WHAT'S HOT
Kendrick Lamar Felt Like ‘Goku’ While Recording ‘GNX’ Hit ‘Hey Now,’ Says Mustard

Published
3 weeks agoon

Kendrick Lamar went Super Saiyan on his GNX album as Mustard revealed that K. Dot channeled his inner-Goku while recording “Hey Now.”
Related
Central Cee Announces His 2025 Can’t Rush Greatness World Tour
01/28/2025
Mustard caught up with the Recording Academy earlier this week ahead of the Grammy Awards, where he opened up about some of his conversations with Lamar surrounding GNX, who took things to Dragon Ball Z.
“I had heard ‘Hey Now’ during the ‘Not Like Us’ video shoot; he played me a snippet. I asked him, ‘Man, what made you do that,” Mustard recalled asking Lamar. “And he said, ‘When I heard the beat, I just felt like Goku or something.’ I was like, ‘What?’ And he explained, ‘Yeah, when I hear certain s— on your beats, it brings out something else in me, so I just did whatever I felt.’ I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy.’”
“Hey Now” features fellow L.A. rapper Dody6 and serves as one of the album’s highlights with a snarling Kendrick at the helm having fun on the mic while powering up like Goku. The Mustard-produced track ended up reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In a separate interview with People, Mustard revealed that plenty of stars previously passed on the “Hey Now” beat, including close friends Ty Dolla $ign, YG and Quavo. The producer explained he was trying to make a “West Coast version of [Clipse’s] ‘Grindin.’”
“That’s why it’s so empty like that. That’s why it’s just weird sounds,” he explained. “[YG] didn’t end up doing it … I played it for Quavo, and I’m like, ‘Quavo man, if you get this if you can connect to this song, I’m telling you,’ he’s like, ‘What the hell you want me to do to it? You want me to whisper on the beat?’ And I’m like, ‘Alright.’ So I didn’t force it on him.”
Mustard is up for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 2025 Grammy Awards, while K.Dot boasts seven nominations in total ahead of Sunday’s show (Feb. 2).
Michael Saponara
Source link

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Lawyers Say Sex Trafficking Charge Has Racist Origins, Ask Judge to Dismiss It

Cynthia Erivo to Host 2025 Tony Awards

Myke Towers’ ‘Otra Noche’ Featuring Darell Jumps to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

Here Are the Youngest Oscar Winners Ever in 10 Key Categories

Sabrina Carpenter Announces Second Night at London’s BST Hyde Park

Exclusive interview with Corey Miceli SuperHumanSociety

Humble Hefe: From Trials to Triumph in the World of Hip-Hop

Celebrity HipHop’s Next Up: Exclusive Interview with C.J. Brown

Celebrity HipHop’s Next Up: Exclusive Interview with Truth

An Exclusive Interview With Jizzyjondabeat

Hotboii – Z What I Z (Official Video)

DDG – The Method (Official Music Video)

BigXthaPlug – Holy Ground (Official Lyric Video)

Skrilla – Doot Doot (6 7) (Official Audio)

Alabama Barker – Cry Bhabie (Official Video)
TRENDING


Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Lawyers Say Sex Trafficking Charge Has Racist Origins, Ask Judge to Dismiss It
Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ attorneys have filed a motion seeking the dismissal of a sex trafficking charge in the hip-hop mogul’s...


Cynthia Erivo to Host 2025 Tony Awards
Cynthia Erivo is set to host 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. The ceremony will return to Radio City...


Myke Towers’ ‘Otra Noche’ Featuring Darell Jumps to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart
Myke Towers secures his 13th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Otra Noche,” featuring Darell, surges 13-1 for...


Here Are the Youngest Oscar Winners Ever in 10 Key Categories
Timothée Chalamet could make Oscar history on March 2, when the 97th annual Academy Awards are presented at the Dolby...


Sabrina Carpenter Announces Second Night at London’s BST Hyde Park
Sabrina Carpenter will headline a second night at London’s BST Hyde Park. The Short n’ Sweet singer will now perform...