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Saukrates Aka Big Sox Born Amani Wailoo On December 20 1977 In Toronto Ontario Is A Canadian Hip-Hop Artist/producer. He Is Widely Considered To Be One Of The Most Skilled MC's From Canada. He Is Also Part Of Capitol Hill Music And Frontman Of The Five-Man Hip Hop Group Big Black Lincoln. 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' God's Son And It 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 Which Was One Year Before His Debut Album The Underground Tapes Was Released To Critical Acclaim. By The Year 2000 Saukrates Reached Another Big Deal With Def Jam And Gilla House Records Owned By Redman . Eventually Saukrates Was Dropped By Def Jam Because He Was No Longer Considered A Priority However He Remained With Gilla House. As Of 2006 Saukrates Is Still Looking To Sign With A Major Record Label. On November 19 2006 He Performed "Promiscuous" With Nelly Furtado At Halftime Show Of The 94th Grey Cup The CFL Championship Game . Two Days Later Saukrates 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 Nelly Furtado Performing "Promiscuous". Saukrates Is Also Touring With Nelly Furtado On Her Get Loose Tour Singing As A Backing Vocalist And Supporting Act. Saukrates Appears On Two Tracks Of Redman's New Album Red Gone Wild Released March 2007.

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