Mustard (record producer)
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
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane[1]
DJ Mustard
June 5, 1990[2][3]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Record producer
- DJ
- songwriter
- record executive
2009–present
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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]
Early life[edit]
McFarlane was born in Los Angeles, California to Jamaican parents. 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.[12] 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.