Mustard shares what it was like working with Kendrick Lamar on 'Not Like Us' and its cultural impact. Stay tuned for the full interview!
Mustard:
You see, people like Kendrick, you're just like, man, I wanna get a song with Kendrick. I had gotten to a place where I was just like, you know, what, I'm just going to send out five beats a day. He never answered until 12 o'clock at night and said, “This is fire.”
Tetris Kelly:
Wow!
Mustard:
I didn't know what that was – I mean, I said it on a few other beats, but I was like, cool.
Tetris Kelly:
What do you think about the cultural impact as well? Because you know, obviously with the lyrics about colonizers and “we don't like”, the people singing in the club, at the barbeques. I mean, it's everywhere.
Mustard:
I'm shocked, you know? When I look and see this it's just like — how big is this song. I don't think I even realized how big it was until it was like #1 [on the Billboard Hot 100], and I said, “This is the greatest song I've ever had in my life.” I was more than happy to have a song with Kendrick.
Tetris Kelly:
He just wanted the Kendrick track.
Mustard:
You come from California and you from here, like I'm born and raised in Los Angeles, Compton is right up the street, not far.
Tetris Kelly:
And then let's talk about the West Coast legends, you and Kendrick and Judenth? Like this show on the Forum, man that's gonna be crazy.
Mustard:
It's like in my backyard. This will be a cakewalk. This will be like one of those things, it's like wow. Finally, at the height of my career, at the height of, you know, this success with the song and you make it to the Staples Center and The Forum? It's like between Compton and Los Angeles… I don't even know how to describe it.
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