Remedy (born Ross Filler, a.k.a. Reuven Ben Menachem, in 1972 in

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) is a

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and hip-hop

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.Prato, Greg
Remedy Biography
,

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, retrieved 2011-06-19 He is known for being the first non-black and the first

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rapper to be affiliated with the

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili ...

. He owns and runs Code Red Entertainment, his label that released

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's '' The Struggle'' album in 2003. He also served as executive producer on

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's album ''

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'' in 2010. Remedy has produced and been featured on various works for

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. He released a mixtape, ''It All Comes Down to This'', in 2010. He is the co-executive producer of the ''Wu-Tang Killa Bees: Return Of The Swarm'' album.

Biography

He was born and raised in

in New York City, and is Jewish. His grandfather and grandmother are

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s, and his great uncle was shot in the back and his family was killed in the

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s by the

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s. He attended

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, where he became friends with the original members of Wu-Tang Clan

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of t ...

, and

Raekwon the Chef Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon The Chef, or simply Raekwon (), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success ...

. He became Remedy in 1987.Lisa Goddard (May 31, 2002)
"Rapper Remedy's Songs Highlight Religious Roots,"
''South Florida Sun-Sentinel''. He is known for being the first non-black and the first

rapper to be affiliated with the

. After emerging with the "Seen it All"/"Everything is Real" 12-inch single, Remedy appeared on the

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-selling 1998 '' Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm'' compilation with his track "Never Again", a song about

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. The ''

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'' wrote that the song combined "ancient Jewish prayers, hip-hop rhythms, an ominous melody and quaking lyrics resulted in the most complete and defiant portrait of the Holocaust painted in song." This track remains his best-known work as well as his most highly regarded, and appeared on his debut album, ''The Genuine Article'' (featuring appearances by RZA, Cappadonna, and Inspectah Deck), from 2001. ''The Genuine Article'' reached number 130 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 30 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, number 5 on the

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chart, and number 4 on ''Billboards

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chart.Remedy Charts & Awards
,

, retrieved June 19, 2011. The song "Never Again" also appeared on his follow-up album, ''Code Red'', from 2003 (Remedy considers the track to be effectively his signature theme song), distributed by Code Red Entertainment. ''Code Red'' included a track about the

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, as well as "A Muslim and a Jew", a song about the respective sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (with Wu-Tang leader

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acting as mediator). He owns and runs Code Red Entertainment, his label which released

's '' The Struggle'' album in 2003. Remedy has also Executive Produced Inspectah Decks "Manifesto" album, as well as Decks latest album, "Chamber No. 9. He has also Executive Produced Ghostface Killahs latest album, "Ghostface Killahs". Remedy released his "Remedy Meets WuTang" album on November 26th, 2021, which features appearances by the WuTang Clan. Remedy made a cameo appearance in the 2008 horror/comedy ''

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'', along with

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(

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) &

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. He has been featured in videos for

and

. In 2017, Remedy and

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feuded on Twitter regarding Remedy's pro-

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political stance, which conflicts with Kweli's criticism of Israel's control of the West Bank. Remedy is an advocate of Israel and the

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, and of promoting awareness of the Holocaust.

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said: "I see him as an artist who will educate his people. Just as we have done with ours."

Discography

Albums

* ''

The Genuine Article ''The Genuine Article'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Remedy. It was released on April 17, 2001 via Fifth Angel Recordings. Recording sessions took place at 36 Chambers Studio and Quad Recording Studios in Manh ...

'' (April 2001) - US #130 * ''Code Red'' (November 2003) * '' ''It All Comes Down to This'''' (December 2010) * ''Remedy Meets Wu-Tang'' (2021)

Appearances

* "Transporting" - Remedy and JoJo Pellegrino: "Wu Music Group Presents Pollen - The Swarm Part 3 (2010)" * "Never Again" - "Wu-Tang Killa Bees - The Swarm Vol.1 (1998)" * "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 * "Rain Outside" -

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R.A. the Rugged Man R.A. Thorburn, better known by his stage name R.A. the Rugged Man, is an American rapper and producer. He began his music career at age 12, building a reputation locally for his lyrical skills. Thorburn signed with major label Jive Records at ...

: With A Little Help From My Friends * "City Limits" - Wu-Tang Killa Bees

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