dj mustard 2014

i had a few good months where i'd avoid "Loyal" studiously enough that even when it got stuck in my head it would quickly morph into Ray J's "Sexy Can I," a better song by a lesser slimeball

i'm in interested to see how trey songz/nicki "touchin lovin" does as a single. it's maybe the first obvious "loyal" rip off right down to the biggie interpolation but it's a pretty dope song

i dunno it seems like "Foreign" is getting the push now and that one is just being forgotten.

that Ma$e single was def the first obvious "Loyal" ripoff.

i forgot what that even sounds like but at least it was produced by nic nac

it's like, the same little drum fills and everything

Wayne is the only part of "Loyal" I like lol, I appreciate the "flamingos/trust these hoes" rhyme in particular

actually I like Too Short's verse on that version fine too

i've never even heard his verse. which is funny he's on the song's official chart entry and Billboard made a big deal of "Loyal" being Too $hort's first top 10 hit when that version has so little to do with its success.

10 Summers is excellent. Damn.

it is very good! tho am beginning to think mustard's collab policy is specifically people who won't outshine his beats

otm

he's given beats to Nicki and Kendrick for their albums, curious to hear how those combinations turn out

Wayne sounds good on it though!

the version of "loyal" w/ too short's verse is the only one getting airplay around here so i would say his inclusion on billboard's charts and such is warranted

I've only heard the Too Short version.

So radio stations have really taken the coastal recommendations to heart

yeah i've only heard the french version

i'm sort of surprised that hasn't caught on as a strategy

basically pre-remixing songs for maximum radio exposure across the country, seems kinda canny really

what do they play in flyover country? is there a Nelly version?

that would be fun. nelly and tech n9ne.

i am in st louis and they def would be playing a nelly version if it existed, lol (i still hear "ride wit me" on top 40/rhythmic radio more than some actually current hits). alas they are making do w/ the too short version (one station also mixes in k michelle's remix).

billboard's article about 10 summers mentions some of his upcoming productions (not sure what was known already and what wasn't):

Still to come is a track he produced on Jeremih's next album that suggests something that could have been on Bjork's 2001 album, Vespertine. Another recent song that he cut for Rihanna's upcoming album, rumored for a fourth-quarter release, is "like nothing you've ever heard," teases Mustard.

Also in the pipeline are cuts for Usher, Kanye West and Lil Wayne's respective albums, as the producer remains focused on the next big beat.

most of the tracks on Jeremih's LAST album suggest something that could have been on Vespertine

I do seem to hear the French version more on the radio lately, norcal not representing properly

album sucks

self-hating Bay Area person

well I guess he's LA but I think of his sound as post-hyphy

it's definitely post-hyphy, that's why i love it. i also keep expecting e-40 to pop up

Ha of all the ilx rap posters I wouldn't trust on this matter xp

the winner in this poll is kinda obvious IMO. i'm more interested in seeing what gets 2nd/3rd place.

I love to get Tuom

I don't quite get why people think this list or rappers/singers on 10 Summers is underwhelming tbh. Seems pretty logical and also solid to me. Apart from Nicki and Kendrick, who's missing?

yeah it seems about right to me

also it's much more profitable for dj mustard to make sure people like nicki and kendrick and whoever are using his beats for their own records and not his

The Tinashe interlude from this album sounds really good

https://soundcloud.com/bestofbothoffices/tinashe-checks-in-extended

"clever cut, mustard"

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http://cdn.hiphopdx.com/images/DJMustard_10summers.jpg

lol what the hell is this cover art

one more summer

yeah is it meant to like depict a reflection (aha) on recursive nostalgia for summers past, his self in the present reality in b&w

last year at mustardbad hoe

who's gonna take his place is my main thought right now

I think Metro Boomin is dope but idk how radio-ready his sound is

detail maybe. but it seems like his momentum has already slowed.

or london on da track.

when Mike WiLL was running things Mustard was already the clear successor. the fact that there isn't right now probably means there's not gonna be one producer that dominant this time next year, which is the case most years anyway.

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good results

Kinda surprised I like recent Detail beats cuz I thought his earlier ones were trash

highly agreeable results, goons really came together

gotta wonder if "2 on" is in pole position to win ilx 2014 singles poll

had no idea it was rated highly; i am not a fan

I'd like to get an edit without Schoolboy Q.

Left right got straight up robbed blind.

gotta wonder if "2 on" is in pole position to win ilx 2014 singles poll

nothing else springing to mind as an obvious contender, esp in a year when the biggest hit of the summer is "fancy"

get ratchet go dumb then go more dumb then we can keep it lit let's roll

^^tinashe's delivery of these lines as if they were one line is prob her finest vocal moment on the song

sean paul interpolation still takes it to another level