Throwback Thursdays: Salaam Remi on Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes The Hotstepper”
The super-producer remembers how a song made for the "jerk chicken spot on Flatbush Avenue" became a global hit sung by the Smurfs in Swedish.
Throwback Thursdays: Salaam Remi on The Fugees’ “Blunted on Reality”
Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer—
This month marks the 20th anniversary of The Fugees' debut album, Blunted on Reality. Not The Score, their massive, legendary, multi-platinum 1996 commercia... Read More...
ALBUM STREAM: Salaam Remi’s “One: In The Chamber”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
When it comes to contemporary music makers, there's few people we rate higher than Salaam Remi. Last summer we spent time at the low-key superproducer's Miami compound, where he spok... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Salaam Remi Breaks Down Ten of His Classic Records
Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Daison Osbourne—
During a recent afternoon with Salaam Remi at his Miami studio Instrument Zoo, we spoke with the unsung production genius about... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: At the Instrument Zoo with Salaam Remi
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Daison Osbourne—
“Most people didn’t even know I exist, and I don’t want them to,” Salaam Remi says. “‘Know my name if you gotta write it on a check’ has been my motto ... Read More...
LargeUp Exclusive: Salaam Remi On Making Reggae With Amy Winehouse
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of one of the modern era's greatest recording artists, Amy Winehouse. As we pointed out in the story we published two days later, ... Read More...
Audio: Nas x Super Cat x Salaam Remi x Heavy D, “The Don”
Words by Jesse Serwer
We could hear the bombs that Funkmaster Flex was dropping on "The Don" last night all the way out here in Austin, Texas. Not only does this track knock from Queensbridge to Stubbs ... Read More...
Spragga Benz x Salaam Remi’s “Shotta Culture” Album Release Party
Words by DJ Gravy::: Pics by Tono Radvany
You may have caught some of the "Shotta Culture" music videos (and some behind the scenes footage) we at Largeup posted over the the last few months. And this past... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: K-Salaam, Beatnick, Junior Reid and Jesse Royal – “Babylon Food”
Junior Reid and Jesse Royal chant down Monsanto on this hard-hitting rebuke of GMOs.
LargeUp Premiere: Watch Spragga Benz’s “Trilogy” Video Feat. Killa P + Harry Shotta
"Chiliagon" is out now.
LargeUp Premiere: Angela Hunte’s “Runaway Love”
The lead single from the debut album by one of the great unsung voices in modern music.
LargeUp Premiere: Ini Kamoze “Hill & Gully Ride (Remix)”
Producer Kareem Burrell remixes Ini Kamoze's slept-on '90s dancehall gem "Hill and Gully Ride," originally produced by his father, Philip "Fattis" Burrell.