Fresh Since 79™ | Week of July 28, 2025Cultural Icon of the Week : Saul Williams Some artists spit bars.Saul Williams transmits frequencies. Poet. Prophet. Composer. Time traveler.From Ryan Coogler’s Sinners to SLAM to Neptune Frost, from Broadway to Burkina Faso, Saul has never performed art—he’s summoned it. With every line, every soundscape, every syllable, he reminds us that language isn’t just communication—it’s conjuring. In a world eager to numb us with noise, Saul makes vibration sacred again. The Sound That Saw Us You …