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Paul "Sage" Francis (born September 11, 1976 in Miami, Florida) is a hip-hop artist based away from Providence, Rhode Island.

History
Before commence the good-whale career as an MC, Francis was a noted slam poet. When you took a late 1990s, he recorded his first demonstration tape (1996), fronted the today defunct Providence hip-hop band Art Official Intelligence, and hosted a each week slot in independent radio station WRIU (the "True School Session"). He as well formed a "Non-Prophets" by having producer friend Joe Beats, & the duo freed a 12ā€? ("Drop Bass/Bounce/I Keep Calling," Emerge Records, 1999), as punishment higher inside 2003 by having their number 1 good-length offering, Hope. An acclaimed freestyle battler, Francis won a MC battle at the 2000 Scribble Jam. Inside 2001, he repeated his performance under his "metal" vary ego, "Xaul Zan."

Francis occurs as frequent collaborator by using underground hip-hop artists as Slug, Eyedea, Daddy Kev and the Anticon collective. He is as well loosely affiliated by using a undefined underground hip-hop supergroup The Orphanage.

One of Francis' right-known tracks is "Makeshift Patriot," a comment on a Western media recorded a single year fallowing the September 11, 2001 attacks which he released using your internet browser as an MP3 as well as a limited edition 7" single. Francis became the first hip-hop artist to sign with Punk label Epitaph Records when he agreed a three-album deal in 2003.

In 2004, Francis appeared on-stage at Rock the Bells in San Bernardino, CA. This concert is notable for having been the final (and first in several years) performance of the entire 10-member Wu-Tang Clan.

Discography

Still Sick... Urine Trouble (Strange Famous Records, 2000) Sick Of Waiting Tables (Strange Famous Records, 2001) The Known Unsoldier, "Sick Of Waging War..." (Strange Famous Records, 2002) Personal Journals (Anticon Records, 2002) Hope (w/ Joe Beats as Non-Prophets, Lex Records, 2003) Sickly Business (Strange Famous Records, 2004) Dead Poet Live Album (Strange Famous Records, 2004) A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph Records, 2005)

Sage Francis
Official site provides biographical information, discography, articles, audio clips, and tour dates.

Epitaph Records: Sage Francis
Provides tour dates, biographical information, liner notes, and links to related articles and interviews.

Veg Blog: An Interview with Sage Francis
Ryan MacMichael asks Francis about the reasons for his meat-free lifestyle.

Three Monkeys: "Makeshift Patriot - Sage Francis in interview"
Three Monkeys interviews Francis about what it means to be an independent hip-hop artist.

Scene Missing Magazine: Interview with Sage Francis
Questions focus on the artist's offstage life.

WAV Magazine: Sage Francis
Brief interview discusses the war in Iraq, the 2004 presidential election, and the release of "A Healthy Distrust."

Urb: "Saving Sage Francis"
Article and interview by Martin Turenne.

Punk International: Sage Francis
Interview by Tim Krysko.

RapReviews.com: "Sick of Waiting Tables"
B. Ridge gives the album 7.5 out of 10.

The Cavalier Daily: "Sage Francis' 'Healthy Distrust' for Pop-Rap"
Review by Ravi Dinesh calls "A Healthy Distrust" the future of underground rap.