Big Black Lincoln was a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario, active in the mid-2000s.Amanda Parris, "From the Weeknd to Big Black Lincoln: R&B for Canada 150". CBC Music, July 4, 2017. Led by rapper Saukrates, the group included musicians T.R.A.C.K.S., Agile, Ro Dolla and Shakari Nyte."Big Black Lincoln Very Necessary". Exclaim!, January 1, 2006.
After realizing that some of the songs he was writing weren't fitting in on his rap-oriented albums, Saukrates launched the band as a side project. The group released the single "Pimpin' Life" in 2003, receiving a Juno Award nomination for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004."A look at Juno Awards nominees". Canadian Press, April 1, 2004. They followed up with the full-length album Heaven's Caught on Fire in 2006."Big Black Lincoln: Heaven's Caught on Fire". Now, May 4, 2006. The album went on to be recognized as an important influence on Toronto's R&B and hip hop scenes in the later 2000s and 2010s.
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