Apparently, DJ Mustard still feels some type of way about Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and he isn't too fond of Jidenna's "Classic Man" either. Mustard recently took to Twitter to put the producers of both songs on blast and remind everyone that he's the one keeping the West Coast sound alive.
In a series of since-deleted tweets, the Los Angeles-based producer proclaimed himself as the originator of the sound used in Azalea and Jidenna's aforementioned tracks.
"The producers of fancy sued the n*ggas that did classic man n*ggas suing for sh*t they ain't start....," DJ Mustard reportedly wrote on Twitter on Tuesday (Aug. 18).
He continued, calling the songs "rip offs" of his signature style, "Fancy was a rip off... Classic mans a rip off... Str8 up!"
Last summer, Mustard shared similar sentiments in regard to Azalea's smash hit during an interview with veteran hip-hop journalism Elliott Wilson as a part of his CRWN series.
"At first I was like, 'Yeah, you trippin,'" DJ Mustard said. "I know Iggy. We know her. She used to be chillin' with me, [Ty Dolla $ign], YG. She used to be chillin' with us. She knows the sound. She knows how hard we was working to make that sound and for you to go to somebody else or for you to do whatever you did, whatever they did and just be like, 'Oh this is new and I don't know why Mustard dissed...' No. You know why."
Part of Mustard's more recent frustration may come from the fact that Azalea revealed that she is getting royalties from Jidenna's "Classic Man" because the song samples her track produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade.
It is unclear whether or not Mustard will pursue legal action in the future but he compared Azalea and her collaborators to someone who steals a bike and then sells it.
In the past, however, there has been controversy over who originated the sound DJ Mustard claims as his own. Last May, Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. claimed that DJ Mustard borrowed his production from a Bay Area style. Mustard was sure to make note of that in his tweets as well.
I got so much love for the bay don't ever misunderstand that ....
— Dj mustard (@DJmustard) August 19, 2015
In other news, Mustard teamed up with DJ Khaled and DJ Premier to executive produce the soundtrack for NBA 2K16. The soundtrack features more than 50 songs, including six tracks "exclusive" to the game. Each DJ created new instrumentals and individual playlists for gamers' listening pleasure.
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