Saukrates
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Saukrates performing at the 2015 Burlington's Sound of Music Festival
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karl Amani Wailoo |
| Also known as | Bigg Soxx |
| Born |
March 6, 1978 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Canadian hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Capitol Hill Music, FrostByte Media Inc. |
| Associated acts | The Circle, Redman, Gilla House, Big Black Lincoln, Nelly Furtado, Method Man |
| Website | BiggSoxx.com |
Karl Amani Wailoo (born March 6, 1978) better known by his stage name Saukrates (/ˈsɒkrətiːz/; "Socrates"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer of Guyanese descent. 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.
In 1994, his first track was titled "Still Caught Up", which earned a nomination for Best Rap Recording at the 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's 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 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.
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