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 &lt;a href="Juno%20Award%20for%20R%26amp%3BB/Soul%20Recording%20of%20the%20Year"&gt;R&amp;B/Soul Recording of the Year&lt;/a&gt; at the Juno Awards of 2004. They followed up with the full-length album "Heaven's Caught on Fire" in 2006. The album went on to be recognized as an important influence on Toronto's R&amp;B and hip hop scenes in the later 2000s and 2010s.