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I was so glad to see that the CIA and the FBI and the Defense Department started Twitter handles, you know Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #1 "Assata Shakur"

https://twitter.com/CIA/status/474971393852182528

https://twitter.com/FBI/status/477608840146325504

The Defense Department’s tweets are protected

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whose aunt is still labeled a terrorist is on the most wanted list, Assata Shakur Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #1 "Assata Shakur"

See here for detailed info about the state of New Jersey placing Shakur back on the most wanted list and doubling her bounty, after she’d already lived for decades in exile

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how the FBI set up some local cats as homegrown terrorists Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #2 "Homegrown Terrorists"

See this NY Times article for more about the Feds creating “homegrown terrorists” so that they can then have the glory (and good press) of thwarting them

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OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #2 "Homegrown Terrorists" Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #2 "Homegrown Terrorists"
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Saul Williams talks about some scary goings-on in his hometown of Newburgh, New York

For our whole convo with Saul, go here

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There's a documentary coming out called The Newburgh Sting Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #2 "Homegrown Terrorists"

For more info about the film, go here

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OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera" Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera"
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Who wrote the first hip-hop musical? A teenaged Saul Williams, of course! He breaks down this innovation for us here

To check out our whole interview with Saul, go here

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So, I used Rob Base and EZ Rock, because I imagined Jesus speaking and the people catching the spirit and going "Woo, yeah! Woo, yeah! Woo, yeah!" like one by one people waking up, "Woo, yeah!" Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW-CZJWT0#t=0m25s

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It's the role of Judas that stands out Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera"

True facts! In pretty much every production, everyone angles for the part of Judas, including rock stars

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Jesus Christ Superstar, Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera"

Which you can check out on RG!

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"Hip Hopera". Which I then saw coined 10 years later Outside the Lines With Rap Genius (Ft. Julia Hannafin, SameOldShawn & Saul Williams) – OTL 71: Saul Williams Excerpt #3 "The first Hip Hopera"

In fact, Carmen: A Hip Hopera came out in 2001, well after the 1988-89 period Saul is talking about here

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