IWasBored
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shoot me if a thread has been posted about this guy, i must have missed it. i'm just curious what people think...i've still not heard any of his music...seems that so many 'punk purists' are pissed off that brett gurewitz would sign a hip hop artist to epitaph...thoughts, anyone?
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Sage Francis has signed to Epitaph!!!
Monday, May 12, 2003
Controversial hip-hop innovator Sage Francis has just signed a three record deal with Epitaph; the label?s first hip-hop signing. Sage Francis is a phenomenon in the underground hip-hop world. His one legitimate cd release, 2002?s ?Personal Journals? is a modern classic, but most of his popularity has been generated through MP3 swapping, touring and word of mouth.
Sage is one of the most creative and versatile MCs ever, moving adeptly from battles (he is a Scribble Jam champion), to pun filled ?raps? (his ?Non-Prophets? side project), to his trademark, poetry-infused style, spitting out heady soul-searching anthems along with some of the most insightful political diatribes this side of Public Enemy. His ?Makeshift Patriot,? recorded just days after 9/11 is a fine example of the latter where he at once speaks with compassion about the victims of that tragedy, while not holding back his anger at the US actions that led to that event or the way politicians and the media have exploited it. More
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Sage Francis has signed to Epitaph!!!
Monday, May 12, 2003
Controversial hip-hop innovator Sage Francis has just signed a three record deal with Epitaph; the label?s first hip-hop signing. Sage Francis is a phenomenon in the underground hip-hop world. His one legitimate cd release, 2002?s ?Personal Journals? is a modern classic, but most of his popularity has been generated through MP3 swapping, touring and word of mouth.
Sage is one of the most creative and versatile MCs ever, moving adeptly from battles (he is a Scribble Jam champion), to pun filled ?raps? (his ?Non-Prophets? side project), to his trademark, poetry-infused style, spitting out heady soul-searching anthems along with some of the most insightful political diatribes this side of Public Enemy. His ?Makeshift Patriot,? recorded just days after 9/11 is a fine example of the latter where he at once speaks with compassion about the victims of that tragedy, while not holding back his anger at the US actions that led to that event or the way politicians and the media have exploited it. More