Saukrates
A Toronto, Ontario-based rapper and producer with an ear for music (classically trained in the violin and cello) and a head for business, Saukrates was fed on the late-'80s and early-'90s rap styles of Special Ed, De La Soul, and the Native Tongues movement. He freestyled rhymes and based his lyrics on personal experiences and dreams. Once he started putting his rhymes to paper in 1989, the young MC began to seriously fine-tune his skills. Saukrates hit pay dirt with his debut, "Still Caught Up," a 1994 single that was subsequently nominated for a Juno award. At the age of 18, he followed with "Brick House" on the Slammin' label. In 1997, a mixtape release hit the streets and Saukrates became well-known in college radio circles for the tracks "Father Time" and "Play Dis." Just when success was all but guaranteed, Warner Bros., his then-label, essentially shut down its rap music division, which left Saukrates with recorded material but no method of distribution. He joined creative and financial forces with his manager, Chase Parsons, and created Capitol Hill Music. In 1999, they released Saukrates: The Underground Tapes in the U.S. under the Serious Entertainment label. Later that year, it was re-released in Canada via Capitol Hill with six additional tracks. A stream of productions for and collaborations with the likes of Redman, Method Man, Nas, k-os, and Nelly Furtado followed throughout the next several years. Saukrates' second proper album, Season One, was released through eOne in 2012. An EP, Amani, arrived in 2014.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Season One
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Culvert Music on 24 Apr 2012
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Father Time (feat. Shad, Pharoahe Monch) (2018 Version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by S. Dot Records on 16 Mar 2018
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Hate Runs Deep (feat. Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Marvel) (2017 Version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by S. Dot Records on 21 Jul 2017
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Gilla House
Redman, Saukrates, E3, Melanie Rutherford
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gilla House - E-3 Publishing Co on 3 Oct 2014
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Practice / Elixir
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Culvert Music on 9 Dec 2014
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Mysterium (feat. SonReal)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Culvert Music on 13 Oct 2017
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Jays Fitted (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Culvert Music on 29 Sep 2017
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Never Hold Back
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gilla House - E-3 Publishing Co on 30 Sep 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo