Taking sides: Gil Scot Heron vs Saul Williams

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GIL GIL GIL GIL!

Whitey on the moon owns everything.

― David Allen (David Allen), Thursday, 24 June 2004 06:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I misread this thread title as Gil Scot Heron vs. PAUL Williams

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 24 June 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Nothing against Gil, but I've got a soft spot for Saul. They've both had some hot beats though (The Revolution... vs. Penny for a Thought!).

I think the horrible Saul-clone on that Kanye track renewed my love for the real Saul.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 24 June 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Best things Saul has ever done: Penny for a Thought and the prison freestyle in Slam.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 24 June 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

no, best thing he's done
is live slam poetry stuff,
he is THE DAMN FIRE

I saw him do a
piece where he does live voice scratch,
cutting himself up

but carl hancock rux
is just as good on the stage
(his first album: DOPE)

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 24 June 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

penny for a thought RULES! but the album was patchy... Wheras Gil boasts 'lady day & john coltrane', 'a lovely day', 'home is where the hatred is', 'johannesburg', etc etc etc...

Is he still in jail?

― stevie (stevie), Thursday, 24 June 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"Is he still in jail?"

I believe so. Sad isn't it.

― Ds (ikue mori), Thursday, 24 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

rux is very good. saw rux with kid606 in a super empty justice league in sf.

as for saul vs gil... gil for now... but let's see what becomes of saul...

― msp, Thursday, 24 June 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

why is GSH in jail???

― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

crack, i believe.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 24 June 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought he got out last year.

Gil Scott Heron gets the nod because his Flying Dutchman LPs are almost untouchable (and probably not on Pitchfork's Best of the 1970s list), whereas Saul Williams really hasn't done all that much yet.

― Vic Funk, Thursday, 24 June 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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