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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. {{ |
'''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}} | ||
| 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. | 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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| * '']'' (Anti-, 2010)<ref>http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis-blog/the-new-sage-francis-album-and-north-american-tour/</ref> | * '']'' (Anti-, 2010)<ref>http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis-blog/the-new-sage-francis-album-and-north-american-tour/</ref> | ||
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Paul "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island . He is credited with being one of the forefathers of the Indie Rap genre.
Francis is the owner/CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records. 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. Francis is also part of the contemporary spoken word movement, performing often at poetry events. Francis' relationship with the Providence Poetry Slam community (he was on their 1998, 1999 and 2002 national poetry slam teams) led to it being called "The House that Sage Francis Built." From 2000 - 2002, he also DJ-ed for the NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam, a weekly slam series held at the legendary punk rock venue CBGB. In May 2008, Francis represented "stage poetry" in a "Page Meets Stage" event at the Bowery Poetry Club, with Jeffrey McDaniel representing the "page poet."
Discography
Main article: Sage Francis discography- Personal Journals (Anticon, 2002)
- A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph, 2005)
- Human the Death Dance (Epitaph, 2007)
- Li(f)e (Anti-, 2010)
References
- SF Biography: http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/biography/13852/
- http://www.gotpoetry.com/Sections/op=viewarticle/artid=16.html Providence Poetry Slam info on GotPoetry.com
- Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. New York City: Soft Skull Press. Page 100. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.
- Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. New York City: Soft Skull Press. Page 198. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.
- Taylor Mali website: Page Meets Stage page
- http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis-blog/the-new-sage-francis-album-and-north-american-tour/
External links and further reading
- Official Sage Francis website
- Strange Famous Records
- Strange Famous Forum
- KnowMore: The People's Corporation Watch Project
- Interview for Slap Magazine (Dead Link)
- Interview for Scene Missing Magazine
- Sage Francis Interview with Chuck D.
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