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Infobox musical artist|name = Saukrates|alias = Big Sox|image =|caption =|image_size = |background = solo_singer|birth_name = Karl Amani Wailoo|birth_date = birth date and age|1978|03|06|origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada |instrument =|genre = Canadian hip hop , Contemporary R& B|R& B |occupation = Record producer|Producer , rapping|rapper , singer , songwriter |years_active = 1994–present|label = Capitol Hill Music |associated_acts = Redman (rapper)|Redman , Gilla House, Big Black Lincoln, Nelly Furtado |website = Karl Amani Wailoo http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=1556715& search_in=c& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=20& start=1 Wailoo Karl Amani ASCAP. Accessed on January 4, 2010. (born March 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Saukrates (IPAc-en|icon|'|s|?|k|r|?|t|i?|z; " Socrates "), is a Canada|Canadian rapping|rapper , singer , and record producer of Guyana|Guyanese descent. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music , and lead singer of hip hop music|hip-hop / Contemporary R& B|R& B group Big Black Lincoln. He is also a member of Redman (rapper)|Redman 's Gilla House collective.
Career
In 1994, his first track was titled "Still Caught Up", which earned a nomination for Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year|Best Rap Recording at the Juno Awards of 1996|1996 Juno Awards . He was also nominated for another Juno of the same award in 2000 for "Money or Love". In 2001, Saukrates produced the track "Uh-Huh" for Redman (rapper)|Redman 's Malpractice (Redman album)|Malpractice album, and appeared on a track called "Enjoy Da Ride". He also did a track called "Fine Line" for the soundtrack to Method Man and Redman's How High Soundtrack|How High movie. In 2002, Saukrates teamed up with fellow Canadian producer Agile (producer)|Agile from BrassMunk to produce the track "Heaven", for Nas ' album '' God's Son , which featured Jully Black .
Canadian hip hop artists have had a hard time getting established south of the border, and Saukrates is no exception. In 1996, he was signed to Warner Bros. Records . Unfortunately for Saukrates, Warner dropped him in 1998, http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/saukrates/articles/story/5921660/sauks_takes_philosophy_elsewhere "Sauks Takes Philosophy Elsewhere". Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone , February 10, 1999. which was one year before his debut album The Underground Tapes was released on Capitol Hill. By the year 2000, Saukrates reached another big deal with Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam and Gilla House Records (owned by Redman). http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_05.04.00/music/grapevine.php Saukrates Signs to Def Jam. Eye Weekly . Eventually, Saukrates was dropped by Def Jam because he was no longer considered a priority, however he remained with Gilla House. He appears on two tracks of Redman's latest album Red Gone Wild , released in March 2007.
After completing a second album, Bad Addiction , in 2004, Saukrates faced difficulty securing widespread release on a major label. In the meantime, he produced material for Big Black Lincoln and R& B singer Andreena Mill. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/canadianhiphop.html "Border Block - Canadian Hip Hop vs. America". cbc.ca , March 22, 2005.
Work with Nelly Furtado
On November 19, 2006, he performed " Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous " with Nelly Furtado at halftime show of the 94th Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League|CFL championship game). Two days later, Saukrates beatboxing|beat-boxed during her performance of " Say It Right " at the 2006 American Music Awards in Los Angeles . On February 23, 2007, he appeared on the daytime drama One Life to Live with Furtado, performing "Promiscuous".
Saukrates also toured with Furtado on her Get Loose Tour , as a percussionist, backing vocalist and supporting act.
2009–present: Season One
In 2009, Saukrates collaborated with Method Man & Redman on the single " A-Yo ", from their album Blackout& #33; 2 .
Saukrates collaborated with k-os and Nelly Furtado on the single "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman", from k-os' album Yes& #33; (k-os album)|Yes! . Originally, the track was a collaboration between Saukrates and Nelly Furtado entitled "On The Run". He released his much delayed second studio album, Season One http://www.execdigital.com/press_releases/television/frostbyte-media-inc-confirms-april-24-2012-release-of-saukrates-new-album-season-one on April 24 2012. The album includes collaborations with Redman, K-os and Richie Hennessey. The first single, "Drop It Down" featuring Redman, was released on iTunes July 26. The second single "Say I" was released in October.
Personal life
He has a son with Mos Def 's ex-wife, Alana Wyatt-Smith.cite news|title=Scenes from a hip-hop marriage |publisher = |url= http://www.thestar.com/article/451241|accessdate =2008-07-05 | work= Toronto Star | first=Ashante | last=Infantry | date=June 29, 2008
Discography
Brick House (EP)|Brick House (1997)
The Underground Tapes (1999)
Season One (2012)
Commercials
Since 2008, Saukrates has done narration for Toronto Blue Jays commercials and documentaries. http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2008/03/26/season_08jays/ The Season: 08 Jays Sportsnet.ca. Accessed on December 28, 2011. In 2011, he made the song "Say I" for a Nike, Inc.|Nike commercial, featuring National Hockey League|NHL player P. K. Subban .
See also
Portal box|Music of Canada|Hip hop
Canadian hip hop
Music of Canada
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References
Reflist
External links
http://www.myspace.com/saukrates Saukrates at MySpace
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Saukrates Saukrates at Discogs
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