the ceremony when NIN were inducted into the [[Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame]].

==Collaborations with NIN==
Besides opening numerous shows for the band on the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour, Williams was joined by the full NIN touring band during the [[2005/10/29 New Orleans, LA|Voodoo Festival]] in New Orleans to play "[[African Student Movement]]" and "[[List Of Demands]]" from his self-titled album. Bootlegs of this performance are widely available.

Reznor produced Williams' third full-length studio album, ''[[The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust!]],'' which was made available for download on November 1, 2007. In addition, Williams has contributed two tracks to Nine Inch Nails' ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]:'' "[[Hyperpower#Gunshots_By_Computer|Gunshots By Computer]]" and "[[Survivalism_%28song%29#Survivalism_Tardusted|Survivalism_Tardusted]]" which was previously included on the ''[[Survivalism (halo)|Survivalism]]'' single. There is however some speculation that this mix was actually written by Thavius Beck and Williams just performed the vocals.

==Body of Work==
===Albums/EPs===
*''Penny For A Thought / Purple Pigeons EP'' (2000)
*''Amethyst Rock Star'' (2001)
*''Not In My Name EP'' (2003)
*''Saul Williams'' (2004) 
*''The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust!'' (2007)
*''NGH WHT: The Dead Emcee Scrolls with The Arditti Quartet'' (2009)
*''Volcanic Sunlight'' (2011)
*''MartyrLoserKing'' (2016)
*''Encrypted & Vulnerable'' (2019)

===Filmography===
*''Downtown 81'' (narrator) (1981/2000)
*''Underground Voices'' (1996)
*''Slam'' (1998)
*''SlamNation'' (1998)
*''I'll Make Me a World'' (1999)
*''K-PAX'' (2001)
*''Lackawanna Blues'' (2005)
*''Today'' (2012)

===Bibliography===
*''The Seventh Octave,'' 1998, Moore Black Press ISBN 0-9658308-1-0
*''S/he,'' 1999, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 0-671-03977-6
*'',said the shotgun to the head,'' 2003, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 0-7434-7079-6
*''The Dead Emcee Scrolls,'' 2006, MTV/Pocketbooks ISBN 1-4165-1632-8
*''Chorus'', 2012, MTV Books, ISBN 1-4516-4983-5
*''US (a.)'', 2015, Gallery Books/MTV Books, ISBN 9781476779324
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==External Links==
*[http://www.saulwilliams.com Saul Williams' official Website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/saulwilliams Saul Williams' official MySpace page]

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