Saul Williams Releasing Reznor-Produced Album as Free Download

Spoken word artist/musician Saul Williams will release his third album, 'The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!,' produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, on October 31. Fans of the acclaimed poet can download the recording for free, with the option of contributing $5 to support Williams.

"'The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!' is the lovechild of Trent and me," Williams said. "The Niggytardust concept sets me free to do more on stage with costume, etc. than one might expect from a regular Saul Williams show. I've also thought long and hard about all the discussion surrounding racial epithets etc. and chose this title as a means of furthering the dialogue while also showing how creativity will outlive and outshine hatred of any kind."

Williams, who was featured on NIN's sixth studio album, 'Year Zero,' announced his plans to work with Reznor while opening for the band on their 2006 North American tour.

"Working on this project was a real pleasure," Reznor said. "Saul was interested in breaking boundaries, crossing genres and defying expectations and we learned a great deal from one another in the process."

Tracklisting:

Black History Month
Convict Colony
Tr(n)igger
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Break
NiggyTardust
DNA
WTF!
Scared Money
Raw
Skin of a Drum
No One Ever Does
Banged and Blown Through
Raised to be Lowered
The Ritual