Faith Of A Mustard Seed

Mustard Believes Drake & Gordo Conspired To Ruin His Album Release

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Mustard was a key figure in the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Overall, this was due to the fact that he was the producer of “Not Like Us” which has proven to be one of the biggest songs in the world this year. Moreover, the producer appeared in the song’s music video and was even at “The Pop Out.” All of these moves are antagonistic and we’re sure Drake didn’t take too kindly to all of them. Now, however, the famous DJ believes Drake might be out for revenge.

When it was revealed that Mustard was going to sell 18K units first week for Faith Of A Mustard Seed, Drake fans were quick to celebrate. Many felt like this was a flop for Mustard and that he should be ashamed. Subsequently, the producer went online and said that first-week sales were a tool of white supremacy. He also said that Drake is the Malcolm X of White People, which is a pretty hilarious diss when you think about it. In his most recent stream, DJ Akademiks revealed that the producer believes Drake and Gordo attempted to sabotage him.

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Mustard With Some Allegations

Essentially, Mustard allegedly believes that Drake told Gordo to drop his album on the same day as him. Drake had two features on the Gordo album and in Mustard’s view, Drake knew this would take some shine away from his project. However, as Akademiks points out, Gordo sold less than FOAMS. Having said that, it is hard to see how the Gordo project may have affected his sales. Either way, it is clear that the Drake and Kendrick beef continues to go deeper and deeper.

Let us know what you think about this theory from the producer, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that Drake conspired with Gordo to drop on the same day as Mustard? How do you feel about Mustard’s most recent comments about Drake? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Mustard Goes At It With Fans Over “Faith Of A Mustard Seed” Album Sales

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Mustard has been going at it with fans on social media in the wake of the news that his latest album, Faith of a Mustard Seed only moved 18,000 copies in its first week of availability. Initially, he remarked that album sales “are a form of white supremacy,” which prompted the trolling from fans on X (formerly Twitter). From there, he went on to label Drake the “Malcolm X of white people.” He famously produced Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track, “Not Like Us.”

“Album sales are a form of white supremacy you n****s racist,” Mustard wrote in one post. He followed up by responding to the Drake fans trolling him for the lack of sales. “Drake is the Malcolm X of white people [laughing emoji] and Akademiks make sure you post Gordo’s first week since Drake thought he did a thing with making him drop on the same day as me,” he wrote.

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Mustard at the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

One user shared a post from Mustard dating back to 2019 in which he celebrated how many albums he sold with one of his releases. “Now it’s racism, should’ve got carti up there again maybe you would’ve moved some units,” they wrote. Another similarly remarked: “It’s only racist when your album flops. If your album sold well, you’d be flexing your sales.”

Mustard Goes Back & Forth With Fans

Some users did come to Mustard’s defense. One fan replied: “I hate how people use album sales as a metric to grade how good and powerful the music is. If you changed one persons life while they listened to any of the tracks you already won man!” Check out more posts on X below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Mustard on HotNewHipHop.

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Mustard Claimed Album Sales Were ‘A Form Of White Supremacy,’ But Fans Believe The Producer’s Declaration Has Other Ego-Driven Roots

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Mustard produced Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping Drake diss track, “Not Like Us.” However, it seems that momentum hasn’t translated over into his personal projects.

On July 26, the acclaimed producer dropped his latest album, Faith Of A Mustard Seed. Now, the first week sells projections are supposedly in. According to Akademiks, the body of work sold 18k units.

As users online began to declare the album a “flop,” Mustard made a bold claim on his personal X (formerly Twitter) page. “Album sales are a form of white supremacy you n****s racist,” he wrote.

He then sent a jab Drake’s way before turning his attention to Akademiks, writing: “Drake is the Malcolm X of white people 😂 and Akademiks make sure you post Gordo’s first week since Drake thought he did a thing with making him drop on the same day as me 😂.”

However, fans didn’t let Mustard’s first declaration pass without pushing back. One pointed out that Ice Spice’s debut album Y2K out sold his, to which he was left speechless.

