When Mustard was 11 years old, his uncle, a DJ, let him DJ at a family party. He acquired his DJ name from the condiment dijon mustard because his first name is also Dijon. Mustard began DJing more as he got older, and became much more skilled at it. DJ Mustard then very often DJed in clubs. He uses the music production software Reason, first using 5, 6 and currently using 6.5. "With this ratchet music I\'m trying to create my own sound. I want to make this to where it can\'t leave, this is something that everybody\'s gonna get used to. Like how everybody got used to Lil Jon or Luke." I don\'t want it to be something that comes and goes, I want it to be something that\'s here forever like a real culture," Mustard said.\n', '

In an interview with Sway\'s Universe, DJ Mustard described his business relationship with West coast rapper YG. Since YG\'s second mixtape The Real 4Fingaz, he has produced on all of his mixtapes. "I started making beats for YG; he was one the first people to do my beats. I started with him, so for us to do a mixtape was easy. We created this dancing sound. I feel like we owed it to the streets and we\'re not stopping." DJ Mustard has produced singles by YG such as "Bitches Ain\'t Shit" featuring rappers Tyga and Nipsey Hussle, and "You Broke" also featuring Nipsey Hussle. During 2010, DJ Mustard released an unofficial compilation album with various artists through the label Thump Records that was called "Let\'s Jerk" named after the street dance called jerking in Los Angeles.\n', '

During late 2011, DJ Mustard produced Tyga\'s third single "Rack City" from his second album Careless World: Rise of the Last King. The song was released in December 2011, and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. It was also certified 2x platinum by the RIAA. According to Mustard, the beat for the song was originally for YG. YG told Mustard that Tyga needed a beat, so he sent the beat to Tyga. DJ Mustard\'s career was given a huge blast from the song. He also produced two tracks from Tyga\'s mixtape Well Done 3, the third installment of his Well Done series and his song "Hit Em Up" featuring rapper Jadakiss from his third album Hotel California, released on April 9, 2013.\n', '

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