Mustard

Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer.

This style has developed into the contemporary production style of West Coast hip hop during the early 2010s, which he calls "ratchet music".

Almost all of his productions begin or end with the tag "Mustard on the beat, ho!", 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".

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.

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.

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 number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

It was also certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.

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.

DJ Mustard's career was given a huge blast from the song.

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 number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was certified gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 copies digitally.

However, as stated by Bow Wow in 2012, the album has been indefinitely been delayed and he is no longer focusing on it.

In a 2013 interview with The Fader magazine, he stated that his father was deported to Jamaica when he was young, but that they do still keep in touch.

When McFarlane was 11 years old, his uncle, Tyrei Lacy who was both a parental figure and a DJ, let him DJ at a family party.

He acquired his DJ name from the condiment dijon Mustard because his first name is also Dijon.

He began DJing more as he got older, and became much more skilled at the craft which led to him DJing at the local clubs.

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, he has produced on all of his mixtapes.

"I started making beats for YG; he was one [of] 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."

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.

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.

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 number 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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.

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.

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 number 21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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.

The single peaked at number 1 on the U.S. Rhythmic Billboard Chart.

On September 17, 2013, DJ Mustard produced YG's mega-anthem "My Nigga" for his debut studio album "My Krazy Life", which peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Rhythmic Billboard chart.

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.

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.

McFarlane was born in Los Angeles, California to Jamaican parents.