Any way you slice it, 2014 was the year of DJ Mustard. Almost from the beginning, it was clear that Mustard wasn’t going to let a 2013 largely dominated by Pharrell and Mike WiLL Made It stand in the way of his determination to rule the radio. And whether it was Top 10 hits like “Don’t Tell ‘Em” and “I Don’t Fuck With You” or Platinum singles like “Show Me” and “Who Do You Love?” Mustard proved that his bounce and beats were what were making the world go round this past year.[more…]

Maybe the biggest indication of Mustard’s success has been just how many artists came to him for beats. In 2014 alone he had bangers with longtime friends YG, Kid Ink and Ty Dolla $ign, but artists such as T.I. (“No Mediocre), Tinashe (“2 On”), Meek Mill (“She Don’t Know”) and French Montana (“Don’t Panic”) all also dipped into Mustard’s deep well of hits (he even spawned imitators, with tracks like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Chris Brown’s “Loyal” seemingly coming straight out of Mustard’s playbook). To honor the L.A. beatmaker’s massive year, XXL pulled together a rundown of DJ Mustard’s 10 biggest bangers in 2014. Mustard on the beat. 

See the FULL LIST HERE.