Mustard

Mustard is one of those producers whose fingerprints are all over a decade of West Coast rap without always getting the full credit he deserves. Born Dijon McFarlane in Los Angeles, he built his signature sound — those bouncy, hi-hat-driven, club-ready beats — practically out of thin air in the early 2010s, and "Rack City" put him on the map almost immediately. His chemistry with YG and Ty Dolla Sign defined a whole era of California rap, and the way he kept evolving while still sounding unmistakably like himself is genuinely impressive. Mustard isn't flashy in the way some producers are, but when that tag drops at the start of a record, you know exactly what you're getting — and honestly, that kind of consistency is rarer than it looks.

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Name (English)

Mustard

Name (Japanese)

DJマスタード

Reading

DJますたーど

Born

June 5, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

record producer / disc jockey / songwriter / music executive

High school

Susan Miller Dorsey High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mustard/
• Xhttps://x.com/mustard
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard%20(music%20producer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%20(%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15941115

Tags

• California
• record producer
• disc jockey
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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