atis " ▁Bur rell ▁and ▁later ▁rem ixed ▁by ▁S ala am ▁Rem i , ▁and ▁initially ▁featured ▁on ▁a ▁reg ga e ▁music ▁compilation ▁St ir ▁It ▁Up , ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Ep ic ▁label . ▁" Here ▁Com es ▁the ▁Hot ste pper " ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁composition , ▁having ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" Land ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁D ances ", ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁number ▁one ▁R & B ▁hit ▁for ▁Wilson ▁Pick ett ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁Chris ▁Ken ner ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁repr ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁F ats ▁Dom ino . ▁The ▁rem ixed ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁also ▁incorpor ates ▁the ▁bass ▁line ▁from ▁Ta ana ▁Gard ner ' s ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁single ▁" He art be at ". ▁The ▁song ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁the ▁fashion - indust ry ▁sat ire ▁feature ▁film ▁Pr êt - à - P orter . ▁ ▁" Here ▁Com es ▁the ▁Hot ste pper " ▁remains ▁K amo ze ' s ▁only ▁US ▁number ▁one ▁hit ▁( see ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁H its ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁spark ed ▁an ▁inten se ▁b idd ing ▁war ▁with ▁several ▁major ▁labels ▁hoping ▁to ▁sign ▁him . ▁K amo ze ▁signed ▁a ▁seven - album ▁deal ▁with ▁Ele kt ra ▁Records