Spinning records backwards was once condemned as satanic. But when DJ Dahi reverses samples— or alters his voice— to produce hits for the likes of Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar or Childish Gambino, it’s a ministry of texture and sound.
– Get a sneak peak of the DJ Premier episode at npr.org/theformula.
– Read “Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Money Trees’ Is A Time Machine” at https://n.pr/2Y6PsEO
CREDITS
Host: Rodney Carmichael; Producers: Nick Michael, CJ Riculan, Maia Stern; Animator: CJ Riculan; Director of Photography: Colin Marshall; Editor: Annabel Edwards; Videographers: Nickolai Hammar, Colin Marshall, Maia Stern; Audio Recording Engineer: Leo Del Aguila; Audio Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Production Assistant: Shanti Hands; Supervising Producer: Nick Michael; Senior Producer: Abby O’Neill; Consulting Editor: Jacob Ganz; Managing Editor: Becky Lettenberger; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins, Lauren Onkey
MUSIC
“Drug Dealers Anonymous,” Pusha T (2016)
“Silver Soul,” Beach House, Teen Dream (2010)
“Money Trees,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna, good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
“24K Magic,” Bruno Mars, 24K Magic (2016)
“Loyalty,” Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. (2017)
“Rose Water”, DJ Face [series theme track]
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