The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggytardust Dreamed 396 days ago | | 244 words

I found Saul Williams when he opened for Nine Inch Nails last year. A spoken word poet and rapper opening for an industrial band. Good mix. I feel in love instantly. Since then I picked up his first two albums I waited anxiously for his newest album to come out.

I was excited both for another amazing collection of Saul tracks, but also because Trent Reznor was producing and providing backing vocals on it.

Now that I’ve raved a bit. Why am I telling you all this? Well, because you can pick up “the inevitable rise and liberation of niggytardust!” completely free (as in beer and as in DRM) from niggytardust.com. You can choose between a “192Kbps DRM-free LAME encoded MP3s along with a PDF booklet.” or pay $5 and choose between the 192Kbps, 320Kbps, or FLAC-encoded version with the PDF booklet as well.

I paid my 5 and have been jamming to my high quality DRM-free MP3s all morning. The booklet is beautiful and the music is awesome.

I also just found a little nicety as I was going through the tracks on my iPod. They’ve included the lyrics so when you click through on the iPod you can see all the lyrics. A very nice touch in my opinion.

So, even if you’ve never heard of Saul but like intelligent rap with some beautiful beats behind it, I encourage you to check it out!

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  1. This is pretty amazing. I had no idea what to expect, except for my clouded ideas about NIN and rap alike.

    I haven’t heard such refreshing and original music in a while. Going to plug this bigtime.

    I went for the free version but if I’d have a credit card (or a cc to put moneys in my PP account) I’d have bought it in an instant. A fiver is nothing!

    I should get that sorted because it’s a pain to bug friends with this.

    — Nils · Nov 3, 10:52 AM · #

  2. I’m glad you enjoy it! He really is an amazing artist and so few people know about him because he’s not traditional rap or rocker or anything. He’s intelligent, passionate and witty.

    And with a price like free, how can you pass it up?

    Also, welcome to my little part of the internet world and thanks for the comment. :)

    — peroty · Nov 3, 12:40 PM · #

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