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Paul “Sage” Francis (born november 18 1977 in Miami, Florida) is a hip-hop artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a vegetarian and also chooses to abstain from drugs and drinking, though doesn’t label himself as “straight-edge” because he believes “you shouldn’t define yourself by what you don’t do.”

Noted for his intense flow and sharp wit, Francis has won acclaim both as a freestyle battler and as an unapologetically intellectual lyricist. Francis uses a broad emotional palette to address a wide range of personal, cultural, and political issues. His unconventional style and persona have given him crossover appeal, but at the same time alienated some hip-hop listeners.

Prior to embarking on a full-time career as an MC, Francis displayed his skills in slam poetry. During the late 1990s, he recorded his first demo tape (1996), fronted the now defunct Providence hip-hop band Art Official Intelligence, and hosted a weekly slot on independent radio station WRIU (the “True School Session”). He also formed the Non-Prophets and released a 12” (Drop Bass/Bounce/I Keep Calling, Emerge Records, 1999), following up in 2003 with their first full-length offering, Hope. Francis is a contemporary of underground hip-hop artists such as Slug, Eyedea, Sole and the anticon. collective. He is also loosely affiliated with the vague underground hip-hop supergroup The Orphanage.

As a solo performer, Francis won the MC battle at the 2000 Scribble Jam, and in 2001 he came close to repeating as champion (semi-finalist) while performing as his “metal” alter ego, “Xaul Zan”.

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VastusMedialis wrote:
Saturday morning

Werrd. Dope sheet.

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JonB1982 wrote:
Monday afternoon

the most poetic rapper i know - in a very strict sense of "poetic" ;) love his stuff. so diverse, so thoughtful - simply great. keep it up!

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FunboxTS wrote:
Monday morning

Just saw him live tonight. Great show. Fun as shit to see him perform in person.

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ChinaBuffet wrote:
last month

yea he deserved and asswhoopin

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Magic-joel wrote:
last month

@Ash10692; you may be waiting a while since he's vowed never to return after prior bad experiences (his shit getting stolen, injuries etc etc)

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ChinaBuffet wrote:
last month

yea if u want hip hop 2 suck

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VR515 wrote:
last month

Once again like Saul Williams, a great example of what hip hop SHOULD be, instead of this auto-tuned garbage talking about "gats", and "booty" that all the hip young braindead souls today are listening to.

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bellejuvenile wrote:
last month

just found out about sage yesterday...wow...blown away. [2]

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jgladden4 wrote:
last month

Beard props. Much face fur love!

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Ash10692 wrote:
last month

i really hope this guy comes to the UK.

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Mendij wrote:
last month

i don't need a sobriety test to walk the line. nuff said

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antonia_XD wrote:
last month

SAGE I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

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ChinaBuffet wrote:
last month

Sage Narcolepsy inducer

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Grabich wrote:
last month

they must be thinking about deep meaning and sad themes. you know, when artists are like poets, they actualy say something... ;)

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Trixilver wrote:
last month

"emo rap" wtf? i want you to name one thing that is emo about sage francis. thats the most retarded thing i've ever heard.

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kevthepoet wrote:
last month

bearded poetics, SYNCHROMYSTICKZ Vibes Galore Acoustic Jam LIVE @ Coed Hills 2009 Autumn Equinox Celebrations, Spoken word - positive affirmations and one love vibrations as standard, this is an improvised jam with a guitarist and drummer http://www.last.fm/music/Synchromystickz/_/Vibes+Galore+Acoustic+Jam+LIVE+%40+Coed+Hills+2009+Autumn+Equinox+Celebrations+featuring+KP+and+Rainbowninja%2C+Jake+on+guitar+and+Daniel+Laverton+on+drums Freestyles and sound-healing a gwan!

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reeperdotcom wrote:
September 2009

just found out about sage yesterday...wow...blown away.

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Somebody67 wrote:
September 2009

one of the best artist ever!!!!!!!

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WastedYouth1 wrote:
September 2009

good but overrated, hate on bitches

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Oz_Alchemist wrote:
September 2009

ABSTRACT AND TRIP-HOP ARTIST, COME CHECK THIS PAGE : http://www.last.fm/music/Oz+Alchemist

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