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,"Sauks Takes Philosophy Elsewhere". Rolling Stone, February 10, 1999. which was one year before his debut album The Underground Tapes was released on Capitol Hill. By 2000, Saukrates reached another big deal with Def Jam and Gilla House Records (owned by Redman).Saukrates Signs to Def Jam. Eye Weekly. Eventually, Saukrates was dropped by Def Jam because he was no longer considered a priority, however he remained with Gilla House. He appears on two tracks of Redman's latest album Red Gone Wild, released in March 2007.
