Agreed. Those are great tracks as well. I liked how they got a good amount of play on Muchmusic.
Shoutout to other Canadian artists too like Tara Chase, DL Incognito, Y-Look, The Rascalz, Dan-E-O, etc.
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Agreed. Those are great tracks as well. I liked how they got a good amount of play on Muchmusic.
Shoutout to other Canadian artists too like Tara Chase, DL Incognito, Y-Look, The Rascalz, Dan-E-O, etc.
She has a baby by our drummer. Also, there was supposed to be a movie about the disco years in T-Dot, and she was asked to do a version of "Don't Leave Me This Way". Guess who played bass on that song? One clue: Me!
Don't know what became of the movie idea though.
Jully Black had a word or two at that event that was covered where the Maestro interview took place that I posted above. She was rushed pass the black media and she came back to apologize to the worldwide interviewer. She let them know that she was black too and reminded them it was a black history month event. She was not pleased and let the white people know it.
The host thanked her for that as she was suppose to be interviewed right after Maestro. Disrespectful to black people at a black people event in Toronto smh lol. Much props to her.
Ah Tara Chase. Now they got Chromazz lol.
Speaking of Dan-E-O you spelt his name correct. He really hates when it is spelled wrong.
She has a baby by our drummer. Also, there was supposed to be a movie about the disco years in T-Dot, and she was asked to do a version of "Don't Leave Me This Way". Guess who played bass on that song? One clue: Me!
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While attending York University, k-os gained his first exposure in the music industry in 1995 when he released the single "Musical Essence" with a music video financed by a VideoFACT grant. He dropped out of the university shortly afterwards. The single was produced with friends Clarence Gruff and Kevin Risto; currently, Risto is one half of the production duo known as Midi Mafia (produced the 50 Cent single "21 Questions").[9] After winning a MuchMusic Video Award for the single, k-os was noticed by NBA player John Salley, who became his manager. With the single gaining moderate success, k-os was invited to perform in the 1995 Hip-Hop Explosion Tour, with other Canadian acts such as Rascalz and Ghetto Concept. Salley and Raphael Saadiq began work with k-os on his planned debut Missing Links,[6] eventually releasing his second single "Rise Like the Sun" in 1996. k-os suddenly withdrew from the music industry in 1996 after receiving an offer from BMG. k-os would later say that during this time he had already completed several albums but was dissatisfied with his music. He described his music as "pretentious and derivative," and stated at the time that he was "still trying to figure out who he was."[failed verification][5]
He continued to live with his manager Salley in Los Angeles. Soon after, Red1 of the Rascalz, whom k-os befriended at the 1995 Explosion Tour, invited him to move to Vancouver, British Columbia. There he contributed a verse and chorus lines to the Rascalz' Global Warning album, released in 1999. He had also been invited to contribute to Rascalz' groundbreaking single "Northern Touch", but was unable to participate due to other commitments.[10] k-os returned to the music scene by performing at the North by Northeast music festival in 1999. He took stage with the Vancouver band Namedropper.[failed verification][5]
Inspired by Michael Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatles, The Roots and Stevie Wonder, k-os worked on a new debut album. He described his new musical focus on "doing stuff really obscure and making music for myself."[11] He recorded a demo tape and began looking for a record company to sign with, eventually settling on Capitol Records. Later, the parent company EMI transferred his record deal to another label, Astralwerks, co-owned by Virgin Records, after some management and scheduling issues.[12] After the transfer k-os was added to the roster of the Toronto-based artist management firm Chris Smith Management.
While attending York University, k-os gained his first exposure in the music industry in 1995 when he released the single "Musical Essence" with a music video financed by a VideoFACT grant. He dropped out of the university shortly afterwards. The single was produced with friends Clarence Gruff and Kevin Risto; currently, Risto is one half of the production duo known as Midi Mafia (produced the 50 Cent single "21 Questions").[9] After winning a MuchMusic Video Award for the single, k-os was noticed by NBA player John Salley, who became his manager. With the single gaining moderate success, k-os was invited to perform in the 1995 Hip-Hop Explosion Tour, with other Canadian acts such as Rascalz and Ghetto Concept. Salley and Raphael Saadiq began work with k-os on his planned debut Missing Links,[6] eventually releasing his second single "Rise Like the Sun" in 1996. k-os suddenly withdrew from the music industry in 1996 after receiving an offer from BMG. k-os would later say that during this time he had already completed several albums but was dissatisfied with his music. He described his music as "pretentious and derivative," and stated at the time that he was "still trying to figure out who he was."[failed verification][5]
He continued to live with his manager Salley in Los Angeles. Soon after, Red1 of the Rascalz, whom k-os befriended at the 1995 Explosion Tour, invited him to move to Vancouver, British Columbia. There he contributed a verse and chorus lines to the Rascalz' Global Warning album, released in 1999. He had also been invited to contribute to Rascalz' groundbreaking single "Northern Touch", but was unable to participate due to other commitments.[10] k-os returned to the music scene by performing at the North by Northeast music festival in 1999. He took stage with the Vancouver band Namedropper.[failed verification][5]
Inspired by Michael Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatles, The Roots and Stevie Wonder, k-os worked on a new debut album. He described his new musical focus on "doing stuff really obscure and making music for myself."[11] He recorded a demo tape and began looking for a record company to sign with, eventually settling on Capitol Records. Later, the parent company EMI transferred his record deal to another label, Astralwerks, co-owned by Virgin Records, after some management and scheduling issues.[12] After the transfer k-os was added to the roster of the Toronto-based artist management firm Chris Smith Management.
Good looking on the background, bro.
You're welcome.
I remember the single getting plenty of play on MuchMusic.
I happened to get a copy of it on a mixtape which had hiphop & R&B - mostly Canadian acts.
It was cool to see his career take off later in the 90s and during the 2000s.
Saukrates is the real Canadian GOAT K-OS is still a weirdo and yes we all love some real hip hop but let's admit we all want a piece of that Chromazz ass
My favorite was "kill bloodclat bill" from that mixtape
Oh for sure.. That was my joint. Can't go wrong with rhyming on that Hot Music track either. He killed it. Didn't include because I believe someone had already posted it prior to mine. Heaven only knows was a dope track that wasn't posted prior.
Good looking though, bro.
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For the fans of Tom Green ...
i really liked seeing how they grew their audiences too and reached a wider number of people.
Nelly Furtado and her album wherein Timbaland handled the bulk of the production
Saukrates and his collab' project(s) with Redman
Nelly Furtado bringing Saukrates, Swollen Members & others along when she toured. The photo below is of Nelly and Sauk' at the Grey Cup halftime show (CFL football).
First time hearing of Saukrates.. that track is dope..