My theory begins with Lauryn Hill being one third of The Fugees. She would go on to release The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, win many Grammys for it and whose music would be missed dearly. The Ready or Not remix above is one of the best hip hop beats I've ever heard and that they ever rhymed on.
Whitney Houston died months ago around the time I was planning the Woman’s Day episode. I was digging in my record collection and I came across the 12” single of My Love is Your Love. I bought it for the Wyclef remix and forgot the Salaam Remix was on it too.
The Wyclef remix was naturally played by my Concordia University radio station colleagues after Whitney’s death. I played the Salaam Remix partially because I felt my radio DJ peers and most listeners may not know of him or the remix.
I took notice of Jasmine Sullivan’s voice when her debut CD dropped. I was pleasantly surprised again to see Remi produced tracks on that album. I recently bought another CD copy of the album. It was not because I forgot I had already bought it. The second copy was at a price I couldn’t resist and it would have been easier to find among my collection.
Lastly, he produced for the legendary British R&B diva of Soul II Soul fame Caron Wheeler. A brief browse of his website will list other notable women he has worked with over the last 15-20 years.
When I said I want to think of myself as the Salaam Remi of college radio, I meant that I enjoy the fact he worked and continues to work with the industry's most talented female vocalists. I play them on my show whenever I can, play Salaam Remi's work with those females on my show whenever I can and by default play more Salaam Remi music than my colleagues.
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