Mustard (record producer)

Mustard
Mustard at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Background information
Birth nameDijon Isaiah McFarlane[1]
Also known asDJ Mustard
Born (1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 33)[2][3]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • songwriter
  • record executive
DiscographyProduction discography
Years active2009–present
Labels
Spouse
Chanel Thierry
(m. 2020; div. 2023)
Children3
Websitedjmustard.com

Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and DJ. A frequent producer for California-based hip hop artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign, he has produced various hit singles for both artists and others of whom perform in hip hop and R&B since his entrance into mainstream music with his work on Tyga's 2011 single "Rack City".

Mustard's production style has been described as an up-tempo, club-oriented, catchy yet rudimentary melodic hip hop style. This style has developed into the contemporary production style of West Coast hip hop during the early 2010s, which he calls "ratchet music".[4][5][6][7] Almost all of his productions begin or end with the tag "Mustard on the beat, ho!",[8] a voice sample of YG—who says it at the end of "I'm Good", one of their early collaborations—as well as a heavy use of synthesizers, claps, and repetition of the word "hey".[9][10]

Mustard has released three albums: 10 Summers in August 2014, Cold Summer in September 2016, and Perfect Ten in June 2019. The latter spawned the single "Ballin'" (featuring Roddy Ricch), which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Mustard's signature song as a lead artist. He founded the record label 10 Summers Records in 2014, and has signed acts including British singer Ella Mai, as well as fellow California-based artists Kiana Ledé and RJMrLA.[11]

  1. ^ "Dijon McFarlane - Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ DJ Mustard [@DJmustard] (June 3, 2013). "Wensday the cirus gone go crazy !!!!!!! My birthday June 5th !!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Noz, Andrew. "Beat Construction: DJ Mustard". Fader.
  4. ^ "DJ Mustard talks Ratchet Movement". Sway's Universe. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "DJ Mustard". Complex. November 5, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Andrew Noz. "Beat Construction: DJ Mustard". Fader. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  7. ^ 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. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  8. ^ "We Ranked All 63 DJ Mustard Beats From 2014". MTV. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "DJ Mustard Talks Working with Ella Mai & Growing Representation of R&B Music: Watch". Billboard.
  10. ^ David Drake. "YG "I'm Good" – The 20 Best DJ Mustard Tracks – Complex". Complex. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Kiana Ledé Signs with 10 Summers Management: 'So Grateful'". April 22, 2022.

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