Paul "Sage" Francis (born November 15th, 1976[citation needed] in Miami, Florida) is a hip-hop artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Sage Francis' style blends a varying tone and delivery with subject matter that focuses on intricate sequences of widely varying imagery, metaphors, the occasional pun, absurdism, and pop culture references, while including touchstones of traditional hip hop such as storytelling and self-promotion.

Birth name Paul Francis
Also known as Xaul Zan, Sage Francis, Strange Famous
Born November 15th, 1976[citation needed]
Origin Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Genre(s) Alternative Hip Hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, Spoken Word Artist
Years active 1999 – Present
Label(s) Strange Famous Records
anticon.
Epitaph
Associated acts Non-Prophets

Main Albums
Personal Journals (anticon., 2002)
Hope (as Non-Prophets) (Lex Records, 2003)
A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph Records, 2005)
Human the Death Dance (Epitaph Records, 2007)

Mix albums
Sick Of Waiting...(1999)
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)
Sickly Business (Strange Famous Records, 2004)
Still Sickly Business (Strange Famous Records, 2005)

Live albums
Dead Poet, Live Album (Strange Famous Records, 2004)
Road Tested (2003-2005) (Strange Famous Records, 2005)

Instrumental albums
Human the Death Dance Instrumentals (2007)

Remix albums
Sage Francis Reanimated (Strange Famous Records, 2008)

Singles and EPs
Bounce b/w Drop Bass (Non-Prophets) (Emerge Music, 1999)
All Word, No Play (Non-Prophets) (Emerge Music, 2000)
Makeshift Patriot (Strange Famous Records and HipHopSite Wax, 2001)
Sage Frenchkiss (Strange Famous Records and Wheatabeat, 2002)
Climb Trees (anticon., 2002)
Makeshift Patriot EP (anticon., 2003)
The Damage EP (Non-Prophets) (Lex Records, 2004)
Slow Down Gandhi (Epitaph Records, 2004)
Sea Lion (with Will Oldham) (Epitaph Records, 2005)

Escape Artist

Got Up This Morning

Battle VS Brother Ali

battle vs Slug

Slow down ghandi spoken word