Saukrates
- January 6, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
Saukrates Biography
| Name | Saukrates |
| Birthday | Mar 6 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Ottawa |
| Home Town | Ontario |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Saukrates is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on March 6, 1978 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Karl Amani Wailoo (born March 6 1978) more popularly known as the performance name Saukrates (“s” /’ an a k r @ t in z”Socrates”) “Socrates”), is a Canadian rapper and singer as well as record producer. He is the founder of Capitol Hill Music, and the singer-lead of the hip-hop/R&B band Big Black Lincoln. Additionally, he is a part the Redman’s Gilla House collective.
On the 19th of November, 2006 He sang “Promiscuous” with Nelly Furtado during the halftime show of the 1994th Grey Cup (the CFL championship game) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A few days later, Saukrates beat-boxed during her performance of “Say It Right” at the 2006 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The 23rd of February, 2007 He was as a guest on ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live along with Furtado and performed “Promiscuous”.
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. 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.
After the completion of a new album called Bad Addiction in the year 2004, Saukrates faced difficulty securing an extensive release on an important label. In the meantime, he recorded music to Big Black Lincoln and R&B singer Andreena Mill.
Saukrates Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rapper |
| House | Living in own house. |
Saukrates is one of the richest Rapper from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saukrates 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His debut single was entitled “Still Caught Up”, that earned him a nomination to be a nominee for Best Rap Recording at the 1996 Juno Awards. The track was also nominated to win an additional Juno award of this same category the year 2000, with the track “Money or Love”. in 2001 Saukrates created the song “Uh- Huh” for Redman’s Malpractice album. He also performed on a track titled “Enjoy Da Ride”. Saukrates also produced a track that was titled “Fine Line” for the soundtrack for Method Man and Redman’s How High film. The year 2002 was when Saukrates joined forces with fellow Canadian producer Agile from BrassMunk to create”Heaven”, a track from BrassMunk “Heaven”, for Nas God’s Son’s album, which also featured Jully Black.
Canadian hip-hop performers have experienced a tough to establish themselves in the in the south and Saukrates isn’t the only one. He was signed in 1996. contracted with Warner Bros. Records. However, the label was not a good fit for Saukrates, Warner dropped him in 1998. This was one year prior to the time the release of his debut record The Underground Tapes was released on Capitol Hill. In 2000, Saukrates had signed another major agreement in the form of Def Jam and Gilla House Records (owned by Redman). In the end, Saukrates was dropped by Def Jam because he was not considered to be as a top priority, but Saukrates remained in the company of Gilla House. Saukrates is featured on two tracks on Redman’s newest album Red Gone Wild, released in March 2007.
Since 2008, Saukrates has done narration for Toronto Blue Jays commercials and documentaries. 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, as well as its sequel for the beginning of the 2019 NBA Finals.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Saukrates height Not available right now. Saukrates weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Saukrates Dating?
According to our records, Saukrates is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Saukrates’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Saukrates. You may help us to build the dating records for Saukrates!
Facts & Trivia
Saukrates Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Saukrates celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.