Amethyst Rock Star

by Saul Williams

Amethyst Rock Star cover art

Produced largely by Rick Rubin, the slam poet's debut album is a dense, highly confrontational collision of aggressive hip-hop and abrasive alternative rock. Williams delivers deeply esoteric, socially conscious poetry over chaotic breakbeats and heavy guitar distortion, defying easy genre categorization.

Genres

  • Political Hip Hop
  • Experimental Hip Hop
  • Conscious Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. La La La
  2. Penny For A Thought
  3. Robeson
  4. Tao Of Now
  5. Fearless
  6. Untimely Meditations
  7. Om Nia Merican
  8. 1987
  9. Coded Language
  10. Our Father
  11. Wine/Do You Know