DJ Mustard is a Los Angeles area legend who recently got into a spat with association rivals DJ Akademiks and Drake on X. Why ask? Well, it could be as simple as Akademiks posting a tweet revealing first-week sales for DJ Mustard’s latest album, Faith of a Mustard Seed.
Now this isn’t that big of an issue because reporters report sales in different ways through different media all the time. But this time, DJ Mustard sensed something was wrong.
DJ Mustard’s “Faith of a Mustard Seed” sold 18,000 copies in its first week.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) August 3, 2024
For those who followed Drake-Kendrick back and forth during the all-out battle with diss records, it was clear that the Academicians picked a side early on in the feud. It’s fair to say that support for Drake from academia has continued after the beef, with Academia constantly reporting on pro-Drake news, as he has multiple times with Kendrick and crew from just about anyone and everywhere. attack with equal zeal.
Since Wasabi delivered the final blow to Kendrick in the “Not Like Us” fight, it’s natural to assume that the “opponent” wants to take him down – and that’s what Wasabi seems to be assuming. It’s safe to say he wasn’t happy.
Beyond Gratitude… #FOAMS https://t.co/0AJ50jUQkT
— Mustard (@mustard) August 2, 2024
Album sales are a form of white supremacy you niggas racists.
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
Your name Thomas O’Malley lmfao https://t.co/MasXjwF0Kk
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
Drake is the Malcolm He fell down on the same day as me😂
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
What followed was a flurry of tweets, which Mustard claimed he posted during his son’s basketball game, while academicians continued the jab and back-and-forth on his social media profiles. Now, to be fair, while Mustard claims album sales are a form of white supremacy, he actually also retweeted a tweet about album sales. But when academicians do this, people automatically assume they have malicious intent, and almost as automatically, the matter is immediately replied to.
These Drake Robots Are Furry Nation
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
Robots are trying to make me disappear😂
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
Play the album or become a robot 😂 the choice is yours. pic.twitter.com/5f9Gh0qRaQ
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
I’m not mad, I’m mad at my son’s basketball game, they’re basketball players and they just won, I thought I’d fade some robots, I’m still grateful that the robots will never make me ungrateful, haha, fuck you Do you want it?
— Mustard (@mustard) August 3, 2024
Mustard even claimed that Drake had Gordo abandon his project around the same time as Mustard, as some kind of strategic move. Now, whether or not this statement is true, one has to ask themselves – can you really blame Wasabi? He seemed extremely satisfied and grateful that the project had sold 18,000 copies and that he not only produced it but also rapped about it before academics commented. It’s clear that he’s permanently etched in the hip-hop history books with “Not Like Us,” so who’s really right? We’ll let you decide for yourself!
