Mustard (record producer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dijon McFarlane[1] |
| Born | June 5, 1990[2][3] |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
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| Occupations | |
| Instruments | Propellerhead Reason |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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Dijon McFarlane, professionally known as DJ Mustard, is an American record producer and DJ from Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for being the official DJ of Compton-bred rapper YG, as well as for producing a string of hit singles, such as Tyga's "Rack City", 2 Chainz' "I'm Different", YG's "My Nigga", Kid Ink's "Show Me", Ty Dolla Sign's "Paranoid", Trey Songz' "Na Na" , Tinashe's "2 On", Jeremih's "Don't Tell Em", Teeflii's "24 Hours", T.I.'s "No Mediocre", Fergie's "L.A. Love (La La)", Will.i.am's "Feelin' Myself," Big Sean's "I Don't Fuck With You," Wiz Khalifa's "You and Your Friends" , Kid Ink's "Main Chick", Kid Ink's "Be Real" and many more. Mustard's production style has been described as an up-tempo, club oriented, catchy yet rudimentary melodic hip hop style. This style has snowballed into a subgenre of West Coast hip hop, which he calls "ratchet music".[4][5][6][7] Almost all of his productions begin or end with the tag "Mustard on the beat, hoe!", a voice sample of YG, who says it at the end of "I'm Good", one of their early collaborations.[8] Mustard's debut album, 10 Summers, was released on August 26, 2014.
Early life
When Mustard was 15 years old, his uncle, a DJ, let him DJ at a family party. He acquired his DJ name because his first name was Dijon, like the condiment Dijon Mustard. Mustard began DJing more as he got older, and became much more skilled at it. DJ Mustard then very often DJed in clubs. He uses the music production software Reason, first using 5, 6 and currently using 6.5. "With this ratchet music I'm trying to create my own sound. I want to make this to where it can't leave, this is something that everybody's gonna get used to. Like how everybody got used to Lil Jon or Luke. I don't want it to be something that comes and goes, I want it to be something that's here forever like a real culture," Mustard said.[3]
Musical career
In an interview with Sway's Universe, DJ Mustard described his business relationship with West coast rapper YG. Since YG's second mixtape The Real 4Fingaz,[9] he has produced on all of his mixtapes. "I started making beats for YG; he was one the first people to do my beats. I started with him, so for us to do a mixtape was easy. We created this dancing sound. I feel like we owed it to the streets and we're not stopping."[4] DJ Mustard has produced singles by YG such as "Bitches Ain't Shit" featuring rappers Tyga and Nipsey Hussle, and "You Broke" also featuring Nipsey Hussle.
During 2010, DJ Mustard released an unofficial compilation album with various artists through the label Thump Records that was called "Let's Jerk" named after the street dance called jerking in Los Angeles.[10]
During late 2011, DJ Mustard produced Tyga's third single "Rack City" from his second album Careless World: Rise of the Last King. The song was released in December 2011, and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.[11] It was also certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.[12] According to Mustard, the beat for the song was originally for YG. YG told Mustard that Tyga needed a beat, so he sent the beat to Tyga.[4] DJ Mustard's career was given a huge blast from the song. He also produced two tracks from Tyga's mixtape Well Done 3, the third installment of his Well Done series and his song "Hit Em Up" featuring rapper Jadakiss from his third album Hotel California, released on April 9, 2013.
During 2012, DJ Mustard produced Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz's song "I'm Different" that was released as the third single from his major debut album Based on a T.R.U. Story on November 8. The song charted at #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart[13] and was certified gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 copies digitally.[14] Also later in 2012, DJ Mustard produced the song R.I.P. by Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy that was released as the lead single from his twelfth mixtape It's Tha World on February 5, 2013. The song features 2 Chainz, making this the second time he has rapped over Mustard's beats since "I'm Different". The song charted at #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[15] Mustard has also produced tracks on rapper Bow Wow's seventh album Underrated such as "We In Da Club" which was released as the second single from that album. However, as stated by Bow Wow in 2012, the album has been indefinitely been delayed and he is no longer focusing on it.[3][16]
On June 3, 2013 DJ Mustard released his official debut mixtape Ketchup. The mixtape contained guest appearances from artists such as Lil Snupe, YG, Ty$, Joe Moses, Kid Ink, Nipsey Hussle, Casey Veggies, Ca$h Out, Clyde Carson, Dorrough, Dom Kennedy, and Lil Jon.[17] Later in June, Mustard produced Atlanta rapper B.o.B's song HeadBand featuring 2 Chainz, which was released as the second single from his third studio album Underground Luxury. The song has charted at #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[18] On September 17, DJ Mustard produced West coast rapper Kid Ink's song "Show Me" featuring Chris Brown, released as the first single from his upcoming second studio album My Own Lane. On November 18, 2013, DJ Mustard announced that he had signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation as an artist, and revealed plans to release his own studio album.[19] On December 18, 2013, he was named the runner-up for producer of the year by HipHopDX.[20]
