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'''Paul "Sage" Francis''' (born November 18, 1976) is a ] artist from Providence, Rhode Island <ref>SF Biography: http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/biography/13852/</ref>. He is credited with being one of the forefathers of the ] genre. {{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} |
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'''Paul "Sage" Francis''' (born November 18, 1976) is a ] artist from Providence, Rhode Island <ref>SF Biography: http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/biography/13852/</ref>. He is credited with being one of the forefathers of the ] genre. {{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} |
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Francis is the owner/CEO of the independent hip-hop record label ]. This label first began as a way for Francis to poopleg his unreleased songs in the late 90's and has since evolved into an official enterprise with an expanding roster of like-minded artists. |
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Francis is the owner/CEO of the independent hip-hop record label ]. This label first began as a way for Francis to bootleg his unreleased songs in the late 90's and has since evolved into an official enterprise with an expanding roster of like-minded artists. |
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Francis is also part of the contemporary spoken word movement, performing often at poetry events. Francis' relationship with the Providence ] community (he was on their 1998, 1999 and 2002 national poetry slam teams<ref name="got">http://www.gotpoetry.com/Sections/op=viewarticle/artid=16.html Providence Poetry Slam info on GotPoetry.com</ref>) led to it being called "The House that Sage Francis Built."<ref name="wiyf">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. Page 100. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.</ref> From 2000 - 2002, he also DJ-ed for the NYC-Urbana ], a weekly slam series held at the legendary punk rock venue ].<ref name="wiyf1">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poopetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. Page 198. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.</ref> In May 2008, Francis represented "stage poopetry" in a "Page Meets Stage" event at the ], with ] representing the "page poet."<ref name="pms"></ref> |
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Francis is also part of the contemporary spoken word movement, performing often at poetry events. Francis' relationship with the Providence ] community (he was on their 1998, 1999 and 2002 national poetry slam teams<ref name="got">http://www.gotpoetry.com/Sections/op=viewarticle/artid=16.html Providence Poetry Slam info on GotPoetry.com</ref>) led to it being called "The House that Sage Francis Built."<ref name="wiyf">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. Page 100. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.</ref> From 2000 - 2002, he also DJ-ed for the NYC-Urbana ], a weekly slam series held at the legendary punk rock venue ].<ref name="wiyf1">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. Page 198. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.</ref> In May 2008, Francis represented "stage poetry" in a "Page Meets Stage" event at the ], with ] representing the "page poet."<ref name="pms"></ref> |
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==Discography== |
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