DJ Mustard
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane
DJ Mustard is an American producer from Los Angeles, California active since 2011.
- Profession
- Record producer, DJ, Record executive
- From
- Los Angeles, California
- Born
- June 5, 1990
- Years active
- 2011–present
Early life
Raised in South Los Angeles, Dijon McFarlane began DJing house parties at age eleven and developed the spare, bouncy "ratchet" production style.
Career
He produced era-defining hits like YG's "My Nigga," Tinashe's "2 On," and Kendrick Lamar's number-one "Not Like Us," founding the label 10 Summers.
Major achievements
He won a Grammy for producing "Not Like Us" and is one of the most influential West Coast producers of the 2010s.
Legacy
DJ Mustard's minimalist sound dominated radio and reshaped the texture of modern West Coast rap.
References
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