Industry May 14, 2026
Teddy Riley on Sampling Bill Withers for an R&B Hit
“That's the grits, right there. So I had to turn it into grits and eggs"
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MusicRadar
Teddy Riley discusses his process in creating a hit R&B record by sampling a single bar from a Bill Withers song. He found that incorporating bass directly into the track did not achieve the desired effect, likening the essential elements of the song to "grits and eggs." Originally reported by MusicRadar.