Many began to dogpile Mustard as they referenced his past reaction to his 2019 album, Perfect Ten, first week sells.

“Now it’s racism, should’ve got Carti up there again, maybe you would’ve moved some units,” penned one user.

“It’s only racist when your album flops. If your album sold well, you’d be flexing your sales 😂😂😭😭,” laughed another.

“No album sales represent if your audience / the marketplace actually like what you produce. Clearly they don’t like you. Stop playing the race card,” chimed another.

But several people jumped in to side with Mustard. “Too many people take numbers way too seriously. Let the music speak,” argued one user.

“Plenty of artists drop projects that have low sales In the beginning for it to go platinum later,” added another.

“I hate how people use album sales as a metric to grade how good and powerful the music is. If you changed one person’s life while they listened to any of the tracks, you already won, man,” wrote one user.

The public’s tracking of first week sells has been used to instigate multiple rap feuds.

Faith Of A Mustard Seed is out on now via 10 Summers Records and Interscope.

Young Thug And Lil Durk Sing A Loving Ode To The ‘Ghetto’ In Mustard’s LA-Spanning New Video

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Mustard’s new album, Faith Of A Mustard Seed, is out now and its latest video is “Ghetto” featuring Lil Durk and Young Thug. In the video, the California producer gives a tour of his hometown, Los Angeles, while the Atlanta and Chicago natives offer their own fond perspectives on life in the hood. LA landmarks like Leimert Park’s Vision Theatre and Slauson Super Mall make appearances, along with youth dance teams and lowrider car clubs. It’s a loving look at places that so often get overlooked, and that for natives represent the real LA.

In addition to the usual array of superstar guests, Faith Of A Mustard Seed also features the producer’s own rap debut. Guests on the album include Durk, Thug, 42 Dugg, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, BlueBucksClan, Blxst, Charlie Wilson, Ella Mai, Future, Kirk Franklin, Lil Yachty, Masego, Quavo, Rob49, Roddy Ricch, Schoolboy Q, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, and Vince Staples. Young Thug’s appearance means a lot, because the Atlanta mainstay has been incarcerated for the past two years as part of a racketeering case that has become one of Fulton County’s long-running criminal trials ever.

You can watch the video for Mustard’s “Ghetto” with Lil Durk and Young Thug above.

Faith Of A Mustard Seed is out now via 10 Summers Records and Interscope. You can find more information here.

Mustard Delivers New Album ‘Faith of a Mustard Seed’

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Mustard Drops Surprise Track "One Bad Decision" with Roddy Ricch and Ella Mai Ahead of New Album Release

After a five-year hiatus since his acclaimed Perfect 10, Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard has released his fourth studio album, Faith of a Mustard Seed. Available on all major streaming platforms, the album features 14 tracks with collaborations from Young Thug, Kodak Black, Future, Roddy Ricch, Vince Staples, Ty Dolla $ign, Charlie Wilson, and more.

Faith of a Mustard Seed is a conceptual journey through Mustard’s life, blending his West Coast sound with gospel influences. The album’s skits interspersed between tracks create a narrative that adds depth to the music. “Show Me the Way” opens with Kirk Franklin leading a choir, followed by a skit of Mustard’s sister waking him for school. “Up Now” features a skit of high school Mustard, while “Pressured Up” recounts hood party experiences. “Parking Lot” transitions to a skit about LA’s roller-skating culture. “A Song for Mom” is a tribute to Mustard’s mother, featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Charlie Wilson. “Yaks Prayer” with Kodak Black captures LA street life, and “Ghetto” with Young Thug and Lil’ Durk celebrates growing up in the ghetto. The album concludes with “Pray for Me,” where Mustard raps about his story.

In an interview on The Cruz Show, Mustard emphasized the album’s personal significance, noting its vulnerability and timing after his Summer 2024 hit with Kendrick Lamar. Mustard samples his mother and sister’s voices on tracks like “Show Me the Way” and “Pray for Me,” paying homage to his family and LA roots.

