"He’s a strange guy" — DJ Mustard shuts down any probability of working with Drake in the future

DJ Mustard, real name Dijon McFarlane, has shut the door on the possibility of any collaboration with Canadian rapper Drake. In a candid interview with the Los Angeles Times that came out on August 21, 2024, Mustard was asked if he could see himself producing a song for Drake. To the question, he replied:

"I don’t think I want to make a song with that dude. He's a strange guy."

Mustard has been clashing with Drake's fanbase in the last few months, blaming them for his latest album's subpar performance. The West Coast hip-hop producer is renowned for producing Kendrick Lamar's diss track, Not Like Us.

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DJ Mustard blames Drake for his album's subpar performance

Drake's fans recently criticized and ridiculed Mustard for his album, Faith of a Mustard Seed, which came out on July 26, 2024. The album did not fare well commercially and sold only about 18,000 units in its first week. The subpar performance fueled DJ Mustard's public clashes with Drake's fans online.

Mustard came out with a series of posts that dissed Drake and his supporters. He referred to the rapper as the "Malcolm X of white people." He also labeled Drake's supporters "the Nation of Drizzlam" and implied that they were responsible for his album's low success rate.

In his latest interview with the Los Angeles Times, DJ Mustard described Drake's fanbase as obsessively active on social media.

"These guys don’t go to sleep — all they do is tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet. That’s where ‘the Nation of drizzlam’ came from. I said it in a joking manner, but I guess on Twitter it looked like I was mad," he laughed. “Drake should use that phrase. I won’t charge him for it.”

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DJ Mustard reflects on Not Like Us's success

Although DJ Mustard's latest album didn't perform well, his work on the track Not Like Us garnered him notable success. The track came out as a part of Kendrick Lamar's notorious feud with Drake.

The song is known for its cutthroat lyrics and was built on a sped-up snippet of Monk Higgins's I Believe to My Soul. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and surpassed one billion streams on platforms like Spotify and YouTube. In the track, Drake is accused of being a "cultural colonizer."

In his recent interview, he recalled his experience working with Lamar and shared an anecdote about his 9-year-old daughter dancing to Not Like Us at a dance camp. He also shared his amusement at the fact that the diss track was performed in a school setting.

“She was right in the front, and I’m like, ‘You guys are dancing to a diss song about Drake — at school,’ that was the best s— ever.”

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Beyond his and Lamar's shared feud with Drake, DJ Mustard enjoys acclaim for his other works. His Faith of a Mustard Seed sees collaborations between artists such as Kirk Franklin, Lil Yachty, Quavo, Vince Staples, Charlie Wilson, Ty Dolla Sign, Young Thug, and Future.

The album touches on DJ Mustard's journey of growth through difficult times. It also touches on his family, the loss of loved ones, and his high-profile divorce.

The Grammy season draws closer, and Not Like Us is a strong contender for several major awards. Only time will tell how well the diss track fares for the acclaimed artist.