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Paul "Sage" Francis (born November 2, 1977 in Miami, Florida) is a Hip hop music|hip-hop artist based in Providence, Rhode Island|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, word play often times in the form of phonetic mix-ups and rhetorical excursions, and pop culture references, while including touchstones of traditional hip hop such as storytelling and self-promotion.
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During the mid-1990s, he recorded his first demo tape (1996), fronted the now defunct Providence hip-hop band Art Official Intelligence (band)|Art Official Intelligence, and hosted a weekly slot on independent radio station WRIU (the "True School Session"). He also formed the Non-Prophets, a group that released a 12â€ ("Drop Bass/Bounce/I Keep Calling," Emerge Records, 1999), following up in 2003 with their first full-length offering, ''Hope (hip hop album)|Hope''. Francis is a contemporary of underground hip-hop artists such as Slug (rapper)|Slug, Aesop Rock, and the anticon. collective. He is also loosely affiliated with the vague underground hip-hop super-group ''The Orphanage (musicians)|The Orphanage.''

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1. Rothbury Music Festival on 3 Jul 2008
Location: 5900 Water Road, Rothbury, MI 49452, United States July 3rd - July 6th, 2008 Live at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI Featuring the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Primus, and many more. LET'S SAVE THE WORLD ROTHBURY is dedicated to throwing a HUGE party… with a purpose. This July 4th weekend, ROTHBURY emerges as a new American celebration where music and cause join together to stir ideas, to awaken possibilities, and to empower through knowledge. And yeah, to have the time of our lives.
2. Skral Festival 2008 on 10 Jul 2008
Location: Grimstad, Norway http://www.skralfestival.net/
3. Les Ardentes 2008 on 10 Jul 2008
Location: 4000 Belgium La troisième édition des Ardentes se tiendra cette année les 10, 11, 12 et 13 juillet 2008, au Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse à Liège, au cœur de la Wallonie, à deux pas de la Flandre, des Pays-Bas et de l'Allemagne. En deux éditions le festival Les Ardentes a réussi s'imposer comme un des événements incontournables de l'été, en Belgique et au sein de l'Euregio (Liege, Limbourg, Aachen, Maastricht). L'an dernier, 43.000 festivaliers se sont retrouvés à Liège. La journée du dimanche et le pass 4 jours affichaient sold-out avant l'ouverture. timetable: http://www.lesardentes.be/2008/en/lineup.php
4. Rock The Bells on 6 Sep 2008
Location: Quincy (WA) United States Featuring performances by A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Rakim, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface (Cuban Linx), Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Murs and Kidz In The Hall, the ROCK THE BELLS 2008 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SERIES POWERED BY SANDISK once again is marked by the leading hip-hop line-up seen on one bill this year. This year will be highlighted with an unexpected reunion of The Pharcyde. But it does not stop there, as fans will also see performances by the brightest names in the emerging electro-hip hop scene including Spank Rock, Santogold, Kid Sister, Wale, Flosstradamus, Jay Electronica and The Cool Kids with hosts B-Real of Cypress Hill and the world renowned Supernatural. Most of this year's headliners will be performing with new music as well; performers with albums coming out this year include Q-tip from A Tribe Called Quest with The Renaissance, Nas with Nigg*r, Mos Def with The Ecstactic, and Murs with his major-label debut Murs For President. Method Man & Redman return with Blackout 2, the follow-up disc to their 1999 platinum selling album Blackout!, and Ghostface Killah will join Wu Tang Clan bandmate Raekwon to perform songs from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, Raekwon's highly anticipated follow up to the critically acclaimed 1995 release Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Vancouver, BC date moved to The Gorge at George, WA.
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