Salaam Remi

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Salaam Gibbs, better known as Salaam Remi, is a hip hop producer and keyboard player, known for his association with Nas and his reggae-tinged, often referred to as broken-bottle approach to production. A good example of this is the production on the Nas record "Made You Look," off his 2002 release God's Son, which was a big hit^{[citation needed]} commercially in the U.S. and UK. The son of studio musician Van Gibbs, Salaam first appeared on record as the keyboardist for Kurtis Blow's 1986 release Kingdom Blow. In the late 1980s Salaam began mixing records and, in 1992, produced the hip-hop group Zhigge. He has also worked with such luminaries as the Fugees,, and Black Sheep.

Salaam Remi has been associated with releases like Lil' Flip's "I Need Mine," Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper," The Fugees' multi-platinum The Score LP, and Toni Braxton's "You're Makin Me High." Most recently, he contributed some tracks to Jurassic 5's 2006 LP Feedback and Nas's 2006 album Hip Hop is Dead.

Salaam Remi also produced 10 tracks on the 2002 UK sensation Ms. Dynamite's album titled 'A Little Deeper', including the hugely successful lead single “Dy-Na-Mi-Tee," which had moderate crossover success^{[citation needed]} in the U.S. market. He also racked up production credits on Frank, the platinum debut from North London soul-jazz singer Amy Winehouse, as well as her follow up, Back to Black.

Salaam Remi recently finished work on the Chrisette Michele album I Am. . He is also currently working on several projects for Jazmine Sullivan, Nas, Nick Harrison, Lemar, Noel Gourdin,Leona Lewis, Corrine Bailey Rae, and Craig David. As well as many film and tv projects

May, 2008, He recently completed Sex and The City-the movie, as the films Executive Music Producer, producing Fergie's"Labels or Love" , Jennifer Hudson's "All Dressed In Love", R&B Singer Ciara's "Click,Flash" and Craig David's "My First Love". For the Sex and the City Soundtrack. Remi's also Scored Mike Tyson documentary "TYSON".

[edit] Selected Productions

Amy Winehouse - You Sent Me Flying/Cherry
Amy Winehouse - I Heard Love Is Blind
Amy Winehouse - In My Bed
Amy Winehouse - Just Friends
Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones
Amy Winehouse - Moody Moody For Love
Amy Winehouse - Mr. Magic
Amy Winehouse - Roun' Midnite
Amy Winehouse - Some Unholy War
Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Da Bush Babees - Remember We (Remix)
Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
Fugees - Nappy Heads (Remix)
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
Joss Stone - Young At Heart
Lil' Flip - You'z A Trick
Lil' Flip featuring UGK - You'z A Trick (Remix)
Mutya Buena - B Boy Baby
Nas - Bridging The Gap
Nas - Get Down
Nas - Hey Nas
Nas - I Can
Nas - Made You Look
Nas - The N
Nas - Thief's Theme
Nas - What Goes Around
Nas - Where Y'all At?
Nas - Zone Out
Rupee - Do The Damn Thing
Toni Braxton -You're Making Me High
Beenie Man - Love Me Now (feat. Wyclef Jean)
Angie Martinez - No Playaz (feat. Lil' Mo & Tony Sunshine)
Angie Martinez - Live At Jimmy's (feat. Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss)
Blaque - Can't Get It Back
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - The Block Party
Mis-Teeq - All In One Day
Mis-Teeq - Can't Get It Back (co-produced by Staybent)
Mis-Teeq - Strawberrez
Pras Michel - Dance Hall (feat. Sean Paul, Spragga Benz & Roundhead)
Nas & Cee-Lo - Less Than An Hour
I-20 - Fightin In The Club (feat. Lil Fate, Titty Boi & Chingy)
I-20 - The Realist
I-20 - Point 'Em Out (feat. Juvenile)
Kevin Lyttle - Last Drop (feat. Spragga Benz & Assassin) (produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - I Got It (feat. Trey Songz & Troy Taylor) (produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - My Lady (produced by Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - Dancing Like Making Love (produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - My Love (produced by Da Bhann & Salaam Remi)
Leona Lewis - Forgiveness (Co-Produced and Co-Wrote by Salaam Remi and Kara DioGuardi)
Ludacris - Virgo (feat. Nas & Doug E. Fresh)
Wyclef Jean - Bubblegoose (co-produced by Wyclef Jean)
Chrisette Michele - In This For You
Carlos Santana - Manana (feat. Keon Bryce)
Ciara - Click, Flash