girl on guy 67:
saul williams
— poet. artist. emcee.
amethyst rock star.
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By Aisha Tyler
November 6, 2012
saul williams has always stood out.
from the time he was young, he was different. he didn’t look like everyone else. he didn’t think like everyone else. he was too thoughtful. too politically conscious. too outspoken. too skinny. too dark. and others made a point of letting him know it.
but what everyone else saw as weaknesses were saul’s greatest strengths. being an outlier gave him vision. perspective. fortitude. fearlessness.
that fearless vision drove him, pushed him, freed him to look at the world from the outside in — to comment, reflect, and transform his ideas into eviscerating lyrics, made him a pointed poet and devastating emcee.
saul wrote, and he performed, and he pushed, never resting. the result has been a career full of extraordinary and transformational art. films. books. albums. live performances. poetry grand slam championships. work with rick rubin. trent reznor. grand jury prizes at sundance and cannes. a staggering body of work that continues to grow. saul’s work is complex, jagged, expansive and unapologetic. he is relentless and unflinching. he constantly challenges his audience. he constantly challenges himself.
and he took what some called a handicap and turned it into a shield. then armor. then a banner.
then a weapon.
join volcanic poet and emcee saul williams and aisha as they blast through life as an expatriate, saying yes to everything, whether cello is hip hop, niggas in paris, escaping arrogance, embracing happiness, not fearing ideas, ambition versus surrender, and creating without compromise.
plus saul parties like a rock star, and aisha goes gorillas.
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aisha tyler is an actor, comedian, director, author and activist. she is currently co-host of the hit cbs daytime talker the talk. aisha joined in season two, for which the show was nominated for three emmy awards. the talk just launched its third season to series-high ratings.
aisha also voices superspy lana kane on f/x’s edgy hit comedy archer, which recently won a television critics’ choice award and comedy award in quick succession. critics consistently hail it as one of the best animated shows on television. archer is in production on its fourth season, set to debut on f/x in january 2013.
aisha is also the creator, producer and host of the hit podcast girl on guy with aisha tyler. “a show about stuff guys love brought to you by the ultimate guy’s girl,” girl on guy was named a “best new comedy podcast for 2011” by itunes and surpassed four million downloads in its first year. the show launched its second season in september 2012.
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