Salaam Remi is the latest producer featured in NPR’s ongoing series, The Formula.

For his segment, the hip-hop vet delves into the sample choices and methods for songs from Nas and Amy Winehouse. For the God’s Son standout, “Made You Look,” and the late soul singer’s “In My Bed,” Remi deconstructs his use of The Incredible Bongo Band’s “Apache,” slowing down the venerable break to a mid-tempo bump for the former and repurposing it on the latter to compliment Winehouse’s woozy vox.

Watch Salaam Remi break down his samples for Nas and Amy Winehouse songs.

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