Saukrates

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    Karl Amani Wailoo[1] (born March 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Saukrates (/ˈsɒkrətiːz/; "Socrates"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of the hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln. He is also a member of Redman's Gilla House collective.

    Career

    Early career

    In 1994, his first track was titled "Still Caught Up", which earned a nomination for

    How High movie. In 2002, Saukrates teamed up with fellow Canadian 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

    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

    Andreena Mill.[5]

    Work with Nelly Furtado

    On November 19, 2006, he performed "

    2006 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. On February 23, 2007, he appeared on the ABC Daytime soap opera 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! 2. That year, he also collaborated with k-os and Nelly Furtado on the single "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman", from k-os' album Yes!. Originally, the track was a collaboration between Saukrates and Nelly Furtado entitled "On the Run".

    Saukrates released his much delayed second studio album, Season One, on April 24, 2012.[6] The album features appearances by Redman, k-os, and Nickelus F among others. The first single, "Drop It Down" featuring Redman, was released on iTunes on July 26, 2011. The second single "Say I" was released in October 2011, and re-released in January 2012, featuring a new verse by OB O'Brien.

    In 2012, Saukrates collaborated with

    Maestro Fresh Wes
    on the tracks "Stranger" and "Look for Me in the Whirlwind", the latter of which also features fellow Canadian hip-hop artist King Reign.

    Discography

    Studio albums

    EPs

    • Brick House (1997)
    • The Bigg Soxx Versions EP (2010)
    • Amani (2014)

    Commercials

    Since 2008, Saukrates has done narration for Toronto Blue Jays commercials and documentaries.[7] In 2011, he made the song "Say I" for a Nike commercial, featuring NHL player P. K. Subban. In the 2018/19 NBA season, he narrated both the Season Opener preview for the Toronto Raptors season on Sportsnet,[8] as well as its sequel for the beginning of the 2019 NBA Finals.[9]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Wailoo Karl Amani ASCAP. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
    2. ^ "1994: The Year the T-Dot Broke".. Noisey, Del Cowie. February 22, 2015
    3. Rolling Stone
      , February 10, 1999.
    4. ^ Saukrates Signs to Def Jam. Eye Weekly.
    5. ^ "Border Block – Canadian Hip Hop vs. America". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, March 22, 2005.
    6. ^ "FrostByte Media Inc. Confirms April 24, 2012 Release of Saukrates New Album, "Season One" - Exec Digital". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
    7. ^ The Season: 08 Jays Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
    8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Toronto Raptors Hype Video 2018/2019 Regular Season #WETHENORTH". YouTube.
    9. ^ "Streamable Video".

    External links

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