Mustard produced “Not Like Us” in 30 minutes and says he heard the song for the first time with everyone else

Mustard just revealed details about his involvement in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” which, unless you’re living under a rock, took aim at Drake during the biggest rap feud in years. Mustard, known for his distinctive production label, clarified in an interview with Billboard that he did not sample Nas’ “Ether” for the track, despite fan speculation. “I definitely heard someone say that,” he noted.

And here’s the thing: Mustard said he heard the finished song for the first time with the audience. “I’ve never heard it before. I wasn’t in the studio with him,” he explained. Reflecting on his creative process, he said, “When I was making it, in the back of my mind I was thinking, ‘What would Dr. Dre do if Lil Jon was in the studio and they were working on a beat together?'” What do you think? Cap or not?

Mustard added: “It took me about 30 minutes to make that beat and I didn’t know he would take the beat to such extremes.”

Here’s what’s next for Mustard. In addition to his work on “Not Like Us,” Mustard is preparing to release his fourth studio album, *Faith of a Mustard Seed*, which is set to drop on July 26. The album will include the track “Parking Lot” featuring Travis Scott, who recently performed a snippet of it. Scott raps, “I’m high as a motherf**kin’ Scott, the rock/ I give her good d**k, the type it’s hard to stop/ The mashup sound make the artist drop.” This song will be released on June 21.

Mustard’s previous album, “Perfect Ten,” debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and featured collaborations with artists such as Young Thug, Ty Dolla Sign, Ella Mai, Playboi Carti, and the late Nipsey Hussle. The album included popular tracks such as “Pure Water” and “On GOD.”