Remedy (rapper)
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Remedy is an emcee and hip-hop producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

. He is known for being the first white rapper and the first Jewish rapper to be affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

. He owns and runs Code Red Entertainment, his label which also has released Cappadonna's "The Struggle" album. Remedy has also produced and been featured on various works for ESPN over the past years.

Remedy has recently released his mixtape/street album entitled, "It All Comes Down To This" on 12/2010. He is the Co-Executive producer on the latest "Wu-Tang Killa Bees: Return Of The Swarm" album. He is also the Co-Executive Producer on Inspectah Deck's new album, "Manifesto" (2010).
He is preparing to release a full length LP in 2011.

Biography

After emerging with the "Seen it All"/"Everything is Real" 12-inch single, Remedy appeared on the 1998 Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm
Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm
The Swarm is a 1998 album by the Wu-Tang Killa Bees which is made up of various artists affiliated with or part of the Wu-Tang Clan.- Track listing :- Personnel :* Sherin Baday – Production Coordination, Art Direction* J. Brand – Producer...

compilation with his track "Never Again", a song about the Holocaust. This track remains his best-known work as well as his most highly regarded, and appeared on both his debut album, The Genuine Article, from 2001, and its follow-up, Code Red, from 2003 (Remedy considers the track to be effectively his signature theme song). The Genuine Article reached number 130 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, number 30 on the R&B albums chart, and number 5 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Code Red included a track about the 9/11 attacks, as well as "A Muslim and a Jew", a song about the respective sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (with Wu-Tang leader The RZA acting as mediator). Remedy is a known advocate for the Jewish people.

Remedy also made a cameo appearance in the 2008 horror/comedy Bad Biology, along with J-Zone, Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks) & Reef The Lost Cauze.

Albums

  • The Genuine Article
    The Genuine Article
    The Genuine Article is the debut album by American Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated rapper Remedy. Production was handled by Remedy himself, except for one track, "Warning", which was produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan affiliate 4th Disciple.-Track listing:...

    (17 April 2001) - US #130
  • Code Red (November 2003)
  • It All Comes Down To This
    It All Comes Down To This
    It All Comes Down To This is the name of the first mixtape by Wu-Tang Clan affiliated, Remedy, released on December 7 of 2010 in APRC Records. Originally released as a full-length studio album, it was later released as a free mixtape download...

    (29 December 2010)

Appearances

  • "Transporting" - Remedy and JoJo Pellegrino: "Wu Tang presents: Return of The Swarm"
  • "Never Again" - "Wu Tang Killa Bees - The Swarm"
  • "Testimony" - SHI 360, Remedy, Killah Priest, Harte: Killa Beez in Israel
  • "I Like It" - Remedy, Subliminal, Babylon: Killa Beez in Israel
  • "Life Neighborhood" - Messika, Elon Babylon, Remedy, Shorti, Dani Deen,Killa Beez in Israel
  • "Posse Cut" - R.A. The Rugged Man, Hell Razah, Remedy, Blaq Poet: Legendary Classics Vol. 1.
  • "Money,Cash,Flows" - Cappadonna - The Struggle album
  • "We Got this" - Cappadonna - The Struggle album
  • "The Anthem" - Wu Tang Collective
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