dj mustard 2014

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

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

^^^^ prob your finest critical assessment in this thread

imo the little string parts in the second verse are what take it next level

in other news our boy's got himself a big ol hit https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/499749148607127552

yeah i'm surprised by the extent to which "don't tell 'em" is already crossing over to pop considering pop radio hasn't enthusiastically picked up any other mustardwave other than "fancy." i guess jeremih's previous track record in crossing over helps.

"2 on" is great but uhhh let's hope the year ends up being somewhat better than one in which we can legitimately expect it to top our poll lol

"show me" got pop radio play

not a huge amount but there was some crossover there

For the last couple of months my rap station has played "2 On" followed by brief voiceover from Tinashe introducing herself, saying that this her new song, and that it's sponsored by RCA records. Does that happen on any other stations? I can't figure out the business arrangement behind the plug, especially since the song is a hit, so it's not like it needs to be a sponsored in order to get airplay

Worthing pointing out how '2 On' ticks a lot of ILXOR boxes for TOY tho.

cassie fan club only has relatively limited influence thankfully

Notable contingent, a classic.

For the last couple of months my rap station has played "2 On" followed by brief voiceover from Tinashe introducing herself, saying that this her new song, and that it's sponsored by RCA records. Does that happen on any other stations? I can't figure out the business arrangement behind the plug, especially since the song is a hit, so it's not like it needs to be a sponsored in order to get airplay

― Evan R, Thursday, August 14, 2014 2:51 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

yeah i've heard rita ora "i will never let you down" on radio that way also the mila j song

yeah i've heard that here and there -- 50 Cent bought a lot of ad time to play his single with Trey Songz lol -- but yeah that is weird when it's a song that would likely be in rotation anyway.

Left right got straight up robbed blind.

― Strictly EZ Snappin' Nhex (Spottie), Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:35 PM

it's iheartradio's (clear channel's) on the verge program -- basically some execs choose a song/artist to be featured, and then all clear channel stations of the corresponding format have to play it at least 150 times, paid for by the record label. there's an article talking about it here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/15/clear-channels-on-the-verge-program-helped-make-iggy-azalea-a-star-heres-how-it-works/

Don't care for these results but then I only like "2on" in spite of itself

Oh wow, thanks dyl. I had no idea that existed

I already got a strong return of g-funk vibe from mustard but wow his album really makes it explicit.

am i crazy or is there acoustic guitar on "don't panic" very very deep in the mix

also i looooove "go deep" off 10 summers

i would too but for the contributors

super stuck on '4 digits' and 'down on me' tho

4 Digits is great, matter of time before somebody made a rap about the iPhone passcode. Makes a weird sort of sense that it was Fabolous.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19709-dj-mustard-10-summers/

ha, is this one of those albums where everyone disagrees on the highlights? i love "can't tell me shit" and "no reason", the r&b ones towards the end really bore me

"face down" is so good when boosie is on the mic - he's hands down the most charismatic vocalist here - and so bad when he's not :/

no idea why everyone's going nuts over the tinashe interlude either

posting inside the club where the dj blended "fu-gee-la" into "na na" just need this on the record :-/

Surely we all agree that no one flounders over these beats more than Ross and Wiz Khalifa, right?

I actually stop listening after the Tinashe interlude. Good album but most of the MCs here feel like they're mainly there to showcase the beats, which I suppose is the way it should be on an album like this, but I only really feel the electricity when YG turns up.

I'm struggling to work out why he isn't better at melodic R&B when you consider how many of his hooks are lifted from house music.

http://www.mixcloud.com/CapitalXtra/

would strongly suggest brits to listen to westwood these days for the most realistic and unadulterated appreciation of mustardwave available outside its natural habitat (ie he just sits there and zips through the lot of it, which doesnt seem like a big deal but it really does give u a much better feel for it as club radio music than you'd get otherwise)

can also recommend trying to tune in. ol' guy seems to be relatively on the pulse these days. parting with the bbc worked out quite well for him

what j0rd says there about mustard being a uniter moreso than just a hot producer, giving rap/r&b a club centre again feels really otm

like for the last few years it seems to me lil ephemeral bass jams in the vein of idk 'who booty' or w/e have had no place to go and it's so much healthier now that they do

xp yeah it's quite a sweet show now! no station alignment anxiety just an old g in his room left alone to play his records and stay enthusiastic 4ever

what j0rd says there about mustard being a uniter moreso than just a hot producer, giving rap/r&b a club centre again feels really otm

like for the last few years it seems to me lil ephemeral bass jams in the vein of idk 'who booty' or w/e have had no place to go and it's so much healthier now that they do
--r|t|c

thanks & yeah something like "up!" had to have that remix with 50 cent to crossover into non-west coast radio literally like a year after it was hitting in the bay. then you look at sage having two songs go top 40 or whatever, something definitely shifted.