Saul Williams is considered a tour de force voice of the hip-hop generation as a poet, actor, rapper, singer and musician. Best known for his blend of spoken word poetry and hip-hop, and for his leading role in the independent film Slam, he received notable recognition while supporting Nine Inch Nails for parts of their 2005-2006 tour. Saul’s third album, The Inevitable Rise and  Liberation Of Niggy Tardust, was produced by Trent Reznor, and released in 2007, but, his 2001 release Amethyst Rock Star, is revered by some as this decade’s most crucial hip-hop album.