Mustard claims he didn’t know that his beat for Kendrick Lamar would be used for the rapper’s Drake diss, “Not Like Us.”
The L.A.-based producer spoke to XXL on Wednesday (June 19) about finding out his song was used to go after Drizzy.
“I made that beat on my manager’s birthday [April 6],” he began. “I sent [Kendrick] maybe three [beats] that day. He just hearted it. I didn’t hear it ’til [the song] came out.”
He also explained where he was when he heard the song for the first time, and how surprised he was to connect the dots.
“When I heard it, I was on the freeway, and I just, like, my manager hit me, like, ‘Mustard on the Beat,'” he recalled. “Like, ‘Text me now.’ I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ I got another couple texts, and people like, ‘Mustard on the Beat, Mustard on the Beat.’
“These are people I be with all the time, so I’m like, ‘What the fuck is everybody…’ and then I call my manager. I’m like, ‘What did I miss? What’s going on?’ And he’s like, ‘Man, go to YouTube right now. It’s out.’ I’m like, ‘What?’ He’s like, ‘Dot just dropped a song. It’s your beat.’
“I’m like, ‘For real?’ I go, I listen, I’m like, ‘Whoa!’ I started going crazy. I had a fuckin’ Vegas show that night, so I played that shit all the way to the fuckin’ plane, got to Vegas, played it that night. It was fuckin’ crazy, man. That’s some crazy shit.”
“Not Like Us” isn’t the only Mustard song that is set to spice up summer.
Earlier this week, the “Ballin'” artist and Travis Scott offered fans a preview of their upcoming collaboration “Parking Lot.”
The producer uploaded a clip to his Instagram of them working together in the studio, with the track being featured throughout the video.
At the end of the short clip, a graphic flashed up that revealed the release date for the single as Friday (June 21).
The song will be featured on Mustard’s new album Faith of a Mustard Seed, which is set to drop on July 26.
Faith of a Mustard Seed follows 2019’s Perfect 10, which featured the hits “Pure Water” with Migos and the aforementioned “Ballin’” with Roddy Ricch.
Travis Scott and Mustard have worked together several times in the past, most notably on the 2016 single “Whole Lotta Lovin’” which was later certified gold.
Gay Greg commenting on every Kendrick article complaining about people commenting on every article might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read
good year to be a kendrick fan. thats for sure
90 percent of the garbage posted on this absolute joke of a website is about fruitcake Drake. LIKE LITERALLY 90 PERCENT! To the entire non-credible, fraudulent, embarrassing, laughable, corny, cringy, retarded DuncecapD/X SHIT STAFF: YOU SUPER SLOW SH0RT BUS RIDERS HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR OVER RATED AF FRUIT CAKE DRAKE QUOTA FOR THE MONTH LIKE 693 IRRELEVANT AZZ ARTICIES AGO. STUCK ON STUPID AZZ MFERS GET DRAKE’S BUTT HOLE OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS AND GO GET REAL FUCKING JOBS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SOME REAL MONEY AND NOT LAUGHED AT BY EVERYONE EVERY SINGLE DAY THE WAY YOU DICKHEADS DO NOW. THIS WHOLE RET@RDED TR@SH STAFF ARE THE POSTER LOSERS FOR WHAT N0T TO BE IN LIFE. It doesn’t get anymore pathetic than this gay goofy Will the cringy super simp Scooby.
every cocksucker involved dead – no way out. the beef is forever – fuck you.
rest in piss losers – you will die worthless like your ancestors
you fucked yourselves. nobody wants to hear your shit and your going to find out the hard way you have nothing but some broke midget loser and some worthless “streams” pay you 1 cent per million plays half of them bought
nobody wants to hear your songs, nobody wants to see your movie and nobody’s going to see that show. bigger you get – more scared you’ll be the balloon will pop. violators die.
Mustard on the beat, hoe…
los angeles is a toilet – take a look inside
This guy is a one trick pony. Rack city was dope but then he reused the beat for everything, including not like us
fuck los angeles