Sage Francis a rapper and spoken word artist from Rhode Island, also creator and CEO of Strange Famous Records, founded in 1996 as a way to create and distribute his own records, by using the equipment at his radio job. In 1999 he won the Super Bowl MC Battle(Boston) and in 2000 he also won Scribble Jam, a EMCEE competition, he is among former winners Eyedea(1999, RIP), Mac Lethal (2002), and other competitors like Slug, and even Eminem.
In 2001 he came out with the song Makeshift Patriot, which was an Internet hit. It was one of few song out at that time critiquing the media and the recent 9/11 attacks(important to note that the song was not sympathizing with the attackers or anything of that sort, but attempting to shine a light on the lack of questioning in the media, by no means does this song or artist believe the attack was "ok")
Sage Francis-Makeshift Patriot
From 2003-2004 he and Joe Beats formed a group called Non-Prophets, and together they released two albums, Hope and Hopestrumentals. Most Recently Sage Francis has released his new album Li(f)e (2010), which is one of my favorites so far that he has come out with.Sage Francis-Best Of Times
I personally enjoy his lyrics more than any other part of his music, since he comes from a spoken word back ground his style of delivering lyrics very much so like the style of many spoken words artist. He uses well timed deliveries and crafted lyrics. (Also on a side note he is a pretty ridiculous dancer.)(See The Conclusion at Sage Francis Dance Battle Part-2)
Sage Francis-Escape Artist
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