Saukrates is a rapper, producer, and pioneer on the Canadian hip-hop scene. He has received multiple Juno nominations and has collaborated with Drake, Nelly Furtado, Nas, Common, Redman, and Xzibit. As a rapper, singer, or producer, he contributed to almost every major-label Canadian hip-hop record over the past twenty years. His fourth release, Amani, a four-track EP, marks the beginning of an introspective, experimental phase in his career.