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
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Epitaph
Associated_acts = Non-Prophets
URL = [http://www.sagefrancis.net/ Official Website]
Notable_instruments =

Paul "Sage" Francis (born November 2, 1977 in Miami, 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 occasional pun, absurdism, word play oftentimes in the form of phonetic mix-ups and rhetorical excursions, and pop 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-Urbana Poetry Slam, a weekly slam series held at the legendary punk rock venue CBGB.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 the Bowery Poetry Club, with Jeffrey 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" (as Non-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" (with Will 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 by Double 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 by DJ Signify, Francis performs vocals on "Kiddie Litter", "Haunted House Party" and "Cup Of Regret" (Lexoleum Records, 2004)
* "The Empire Strikes First", an album by Bad Religion, Francis performs guest vocals on "Let Them Eat War" (Epitaph Records, 2004)
* "Teeth - A Statler & Waldorf Compilation", features the track "Fashion" by Pellarin, on which Francis performs vocals (Statler & Waldorf, 2004)
* "Ritual of the... Revisited and Remastered", a compilation album by Molemen, Francis performs vocals on "Follow Me" (Molemen Records, 2004)
* "Nogatco Rd.", an album by Mr. Nogatco aka Kool Keith, Xaul Zan performs vocals on "Live Dissection" (Insomniac Records, 2006)
* "Run On Anything", an album by Buddy 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 by Macromantics, 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.]

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