Dijon McFarlane, professionally known as Mustard, (formerly DJ Mustard) is an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record executive, DJ and hype man from Los Angeles, California.
He is a frequent collaborator of Compton-bred rapper YG, and has produced numerous singles for hip hop and R&B artists since his entrance into mainstream music in 2011.
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 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."
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.On December 18, 2013, he was named the runner-up for producer of the year by HipHopDX. On March 11, 2014, DJ Mustard produced Kid Ink's "Main Chick" also featuring Chris Brown for his second studio album My Own Lane. It peaked at #3 on the U.S. Rhythmic Billboard chart.
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: Dijon Isaiah McFarlane
: Los Angeles, CA