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Saul Williams - "Amethyst Rocks"

Season 10 • 05/01/2014

Saul Williams performs "Amethyst Rocks" from his poetry collection "The Dead Emcee Scrolls."

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Saul Williams - "Amethyst Rocks"

Musician and slam poet Saul Williams delivers a performance of "Amethyst Rocks" from his book "The Dead Emcee Scrolls."
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