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Mustard Recruits Ella Mai & Roddy Ricch For Toxic Relationship Record “One Bad Decision”

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Mustard is really feeding the fans ahead of his new album, Faith Of A Mustard Seed. Just a couple of hours ago, the hitmaking producer put out the tracklist and it is going to feature 14 tracks and a stacked roster of features. Names range from Lil Yachty to Vince Staples, Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. Before this was revealed to us, we already knew Travis Scott would be a part of this, as “Parking Lot” was the lead single. Following that, the “Not Like Us” beat dropped “Pray For Me”, the expected closer which sees him rap, introspectively no less, for the first time in his career. Now, Mustard is gifting fans one more teaser with “One Bad Decision”.

You could make the argument –quite easily we think– that this is the best song from the album so far. Making appearances on this track are London R&B balladeer Ella Mai, and fellow Cali rapper, Roddy Ricch. Both deliver impassioned performances, and occasionally duet, over a crowd-pleasing instrumental. It has that signature West Coast bounce, but it’s slowed down and more seductive to fit the R&B aesthetic. Then, there’s a killer guitar-like loop, or at least what appears to sound like one, and it just makes sense.

From listening to the lyrics, it sounds like Roddy and Ella are intertwined in a toxic relationship, that finds them coming back for more, even though they claim to be done after “One Bad Decision”. However, in the early stages of annotating the lyrics, Genius believes both artists are sneak dissing Drake. Roddy’s (below), apparently reference the fake toughness of the OVO crew that Kendrick Lamar called out in “6:16 in LA”. In could also be a shot at the recent photos of Drake at Michael Rubin’s party where he looked aged. But you listen and decide for yourself if Ella and Roddy are getting in on the beef with the link below.

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“One Bad Decision”- Mustard, Ella Mai & Roddy Ricch

Quotable Lyrics:

Seen the look in your eyes and I know that you tired
You was finding out what b****es I would f*** on the side
Knowing that you ain’t playing games so I’m running short on time
You can give a f*** about that Porsche in the driveway
But I hate to see you walk away from me
You can’t match my energy

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Mustard Gets Deeply Personal On 10-Minute Spoken Word Cut “Pray For Me”

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“There’s a song on my album where I’m rapping at the end. That’s the most vulnerable [moment], because I’ve never rapped, nothing like that”. That is what Mustard told Real 92.3 LA just a couple of weeks ago in regard to a track on the upcoming Faith Of A Mustard Seed. “I’ve been behind the boards so long that nobody has ever heard my side of things. When it comes to anything. Family or friends… I think it was just the time. Sometimes people need to hear it, from you”, the acclaimed Cali producer explained. That track Mustard is referring to is out now and it is “Pray For Me”.

Further into his interview with his local radio station, the “Not Like Us” mastermind mentioned some of the tragedies that struck him over the last half decade. They unfortunately included the loss of his grandparents during the peak of the COVID-19 virus and his recent split from Chanel Thierry. All of that and more is what makes onto this 10-minute behemoth of a single, “Pray For Me”. Mustard does rap as promised, but in more of a spoken word type of manner. Regardless of the nitpick, he really cuts himself open and unleashes a lot of things that have brewing inside.

Mustard does ask the man upstairs for help, especially in his current position, he also sends his thoughts to his loved ones and friends in the industry. He namedrops his West Coast bros such as YG, and Kendrick Lamar for helping him achieve a number one hit ahead of the project. Closer to the end of the track, he explains how his next album and its title came to fruition. While this suspected closer is not a song that most listeners will probably revisit, it is a touching moment and one that gives some extra background information on one of the biggest hitmakers of this generation.