Artistry
Mustard's production style has been described as an up-tempo, club oriented, catchy yet rudimentary melodic hip hop style to which he calls "ratchet music".[4][5][6][7] Mustard's body of work has been recognized by critics as sonically cohesive and recognizable in that many of his tracks have recurring, identifiable motifs.[21] Most apparent is his producer signature "Mustard on the beat, ho!" which prefaces the beat drop in many of his songs.[21] This signature is often strategically placed to span the third and fourth counts of the measure preceding the "beat drop." On a compositional level, however, Mustard's motifs also include: an ambient chant of "Hey!" in the background of his music;[21] the emphasized, minimalist bass synth opening to many songs, notably My Nigga, R.I.P., and Rack City;,[22] 808 kicks[23][24][25] and the use of crisp hand-claps and snap-snares.[26]
As a result of the recognizably and commonality between many of Mustard's chart-topping singles, a number of artists who employ production similar to DJ Mustard's have been criticized for unoriginality and plagiarism. In a July 2014 interview with Tim Westwood, the rapper YG, whose album My Krazy Life was mostly produced by Mustard, stated that Iggy Azalea's song "Fancy" "jocked" Mustard's style.[27] Like many of Mustard's songs, Fancy includes a minimalist G-funk style synth opening and samples a "Hey" chant.
Production equipment
Mustard produces his beats using Propellerhead Reason and charges upwards $20,000 to $30,000 USD per beat.[28][29][30]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US | US R&B |
US Rap | |||||
| 10 Summers[31] |
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143 | 20 | 14 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| 4 Hunnid Degreez (with YG) |
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| Ketchup[33] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "Money"[34] (featuring TeeCee4800) |
2013 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Throw It Up"[35] (with Tyga) |
— | — | — | Well Done IV | |
| "This D"[36] (with TeeFLii) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Vato"[37] (featuring YG, Jeezy and Que) |
2014 | — | — | — | |
| "Down on Me"[38] (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 2 Chainz) |
— | — | — | 10 Summers | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NZ | SWI | UK | ||||
| "Rack City" (Tyga) |
2011 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 53 | 60 | — | — | — | 39 | Careless World: Rise of the Last King | |
| "Bitches Aint Shit" (YG featuring Tyga and Nipsey Hussle) |
2012 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just Re Up'd | |
| "T.O."[40] (Problem featuring Skeme) |
— | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome to Mollyworld | ||
| "Grindmode"[41] (YG featuring 2 Chainz and Nipsey Hussle) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 Hunnid Degreez | ||
| "We In da Club"[42] (Bow Wow) |
— | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Different"[43] (2 Chainz) |
27 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Based on a T.R.U. Story | |
| "R.I.P." (Young Jeezy featuring 2 Chainz) |
58 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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It's Tha World | |
| "You Broke"[46] (YG featuring Nipsey Hussle) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just Re'd Up 2 | |
| "HeadBand" (B.o.B featuring 2 Chainz) |
53 | 16 | 15 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Underground Luxury | |
| "Helluva Night"[47] (Ludacris) |
96 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | #IDGAF | ||
| "Throw It Up"[48] (Tyga) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Well Done 4 | ||
| "My Nigga" (YG featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan) |
19 | 5 | 4 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
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My Krazy Life | |
| "Paranoid" (Ty Dolla Sign featuring B.o.B) |
29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Beach House EP | |
| "Show Me" (Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown) |
13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 67 | 36 | — | 40 | 32 | 23 |
|
My Own Lane | |
| "Up Down (Do This All Day)" (T-Pain featuring B.o.B) |
62 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | Stoicville: The Phoenix | ||
| "This D" (TeeFlii)[52] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AnnieRUO'TAY | ||
| "Strong" (Young Dro) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Times | ||
| "How to Be the Man"[53] (Riff Raff) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Neon Icon | ||
| "Feelin' Myself" (Will.i.am featuring French Montana, Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard) |
96 | 29 | 18 | 34 | — | 55 | 3 | 16 | — | 2 | #willpower | ||
| "Left, Right" (YG featuring DJ Mustard) |
— | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Krazy Life | ||
| "Na Na" (Trey Songz) |
21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
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Trigga | |
| "2 On" (Tinashe featuring Schoolboy Q) |
2014 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 |
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Aquarius |
| "Or Nah"[55] (Ty Dolla Sign featuring Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard) |
48 | 12 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Beach House EP | |
| "Who Do You Love?" (YG featuring Drake) |
54 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 |
|
My Krazy Life | |
| "Main Chick" (Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown) |
60 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 59 |
|
My Own Lane | |
| "24 Hours" (TeeFlii featuring 2 Chainz) |
