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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the New York rapper is a concept album about a computer hacker in Burundi features guest appearances from Emily Kokal and Haleek Maul.
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- Record Label: Fader
- Genre(s): Rap
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To the promised land React. Retreat. Subtract. Delete the beat. Until you're told. Don't breathe. Don't move. Don't don't. Holy. Roller. Wigwam.... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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The WireFeb 18, 2016A conceptually intriguing and emotionally powerful masterpiece based around the antihero of the title. [Feb 2016, p.59]
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Jan 29, 2016MartyrLoserKing may not just be one of Saul Williams' best, but it could also find itself among the most important albums of this year.
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Jan 27, 2016It's heady stuff to dive into, and Williams isn't particularly concerned whether listeners sink or swim, so long as they get wet.
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Q MagazineFeb 4, 2016Williams has offered much to admire, and even more to contemplate. [Mar 2016, p.119]
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Feb 1, 2016MartyrLoserKing doesn’t necessarily rise or fall on Williams’ ability to clarify his thoughts into a clear, memorable hook.
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Jan 27, 2016It’s sci-fi, afro, poetry delivered with a snarl. This may not be for everyone, hell, it may only be for the brave, but if you take the ride you’ll be vastly rewarded.
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Jan 27, 2016Williams’ songwriting approach, while accomplished and still urgent, occasionally loses some of its ferocity and connection to the theme by playing to his game a bit too much; relying on that trademark electro-rock production instead of mutating contemporary trap and noise feels like a slight misstep.
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