Toronto rap pioneer Saukrates has released a 2026 remix of his 2009 track “Fades Away,” featuring an early-career verse from Drake and the late King Reign, out now via Frostbyte Media/SRG-ILS through Virgin Music and Universal Music Group. The track also features The BLK LT$, with all four artists sharing songwriting credit. Producers Walter Milsapp III and XMan reworked the original.
The original version appeared on King Reign’s 2009 EP “Reign Music,” produced by Saukrates, at a point when Drake had not yet broken through commercially. King Reign, born Kunle Thomas and a member of the Scarborough group BrassMunk, died in 2016 at age 40. Saukrates dedicated the remix to him.
Saukrates, born Karl Amani Wailoo, released his debut single in 1994 and earned a JUNO nomination two years later. He co-founded the Toronto collective The Circle alongside Kardinal Offishall, Choclair and Jully Black, and has since worked with artists including Redman, Nas, Nelly Furtado and K-os. According to the announcement, he is preparing a collection of classics, including a reworked version of “On The Run” with K-os and Furtado, followed by a collaboration album with DJ Nana next year.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.