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Mustard Shows Off Dramatic Weight Loss Journey
Mustard expressed pride and happiness over his weight loss journey in recent Instagram Stories posted to his account. Moreover, he first posted a picture of him from a couple of years ago, presumably when he was just starting to make a name for himself as a star producer. “I look at s**t like this everyday and get motivated!” he wrote on the Story post. Then, he uploaded a video of one of his workout sessions, where he’s clearly putting in some hard work. “Lowest weight I’ve ever been as an adult,” the DJ wrote. Of course, many expressed support and congratulations for him online as he reflected on his journey.
Furthermore, the Los Angeles native has been on this path for a few years now, and clearly to great success. Even though his recent divorce has taken up a lot of time and negative mental energy in his life, it seems like he manifests a positive mindset through this dedication. As many noted on social media, “health is wealth.” With that in mind, it must motivate him to put just as much work into other projects and endeavors.
Mustard Feels Proud Of His Weight Loss Journey
However, sometimes, he will just let something slide and focus on more important matters ahead. For example, Hit-Boy recently mentioned him on the track “Slipping Into Darkness,” along with other producers like Metro Boomin, Southside, and most scathingly Hitmaka. On the track, he wondered whether Mustard can “chop soul,” using the 32-year-old as an example of his own versatility when compared to those beatsmiths. While the King’s Disease producer only meant to diss Hitmaka and expressed that he has love for Mustard, the latter seemingly didn’t even respond to the alleged diss in the first place.
Given how much that track made a splash in the hip-hop world this year, it’s impressive to see the West Coast producer shake it off. Of course, that’s because there are clearly more pressing things on his mind. After helping out Roddy Ricch on Feed Tha Streets III, hopefully he drops some more hits sooner rather than later. On that note, for the latest news and updates on Mustard, check back in with HNHH.
Hit-Boy Calls Out Metro Boomin, Hitmaka, Mustard & Southside
A feud is brewing in the producer world after Hitmaka called out Hit-Boy. Hitmaka felt like Hit-Boy can’t see him because he’s had more success than the producer behind “Sicko Mode,” “N***as In Paris,” and Nas’s King’s Disease series. “I’m on the radio. Hit-Boy not on the radio,” Hitmaka said before stating that he has nothing but love for Hit. “If you play the soundtrack to your life for the past four, five years on radio – I know it’s gotta be frustrating with ‘em my name is so similar, my brother.”
Hitmaka undoubtedly has a strong discography with several singles that have been in rotation over the past few years. With his upcoming project with Jim Jones on the way this Friday, Back In My Prime, the momentum is already high for Hitmaka right now. Last week, Chlöe dropped her latest single from her forthcoming album, “How Does It Feel” ft. Chris Brown – his first major placement of the year. However, Hitmaka also has an album on the way, which will likely have the radio on smash, again.
Hit-Boy Responds To Hitmaka
Evidently, Hit-Boy took Hitmaka’s comments to heart and fired back on wax. Rory Farrell of Rory & Mal fame shared a video of Hit previewing a new track in the studio where he calls out his contemporaries while questioning their credentials as producers. On the song, Hit-Boy doesn’t hold back his feelings about Metro Boomin, Southside, Mustard, and of course, Hitmaka. “I’m usually homeboys with producers I get compared to/ But on this one I wanna stretched out, extra leg-room,” he raps on the song.
From there, he calls out Metro, claiming he “never heard him do boom-bap.” Then, he slights Southside for his signature use of 808s before taking aim at Mustard. However, the most scathing bars were aimed towards Hitmaka. “I just seen Yung Berg smoke on the wave/ I should do him like Trick Trick and snatch Hit out his name,” he raps. “I’m like Debo on this cruiser/ How you got no credits without co-producers.” Rory captioned the post, “Okay .. I’m instigating producer beef lmao @_Hitmaka you know you my guy but it’s on you.” Check out Hit-Boy’s bars above.
Hitmaka Challenges Hit-Boy
Ella Mai Unveils “Heart On My Sleeve” Deluxe
In 2022, Ella Mai returned with her long-awaited sophomore album, Heart On My Sleeve. The project served as the follow-up to her self-titled debut, which boasted the hit record, “Boo’d Up.” However, Heart On My Sleeve felt more personal and captured a comprehensive glimpse of Ella Mai’s potential. The 15-song project found Ella Mai working with a variety of producers, including Mustard, Boi-1da, and more. Additionally, she also linked up with a handful of other artists, like Roddy Ricch, Lucky Daye, and Latto.
