Saul Williams (album)
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Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Adam Greenberg of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "On his self-titled album, Williams moves toward a slightly more accessible format (compared to his previous, more poetry driven work) with twisted guitar lines, heavy bass thumps, and a closer stab at singing from time to time."<ref name=allmusic/> Robert Gabriel of The Austin Chronicle gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "Social, psychological, and cultural mores are run through a ringer of rap transformed as punk, metal, and jungle with Williams self-producing much of his own inflammatory cache."<ref name=austinchronicle/> Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 10 out of 10, saying: "Its importance is absolute."<ref name=drownedinsound/> Ari Levenfeld of PopMatters said, "Saul Williams' attempt to save hip hop is admirable, if not entirely successful."<ref name=popmatters/>
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
- Saul Williams – vocals, programming, production (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- Mickey P – co-production (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), programming (8), additional programming (2, 3, 5, 7), engineering, mixing
- Serj Tankian – production (1), piano (1), background vocals (1)
- Ani Maljian – background vocals (1)
- Musa Bailey – production (2), programming (2)
- Thavius Beck – production (4)
- Zack de la Rocha – additional vocals (4)
- Saturn – background vocals (5)
- Isaiah "Ikey" Owens – piano (7), organ (7)
- Mia Doi Todd – additional vocals (11)
- Carmen – background vocals (11)
Technical personnel
- Brandy Flower – design, photography
- Keba Konte – photography
- Katina Parker – photography
- Varshini Soobiah – photography
- Bridgette Yellen – photography
Charts
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