Posted by: Jim
Sage Francis: ‘Makeshift Patriot’
Today I just want to promote/congratulate this guy. I’ve never really been into hip-hop much, but having come to a growing realisation that most good things in any genre will be hard to find, I did some research. And Sage Francis stood out for me - he’s a proper artist. It’s surprising enough when any given contemporary performer comes across as a self-aware, socially conscious, intelligent human being. Add to that captivating lyrics and you deserve some respect! This particular song, by way of context, was written a month after 9/11. (And yes, that’s Bob Dylan at the end).
Anyway, I’ll let the song speak for itself.
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This is better I think…
(maybe one or two too many ‘F’ words in it though! Nah!)
http://www.last.fm/music/(dot)PANIC/_/Friends+In+High+Places
Hmm, not really keen on that one Seth, the lyrics aren’t very subtle. Commendable sentiment though.
Here’s another one worth plugging.
Ani di Franco - Self-evident.
And another Sage song (excuse the jarring anime videos and their misspelling of Gandhi)
(video 1)
(video 2)
And presumably everyone’s heard of RATM by now?
haha, I like hiphop so much and Sage didn’t touch me.
Madlib - that’s the hero of our time.
Rage against the machine - of course.
but it’s better to be fond of wu-tang than to be fond of ratm)
Sage is a complete emcee. His lyrics, delivery, wording and live shows are all phenomenal. He gets better with each album, with each release significantly different than the last (see Radiohead). Gotta get back to work now…crap you link to the Zeitgeist movie…check the Addendum…great. Maybe I won’t go back to work.