Mustard is at the peak of success with Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us.” He sits down with us and tells us exclusively how he helped create it and how it changed his life, how the late Nipsey Hussle helped title his new album “FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED,” and his take on why the feud between Kendrick and Drake was good for hip-hop. He talks in depth about his latest single “Parking Lot” with Travis Scott, his divorce, his collaboration with Rihanna, Mariah Carey and more.
Mustard:
Drake and Kendrick and even J. Cole, they all came and made this the pinnacle of… He's back. Would you rather I stay with this lady and be unhappy and chase her or something? What do you want me to do? I remember the last conversation I had with Nipsey, he was telling me to name that album 'FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED.' What's up, it's Mustard and you're watching Billboard News.
Tetris Kelly:
You picked the perfect time to stop by Billboard. Hot 100 #1 song
Mustard:
Yeah.
Tetris Kelly:
“We're not like us,” man. How do you feel at this point in your career being at the top of the Hot 100?
Man, I keep saying it. And I never get tired of saying it. It's got to be God. Because if you think about it, it's like a couple months ago I knew I had this whole album. And I was like, “Okay, what am I going to do to get back in shape? What am I going to do?” I can't anymore, I don't want to do any more drip checks. I've already done that. I don't want to do any more weight checks. I've already done that. I want to get as fit as I can, but I was like, “What am I going to do?” How are we going to get people to say, “Oh, I want to listen to Mustard again?” I think every artist would think about that. And then the song came out.
Tetris Kelly:
Well, there's my Apple promotion.
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