- Sage Francis
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Sage Francis
Img_capt = Sage Francis
Img_size = 300x300
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Paul Francis
Alias = Xaul Zan, Sage Francis, Strangless Waitress, Strange Famous, Public Beardo, The Urinator,
Born =November 2 ,1977 Miami ,Florida
Died =
Origin = flagicon|USA Providence,Rhode Island ,United States
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Rapper, Spoken Word Artist
Years_active = 1999 – Present
Label =Strange Famous Records anticon.
Epitaph
Associated_acts =Non-Prophets
URL = [http://www.sagefrancis.net/ Official Website]
Notable_instruments =Paul "Sage" Francis (born
November 2 ,1977 inMiami, Florida ) is a hip-hop artist based in Providence,Rhode Island . Sage Francis' style blends a varying tone and delivery with subject matter that focuses on intricate sequences of widely varying imagery,metaphors , the occasionalpun ,absurdism ,word play oftentimes in the form of phonetic mix-ups and rhetorical excursions, andpop culture references, while including touchstones of traditional hip hop such as storytelling and self-promotion.Francis is also part of the contemporary spoken word movement, performing often at poetry events, and blurring the lines between poetry and hip-hop. Francis relationship with the Providence
Poetry Slam community (he was on their 1998, 1999 and 2002 national poetry slam teamshttp://www.gotpoetry.com/Sections/op=viewarticle/artid=16.html Providence Poetry Slam info on GotPoetry.com] ) lead to it being called "The House that Sage Francis Built"Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). "Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam."New York City : Soft Skull Press. Page 100. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.] " From 2000 - 2002, he also DJ-ed for the NYC-UrbanaPoetry Slam , a weekly slam series held at the legendary punk rock venueCBGB .Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). "Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam."New York City : Soft Skull Press. Page 198. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.] In May 2008, Francis represented "stage poetry" in a "Page Meets Stage" event at theBowery Poetry Club , withJeffrey McDaniel representing the "page poet." [http://taylormali.com/index.cfm?webid=59 Taylor Mali website: Page Meets Stage page] ]Main Albums
* "
Personal Journals " (anticon., 2002)
* "Hope" (asNon-Prophets ) (Lex Records, 2003)
* "A Healthy Distrust " (Epitaph Records, 2005)
* "Human the Death Dance " (Epitaph Records, 2007)Mix albums
* "
Sick Of Waiting... "(1999)
* "Still Sick... Urine Trouble " (Strange Famous Records, 2000)
* "Sick Of Waiting Tables " (Strange Famous Records, 2001)
* "The Known Unsoldier, "Sick Of Waging War ..." (Strange Famous Records, 2002)
* "Sickly Business " (Strange Famous Records, 2004)
* "Still Sickly Business " (Strange Famous Records, 2005)Live albums
* "
Dead Poet, Live Album " (Strange Famous Records, 2004)
* "Road Tested (2003-2005) " (Strange Famous Records, 2005)Instrumental albums
* "
Human the Death Dance Instrumentals " (2007)ingles and EPs
* "
Bounce b/w Drop Bass " (Non-Prophets) (Emerge Music, 1999)
* "All Word, No Play " (Non-Prophets) (Emerge Music, 2000)
* "Makeshift Patriot" (Strange Famous Records and HipHopSite Wax, 2001)
* "Sage Frenchkiss " (Strange Famous Records and Wheatabeat, 2002)
* "Climb Trees " (anticon., 2002)
* "Makeshift Patriot EP " (anticon., 2003)
* "The Damage EP " (Non-Prophets) (Lex Records, 2004)
* "Slow Down Gandhi " (Epitaph Records, 2004)
* "Sea Lion" (withWill Oldham ) (Epitaph Records, 2005)Releases Featured
* "A Work In Progress", a single by
Sixtoo , Francis performs vocals on "Testimony" (anticon., 2001)
* "Songs I Hate (And Other People Moments) ", an album by Sixtoo, Francis performs vocals on "When Freedom Rings" (anticon., 2001)
* "Salt on Everything ", an EP by Sole, Francis performs vocals on "My Head Hurts" (anticon., 2002)
* "Swedishish EP ", an EP byDouble Deez , Francis performs vocals on "Try Your Best" (Blenda, 2002)
* "Trying to Find a Balance ", a single by Atmosphere, Francis performs vocals on "A Song We Made With Sage"
* "Sleep No More", an album byDJ Signify , Francis performs vocals on "Kiddie Litter", "Haunted House Party" and "Cup Of Regret" (Lexoleum Records, 2004)
* "The Empire Strikes First ", an album byBad Religion , Francis performs guest vocals on "Let Them Eat War" (Epitaph Records, 2004)
* "Teeth - A Statler & Waldorf Compilation", features the track "Fashion" byPellarin , on which Francis performs vocals (Statler & Waldorf, 2004)
* "Ritual of the... Revisited and Remastered ", a compilation album byMolemen , Francis performs vocals on "Follow Me" (Molemen Records, 2004)
* "Nogatco Rd. ", an album by Mr. Nogatco akaKool Keith , Xaul Zan performs vocals on "Live Dissection" (Insomniac Records, 2006)
* "Run On Anything ", an album byBuddy Wakefield , Francis performs vocals on "I Got Gone" (Strange Famous Records, 2006)
* "The Love Potion Collection 3", an album by Mac Lethal, Francis performs vocals on "Rapz of Death" (Black Cover, 2006)
* "Moments in Movement " an album byMacromantics , Francis performs vocals on "Locksmith" (Remote Control Records, 2006)DVDs
* "Life is Easy" (Strange Famous Records, 2005)
Other
* "
Home Grown Demo Tape " (1996)
* "Voice Mail Bomb Threat " (as Art Official Intelligence, 1998)Unofficial Releases
* "
Love Love Love ", a 7" by Joey Beats, Francis performs vocals on "Love Love Love" (GoodFoot Records, 2005)External links and further reading
* [http://www.sagefrancis.net/ Official Sage Francis website]
* [http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/ Strange Famous Records]
* [http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/forum/ Strange Famous Forum]
* [http://www.knowmore.org/ KnowMore: The People's Corporation Watch Project]
* [http://www.slapmagazine.com/new_site/issues/12_05/Sage/ Interview for Slap Magazine]
* [http://scenemissingmagazine.com/index.php/archives/125 Interview for Scene Missing Magazine]
* [http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/media/sage_chuckd.mp3 Sage Francis Interview with Chuck D.]References
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