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Sage Francis

1,379 Shouts   -   8,526,394 Scrobbles

Biography

Born Paul Francis in 1977 in Miami, FL, Sage Francis spent most of his youth in Providence, RI. Interested in the poetic side of rap, Francis has been rhyming since age eight, later winning the Superbowl Battle in Boston in 1999 and the Scribble Jam in Cincinnati in 2000 and 2001 (the last under the name of his "metal" alter ego, Xaul Zan). After graduating from Dean College in Massachusetts with an A.A. in communications and from the University of Rhode Island-Kingston with a B.A. in journalism (where he started the now-defunct group Art Official Intelligence), Francis worked on releasing his solo records. Always an outspoken and political rapper and a strict vegetarian, he started the Symphonies Of Sickness series in 2000 on his independent Strange Famous Records with 'Still Sick.....Urine Trouble', and continued with Sick of Waiting Tables (2001), Sick Of Waging War (from 2002, and containing the single "Makeshift Patriot," recorded exactly one month after the September 11 attacks on New York), and Sickly Business (2004). He also released one album on Anticon in 2002, Personal Journals, and was signed in 2004 as the first rap artist on Epitaph Records, which issued his highly anticipated A Healthy Distrust in 2005. Two years later he was working with composer/trumpeter Mark Isham on the soundtrack for Pride and Glory starring Edward Norton. Two tracks from these session ended up on Francis' own 2007 full-length, Human The Death Dance. His 2010 effort li(f)e was his first for the Anti label. The album featured guest appearances from Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Red Red Meat) and Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) along with members of Calexico. Sage Francis is one half of The Non-Prophets (Joe Beats is the producer and DJ), who first recorded the 12" "Drop Bass/Bounce/I Keep Calling" on their friend's Emerge Records in 1999. A full-length album on Lax Records, Hopes and Fears, came out in 2004. The very dark Human The Death Dance followed in 2007 with productions from Alias, Buck 65, and Odd Nosdam along with two tracks produced by composer/trumpeter/jazz man Mark Isham. li(f)e from 2010 went a completely different direction, being solely produced by Brian Deck and featuring musicians from the indie rocks bands Califone, Death Cab For Cutie, and Sparklehorse. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi

Top Songs

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    The force of my love was strong
    The Sea Lion lay down long
    Song in the air, why should singer care?
    When singer can be among song
    Ma, ma, look what I did, ma
    Sea Lion - (3:00)  -  21,739 plays
  2.  
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    (When I first got in to magic, yeah.)
    When I first got into magic, it was an underground phenomenon
    Now everybody's like pick a card, any card
    If I shot my full load with the first hand I played
    I'd be a monkey in a box hangin' with the David Blaines
    Escape Artist - (4:14)  -  14,315 plays
  3.  
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    It's been a long and lonely trip but I'm glad I took it, 'cause it was well worth it got to read a couple books and do some research before I reached my verdict. Never thought that I was perfect, always thought that I had a purpose I used to wonder if I'd live to see my first kiss. The most difficult thing that I did was recite my own words that I service realizin' the person I was addressin' prolly wasn't lookin' down from heaven, or cookin' up somethin' in hell's kitchen tryin' listen in or eavesdrop from some other demention. I'm self serving jus like this is. Conviently religous on Easter Sunday, and on Christmas. The televison went from being a babysitter to a mistress. Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance so we just stay distant and never touch now all we do is text too much. I don't remember much from my youth maybe my memory is repressed or I just spent too much time wondering if I'd live to have sex. I fell in love for the first time in fourth grade but didn't have the courage to talk to her. In eighth grade I wrote the note and slipped in somebody elses locker. Considered killin' myself 'cause of that. It was a big deal, it was a blown cover. It was over for me my goose was cooked, stick a fork in me the jig is up. Blew my chances the rest is history our future is torn to sunder. It became abundantly clear I was only brought here to suffer.
    At least I didn't include my name. Thankfully I wrote the whole note in code and it had 10 layers of scotch tape safety seal making it impossible to open.
    Plus it was set to self destruct whoever read it probably died laughing. I wonder if they lived long enough to realize what happened.
    A year later I came to understand that wasn't love that I was feeling for her, I had someone else to obsess over I was older I was very mature. I forged my time signature while practicing my parents autograph because I was failing math. Disconnected the phone when I thought the teacher would call my home.
    Check the mail box twice a day at the end of a long dirt road. Steamed open a couple envelopes like I was in private detective mode.
    The Best Of Times - (5:32)  -  16,955 plays
  4.  
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    ride.
    i got two left hooves, two on test.
    well, since nobody's steppin' to me
    (huh) take me to your cult leader
    (huh huh) take me to your local drug dealer
    Dance Monkey - (2:52)  -  7,787 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    (Chorus)
    Shes a fairy with broken wings
    I used to watch her perform
    And if she hears me I hope she sings songs
    That had me going right back
    Broken Wings - (3:54)  -  8,924 plays
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