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Listen To “Pray For Me” By Mustard

Quotable Lyrics:

At that very moment, I didn’t know exactly what he meant by it
But I knew it was something out the Bible
When I went and I did my research on what “Faith of a Mustard Seed” meant
It says that “with a faith of a mustard seed, God will allow you to move mountains”
And I feel like where I come from, I moved just about every mountain that was in my way
And still movin’ em, with the faith of God

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Mustard Reveals The Release Date For Eagerly Awaited Album “Faith Of A Mustard Seed”

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Mustard’s year is currently defined by the success of his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on “Not Like Us”. The Drake diss track is breaking records, running the charts, and being dubbed as the song of the summer by many. In addition to helping claim Kung Fu Kenny the crown in the beef, his appearance in the accompanying music video is also another huge W. In just three days, the visuals have accumulated over 34 million views in just three days. While all of this has really helped out Mustard in 2024, do not forget that this producer has been killing it years before this. Pretty soon, Mustard is going to notch another feather in his cap when he drops his new album this Friday.

Shortly before Lamar held The Pop Out, the hitmaking expert announced Faith Of A Mustard Seed. He did so by dropping a trailer that included some behind the scenes footage of him and potential features working in the studio. Since then, fans have received a handful of extra goodies about the album. One of them is that Mustard is going to be rapping for the first time on any of his projects. Even though Mustard never had any intentions of laying down bars, he felt that had to change. “I’ve been behind the boards so long that nobody has ever heard my side of things. When it comes to anything. Family or friends… I think it was just the time”.

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Mustard Is Dropping His Album This Friday

Prior to this news, we were given “Parking Lot” featuring Travis Scott, which is presumably the lead single. It ended a near six-year drought without a La Flame and Mustard track, with the last one being “Dangerous World” in 2018 with YG. There is some hype surrounding the fact that “Not Like Us” could be the real first look. However, that is all pure estimation right now. Mustard shared the album artwork on X earlier today as well the drop date. “PRAY FOR ME 7.12 #FOAMS 🟡”.

What are your thoughts on Mustard dropping Faith Of A Mustard Seed this Friday, July 12? Is this a genius move by the famous California producer? Who do you want to see featured on the album and why? Do you think “Not Like Us” and/or another Kendrick Lamar feature will be on it? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Mustard. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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DJ Mustard to Rap for the First Time on New Album

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DJ Mustard to Rap for the First Time on New Album

In an exclusive interview with REAL 92.3’s Cruz Show, DJ Mustard revealed he will be rapping for the first time on his upcoming album, Faith of a Mustard Seed.

Mustard shared that his rap debut comes at the end of a new track, where he felt the most vulnerable. He expressed that he owed it to his fans to share his personal experiences, including struggles with COVID, his divorce, and other life challenges.

During the interview, DJ Mustard also discussed the album’s inspiration and his ongoing collaboration with Kendrick Lamar. He mentioned that he still sends Lamar five beats a day and provided more insights into their hit song “Not Like Us.”

You can hear Mustard give details below.

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Mustard Will Not Only Be On The Beat, As He Will Make His Rapping Debut On His Upcoming Album’

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Mustard has had the game on lock for over a decade. Though the West Coast super-producer rose to prominence in 2012 as the beatmaker for Tyga’s “Rack City,” it was in 2014 that he launched his 10 Summers label imprint, vowing to keep delivering heat for at least the following decade of summers.

Since then, he’s produced for the likes of Tinashe, Rihanna, Ella Mai, Roddy Ricch, and most recently, Kendrick Lamar. When you hear that “Mustard on the beat, ho” tag at the beginning of a track, you know you’re in for a hit. But on his upcoming fourth album, Faith Of A Mustard Seed, Mustard will not only be on the beat. In an interview on The Cruz Show, Mustard revealed that he will be making his rap debut on Faith Of A Mustard Seed.

When asked about the songs he looks forward to people hearing on the album, Mustard said he feels that way about all of the songs on the album.

“I’m definitely a little nervous for my song, that I’m rapping,” said Mustard. “But I feel like anytime you’re nervous, that’s a good thing. You’re nervous the first day of school, like, ‘I wonder if they’re gonna like my fit.’”

Elsewhere in the interview, he revealed that he’s played the track for YG, Vince Staples, and Jay-Z, who gave the song their seal of approval.

You can see the interview above.

Faith Of A Mustard Seed is out 7/26 via 10 Summers.