DJ Mustard Breaks Down “My Nigga” (In studio), Talks Producing, Critics

Exclusive in-depth interview with highly sought after producer DJ Mustard. In part 1 Mustard talks to Nick Huff Barili about how he created “My Nigga” for YG, breaking down each element that went into the beat while at the legendary Encore Recording Studios where he records at. Mustard goes on to talk about how he knocks out most beats in under 30min, what inspired him to get into producing and how his cousin serving life sentence in jail made him stay away from gang life and focus on music. Part 1 of our interview ends with Mustard talking about the difference between a beat-maker and producer, how he prefers to work on whole albums and why he gets upset when people keep saying that he is influence by the Bay.

Stay tuned Friday for part 2 of our conversation with DJ Mustard.

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