85 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Starr | ||
| "Don't Tell 'Em" (Jeremih featuring YG) |
6 | 2 | — | 45 | — | 94 | — | — | — | 2 |
|
Late Nights | |
| "No Mediocre" (T.I. featuring Iggy Azalea) |
33 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 79 | — | — | 34 | — | 49 |
|
Paperwork | |
| "She"[57] (Keyshia Cole) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Point of No Return | ||
| "You and Your Friends" (Wiz Khalifa featuring Snoop Dogg and Ty Dolla Sign) |
82 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blacc Hollywood | ||
| "Don't Panic" (French Montana) |
— | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mac & Cheese: The Album | ||
| "I Don't Fuck with You" (Big Sean featuring E-40) |
11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Dark Sky Paradise | |
| "Party Ain't A Party" (Jamie Foxx featuring 2 Chainz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "L.A. Love (La La)" (Fergie) |
27 | — | 5 | 53 | 28 | 100 | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| "Post to Be" (Omarion featuring Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko) |
80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | Sex Playlist | ||
| "It Ain't You" (Jordin Sparks) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Right Here, Right Now | ||
Awards and nominations
The BET Hip Hop Awards were established in 2006 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate hip-hop performers, producers and music video directors.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[58] | Himself | DJ of the Year | Won |
| Producer of the Year | |||
| MVP of the Year | |||
| "My Hitta" | Track of the Year | ||
| Best Club Banger | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "DJ Mustard birthday tweet". Twitter.
- ^ a b c Noz, Andrew. "Beat Construction: DJ Mustard". Fader.
- ^ a b c d "DJ Mustard talks Ratchet Movement". Sway's Universe.
- ^ a b "DJ Mustard". Complex. Nov 5, 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ a b Andrew Noz. "Beat Construction: DJ Mustard". Fader. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ a b William E. Ketchum III (July 19, 2012). "Producer's Corner: DJ Mustard Explains The Ratchet Movement, The Weirdest Place He's Heard "Rack City"". HiphopDX. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/02/the-20-best-dj-mustard-tracks/yg-im-good
- ^ "YG - The Real 4Fingaz". datpiff.
- ^ "Lets Jerk album". Amazon.
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- ^ "B.o.B - Chart History". Billboard.
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- ^ Miles Raymer (February 4, 2014). "Ratchet king DJ Mustard makes moves on the Hot 100". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Johnell Smalls (7 October 2012). "Q&A: DJ Mustard Talks L.A.'s Rachet Sound & Upcoming 'Mustard On The Beat' Mixtape". Ballerstatus. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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- ^ "Passion of the Weiss Presents: Full Grainz — The Best of DJ Mustard, Mixed by Son Raw". Passion of the Weiss. Nov 29, 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Jeff Weiss (Oct 3, 2012). "DJ Mustard and the Story of Ratchet". La Weekly. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Andreas Hale (June 21, 2014). "DJ Mustard, the Hottest Hip-Hopper in Town". ZY. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Davis, Justin (April 28, 2014). "DJ Mustard Announces the Title of His New Album". Complex Music.
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- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/money-feat.-teecee4800-single/id603222844
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- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-d-single/id719633416
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vato-feat.-jeezy-que-yg-single/id841139735
- ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014.
- ^ "American single certifications – Tyga – Rack City". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ iTunes - Music - T.O. (feat. Skeme) - Single by Problem
- ^ iTunes - Music - Endz (feat. Detail) by O'Mega Red & Detail
- ^ iTunes - Music - We In da Club - Single by Bow Wow
- ^ iTunes - Music - SMH (Shakin' My Head) [feat. Flo Rida] - Single by Detail
- ^ "American single certifications – 2 Chainz – I'm Different". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "American single certifications – Young Jeezy – R.I.P." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ iTunes - Music - You Broke (feat. Nipsey Hussle) - Single by YG
- ^ iTunes - Music - Helluva Night - Single by Ludacris
- ^ iTunes - Music - Throw It Up - Single by Tyga & DJ Mustard
- ^ "American single certifications – YG – My Hitta". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "American single certifications – TY DOLLA $IGN – Paranoid". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kid Ink – Show Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - This D - Single by TeeFLii & DJ Mustard". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ Connecting to the iTunes Store
- ^ "American single certifications – Trey Songz – Na Na". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ Amazon.com: Or Nah (feat. Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard) [Explicit]: Ty Dolla $ign: MP3 Downloads
- ^ "American single certifications – YG – Who Do You Love?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ iTunes - Music - She - Single by Keyshia Cole
- ^ Nostro, Lauren. "Here Are the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Award Nominees". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
External links
- Official website
- DJ Mustard at AllMusic
- DJ Mustard discography at Discogs
- DJ Mustard discography at MusicBrainz
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