Though the project remains in the rotation, she came back with even more heat with her fans this week. She dropped off the official deluxe edition of Heart On My Sleeve which includes three additional records. “2 O’Clock,” boasts production from Mustard and Kaytranada, who come through with an upbeat bop. Still, Mai’s vulnerability takes center stage.
The re-release of Heart On My Sleeve should certainly leave fans happy. She hasn’t released any new music since she dropped the album. During an interview with HipHopDX, she explained that she took two years to work on Heart On My Sleeve while noting the differences between thai project and her debut.
“I was going into the studio and literally making exactly what I felt like on that day, and that was the first time I kind of was doing that,” she said. “With the process for my debut album, I was going in and kind of just trying to figure it out, but this process, I really was just speaking what was on my mind.”
Shortly after the project dropped, Mary J. Blige, who mentored Mai, praised the state of R&B music right now. “Right now, I love the state of R&B because of people like Ella Mai, Kiana Lede, Summer Walker, H.E.R., Jazmine [Sullivan], SZA, Ari Lennox – it’s so much hotness out there,” Blige said.
Check out the deluxe edition of Ella Mai’s Heart On My Sleeve below.
DJ Mustard To Pay $18K To Ex-Wife In Child Support After She Asks For $80K A Month
Mustard reached an agreement with his ex-wife Chanel Thierry in child support after she asked for $80K a month. According to Radar Online, the producer will pay $18,342 in temporary child support, which begins this February. The couple informed the court of their decision on Jan. 31st.
Mustard and Chanel share three children together, Kiylan, Kauner and Kody. Though the 32-year-old producer began dating Thierry since they were 19 years old, they got engaged in 2018 before tying the knot in 2020. Last May, Mustard revealed he and Chanel filed for divorce.
Chanel’s initially asked the court for $80K a month in child support. She told the court that there’s a prenup in place that requires Mustard to pay an additional $35K in spousal support. On top of that, she wants Mustard to cough up $40K to cover her legal fees.
Though Mustard undoubtedly secured a win when the judge ruled that he should be $18,342 monthly to Thierry, she might have her way in the future. The temporary child support payments should hold her over until their next child support hearing. The couple told the court they agreed to postpone the hearing to another day.
Thierry said $80K a month is reasonable for child support, especially after a “forensic evaluation” of Mustard’s finances. Her attorneys reviewed Mustard’s earnings and determined he raked in $10M in 2020. Her sworn declaration states “is a successful American Record Producer who makes an extraordinarily high living wage.” Additionally, it states Mustard “has more than enough income to pay for both his and my attorney fees.”
Mustard and Thierry’s divorce spilled into the public eye on more than one occasion. Last year, Thierry called out Mustard on Instagram for not paying any child support. “These men be so bitter after they leave. How u mad at me for stepping after you left me,” Thierry wrote on Instagram in November. “Not paying me child support or alimony to purposefully spite me. After I already signed a prenup.”
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Roddy Ricch Recruits G Herbo And Doe Boy For The Mustard And Southside-Produced ‘Ghetto Superstar’
For two producers whose respective sounds have dominated their respective regions (and the mainstream sound of hip-hop overall), you probably couldn’t find two more different-sounding beatmakers than Mustard and Southside without some serious effort. But when they combine forces on Roddy Ricch‘s new single “Ghetto Superstar,” the effect is truly more than the sum of its parts.
They couldn’t have found a better vehicle to bridge the gap than the versatile Compton native, either; his slippery flow, which is inspired as much by the melodic yodel-rap of Young Thug as it is by hometown heroes like Eazy-E or YG, sounds as natural alongside a Mustard post-hyphy bounce as it does with a trap-tastic trunk thumper from Southside.
But, just to spice things up, the trio also brings along a pair of perfectly-suited guests in G Herbo and Doe Boy, who both tend to defy the dominant sounds of their own respective hometowns in the same way. Herb treats the snares as more of a suggestion than a physical boundary to his conversational flow, while Doe Boy has proven to be more consonant than his Atlanta countrymen like Future, providing an intriguing counterpart to Roddy and Herb’s more glassy-eyed approaches.
You can check out Roddy’s new single, “Ghetto Superstar,” above.
Listen to Roddy Ricch’s New Single “Ghetto Superstar” f/ G Herbo and Doe Boy
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Mustard Has Filed for Divorce From Wife Chanel Thierry
