Amethyst Rock Star

Mojo - "...Joins the dots between such diverse lyrical talents as KRS-One, Latyrx and Carl Hancock Rux, and proves Williams more than capable of keeping their comapny." Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...An electrified head rush of street prophecy, dense wordplay and urgent truth-speaking....When Williams is in the zone, he spits enough fire to wreck a thousand mike nights..." The Wire - "...Like an incense-fumed, contrarian kiss off to anyone who ever wanted to label Williams as 'merely' an exceptionally talented MC..." Q - 3 stars out of 5 - "...An intelligent impassioned and invigorating collection..." NME - 7 out of 10 - "...A moving and intense album..." Spin - 7 out of 10 - "...An antidote to the anti-dope....meaning cello-driven dirges, psychedelic guitar soul, live drum'n'bass...or all three.....A return of the boom-bast..." The Wire - Ranked #11 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001". Entertainment Weekly - "...A genuine experiment - declamatory verse set to an absorbing collision of Rage-style metal, drum-and-bass overload, and solemn, spiky chamber music..." - Rating: B+