You can’t listen to a Lil Jon song and not do something. Terrell Greenlee (left, sitting), Faxx Only (center, in the hoodie) and BNYX (far right, standing).įrom Working on Dying’s production on Uzi’s Eternal Atake to Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, there is this buzzing, uptempo energy that’s perfect for a sports movie. The original listeners and new listeners can come together and enjoy it. That’s my thought in our production style when we sample. Older fans would hear that and then connect with their kids who listen to Uzi. The whole Space Jam franchise is about nostalgia and taking something old and making it new. I looked up the soundtrack and knew that’s where I could find my inspiration.
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I had the idea for the song because I’m a little older and I thought about the original movie and what moments made me think about it. What was your personal connection to the original film’s soundtrack? We’d often tell each other, ‘I like this’ or ‘I want to do this.’ We’re already experimental and working with an artist who’s equally as experimental. Eternal Atake was made with no A&R, so it was literally Uzi and us experimenting for four years. The positive of working with Uzi is it’s not too much to go out of his comfort zone. You can get an artist not willing to go big with an idea like that. How did Uzi’s versatility as an artist facilitate the collaboration? LeBron James teams up with Ryan Coogler, Terence Nance for ‘Space Jam 2’ Production is scheduled to begin in 2019 during the NBA offseason.Watch: Actor Don Cheadle talks ‘Black Monday’ and working with LeBron James on ‘Space Jam 2’.LeBron James to debut the Nike LeBron 19 in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’.Those moments are more divine than anything. It was this synergy of good things happening. We changed the original song structure, added drums and made it something that could be rapped over.Īt that point, I was spending every day with him. We’ll say, ‘Let’s sample or replay this.’īNYX plays all the instruments. I said, ‘Let me try something.’ I went home that night, and a lot of time, how I with my producers is we have a group chat between us and we will put ideas there. told me about Space Jam in casual conversation about us doing music, and he played for me an idea of something that he had worked on. It wasn’t as traplike or in the aesthetic of what we were doing. When created this, we were in the studio with an engineer for a specific sound that was way more rock. What was the process of remaking ‘Pump Up The Jam’ like? This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Greenlee talked to The Undefeated about Space Jam’s creative influence, what it was like making music fit for an intergalactic basketball showdown, and more.
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Other memorable songs that appeared in Space Jam include Seal’s “Fly Like An Eagle,” and Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin’s anthemic Just Blaze production “We Win” will join Lil Uzi Vert’s update as songs in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Working on Dying executive Terrell Greenlee collaborated with Working on Dying producers Faxx Only, BNYX (Benny X) and Lil Uzi Vert’s manager Mean for an update of Belgian dance group Technotronic’s “Pump Up The Jam.” The synth-heavy smash can be heard at sporting events the world over and was featured prominently in the 1996 film when the Tune Squad prepared for its big game against the Monstars. After making its name working with stars such as Drake, Future and Playboi Carti, Working on Dying tapped Lil Uzi Vert for a futuristic sound to help complete the project. Philadelphia production team Working on Dying has reached its biggest career moment yet with its latest work on the soundtrack for Space Jam’s sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy.
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