The Ultimate Sage Francis Quiz

Answer: 9/11 Terrorist attacks

The song attacks the immediate scapegoating, racism and fearmongering by the U.S. government resulting from the attacks. The lyrics include verses such as:

"The melting pot seems to be calling the kettle black when it boils over/
But only on our own soil, so the little boy holds a toy soldier/
And waits for the suit and tie to come home, we won't wait 'til he's older/
Before we destroy hopes for a colder war to end (now get a close-up of his head)"

Answer: Metallica

He rapped in a curly wig underneath a baseball cap. The song "Underground for Dummies" tells the story of his rise to a cult following in underground rap.

Answer: Human the Death Dance

Buddy Wakefield is a spoken word artist signed to Sage's record label. Buddy performed some spoken excerpts from the poem at the end of the songs "Keep Moving", "Black Out on White Night", and "Hell of a Year".

Answer: False

He in fact recorded a cover of "Turn the Page". The song appeared under the name "My Name is Strange", a reference to his nickname, "Strange Famous".

Answer: 7

They are (in chronological order): "Sick of Waiting", "Still Sick... Urine Trouble", "Sick of Waiting Tables", "Sick of Waging War", "Sickly Business", "Still Sickly Business", and "Sick of Wasting".

Answer: Hopeless

A "multi" is a rapping technique in which many lines all rhyme with each other, often without much space between rhyming phrases. In a sense, a multi is a form of lyrical alliteration. Often rappers need to sacrifice the meanings of lyrics in order to create good sounding multis, and most multis use half-rhymes and/or forced rhymes. The multi in "Hopeless" is as follows:
"It's hopelessness, holding this openness to blow a kiss, so close your lips but don't get p***ed and throw a fist at this vocalist, I'm not emotionless, in fact I broke my wrist when I wrote the list of all those I miss."

Answer: Pitchers of Silence

"Keep Moving": "My legs hurt 'cause I've been walking with cement boots, ever since you lured me to the water bed to get cute"

"Crumble": "Now you're a footnote with cement shoes, in case you wonder what this sinking feeling has been ever since I left you"

"Product Placement": "Should've never been walking the plank with cement shoes, without an oxygen tank or wet suit".

Answer: Smoke and Mirrors

The song "Smoke and Mirrors" is told in first person from the perspective of a woman who dolls herself up purely to impress men.

Answer: Slug

In this song, Sage and Slug trade verses, each showing off their trademark abilities (Slug's power and ability to contort phrases, and Sage's command of the English language and ability to create long multis without eliminating lyrical meaning).

Answer: True

There is debate as to why he moved his supposed birth year back by eight years. One theory is that he often claimed to be older than he was, for reasons known only to him. The reason for the "death" in 2001 is that much of the album's material was written in 2001, and that the "death" is a death of secrets.

Answer: Eviction Notice

"Eviction Notice" is from Sage's first album. This song also demonstrates Sage's ability to play with the order of words, for example:

"She breathes some room to need and every afternoon proceeds to mix her liquid sitter while preparing baby food to feed".

Answer: Clear Channel

Sage's tour included banners disrespecting the radio and entertainment conglomerate.

Answer: The two A's

Many of Sage's songs use the word "cross", including "Sea Lion", "I Was Zero", "Pitchers of Silence" and "Personal Journalist".

Answer: Personal Journals

"A Healthy Distrust" has 15, "Human the Death Dance" has 16, and "Li(f)e" has 12.

Answer: True

There is some debate as to who he's having a conversation with. Some say it's the ghost of his father, some said the grim reaper, and a few people claim that he isn't talking to anyone, just himself. Personally, I believe that he's having a conversation with his reflection in the tea cup.