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From the opening line, "mark my words", Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard are making a statement with their second album, appropriately titled, Beast.  If you're not familiar with the RBHS sound it's a mixture of hardcore, dubstep, hiphop, and punk elements meant to get you off your ass and headed down a path of domination.  Fans of their previous EP, Battle Tested, will be happy to know that Beast picks up  right where the duo left off.  The Hustle Standard's production is still huge; Rob Bailey's voice is still larger-than-life; and the songs still make you want to run through walls.

Beast starts with the song "I Am Not Done" which features the Brooklyn-born artist Moxiie proclaiming "This is not last year and I am not done here".  The second song is also the title-track, "Beast", and quite simply, this one is a BEAST.  On "Run This" Charley Hustle (a.k.a The Hustle Standard) sings "I'm too busy chasing mine to let the world leave me behind/I'm going for mine", and on "What I Live For" Rob's hell-fire voice demands that you "Wake up!".  "Ambulances", a fun play on Rob's verse from "Run Shit", features the Bronx rapper, Drew Boogie.  The remix to "I Am Not Done" is an uptempo, electro remix that helps the album breathe before getting into the final remix.  "The Beast Remix" is not just a remix of the song "Beast", but of the whole album with elements of every song over heavy trap style production.  The final song, "Jealous", is undoubtedly the most unique of the 8 songs, and on first listen could be seen as a departure for the pair, but all of the intensity and honor, that make Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard what they are, is front and center over this methodical, evolving track.  Overall, Beast, is a declaration that, despite any odds, people can not only overcome, but can become Beasts.


Beast

Ambulances feat. Drew Boogie

Playlist with more tracks : https://soundcloud.com/gym-workout-music/sets/rob-bailey-and-the-hustle 

Rob Bailey and The Hustle Standard - Run This

Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard_SQUARE UP (2015)

[Verse 1]
Man, I gotta be honest
I been down in the dumps
Said a few too many words I wish I never said once
Got no money to blow
still gonna blow some more
Then blow my brains out all over the floor

[Verse 2
Ain't nobody got it perfect, Man, That's not how it works
Some people good at jobs, some good at workin' my nerves
I could blame it on the world
But it could always be worse
If this world stopped spinning
Then we'd all get thrown to the curb

[Chorus]
So can the world stop spinning? 
'Cause I wanna get off
If I endure any more
Then I'm gonna throw up
Got nowhere to go
But I don't give a fuck
Can't go with the flow 
cuz I'm perfectly stuck

[Verse 3]
And you don't gotta tell me I ain't one of a kind
'Cause I know I'm one in seven billion
It's fine
And I got nothing to show for all these years of life
And I can't go with the flow 'cause I can't catch a ride
 
[Verse 4]
And I know it's not perfect
But I'm making it work
I'm not good at much else
But I'm good at being a jerk
And if you think it's bad now
Then you ain't seen the worst
this world’s gonna end before we get what we deserve

[Pre-Chrorus]
tongue tied
brain fried
gettin’ tired of this
high five
i tried
to smile through the shit
bell chime
it’s time
I finally quit
til’ then
my friend
keep fighting through it

[Chorus]
So can the world stop spinning? 
'Cause I wanna get off
If I endure any more
Then I'm gonna throw up
Got nowhere to go
But I don't give a fuck
Can't go with the flow 
cuz I'm perfectly stuck

[Bridge]
If you give up
You can join my club
You can sit with us
We can all do drugs
We can all be friends
High fives and hugs
And we'll talk some shit
and give zero fucks

[Final Chorus]
So can the world stop spinning? (If you give up)
'Cause I wanna get off (You can join my club)
If I endure any more (You can sit with us)
Then I'm gonna throw up (We can all do drugs)
Got nowhere to go (We can all be friends)
But I don't give a fuck (High fives and hugs)
Can't go with the flow (And we'll talk some shit)
Cuz I'm perfectly stuck (and give zero fucks)

Perfectly Stuck (feat. All Wick, No Wax & Nostalgia Boy)

Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Show The World

The song 'A Cut Above' by Avery Watts, off of the album 'The Takeover'.

LYRICS:

[CHORUS]
Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

[VERSE 1]
Nobody understands what it takes to be the man
Having every single person say you can't, when you can
To give up everything you've ever known for a dream
And never stop the fight no matter how hard it seems
You sacrifice, you bleed, you sweat, and you cry
Doing everything you can not to lay down and die
When you fall and you call out, there's no one to help
So you've got no other option but to pick up yourself
At the end of the battle you're the only one standing
Everyone watching, the stage you're commanding
The pages of history will speak of today
And when they talk about the champion
This is what they'll say:

[CHORUS]

[VERSE 2]
People will break you right down to nothing if you let 'em
They say, "There's a million others like you, what makes you better?"
But remember that these folks are afraid of the unknown
They're the ones who wet the bed if they go ten miles from home
“Stay Down”, is what they scream in your ear
The only weapon that they have to use is fear
So you take all the beatings and you take all the hits
But your back on your feet for more, you don't quit
You'll never back down, never stop, never pause
Never give up, never sacrifice the cause
This is your life, you gonna let somebody take it?
Look in the mirror: That's all you need to make it

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
The smoke has all cleared, and you own the throne
You're king of the castle, and everybody knows
They bow in your presence, and fear your might
‘Cause they know for damn sure what it, what it…

[FINAL CHORUS]
What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

The Takeover

A Cut Above

Buy Here

From the Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard EP, Battle Tested

Try 'n Hold Me Back

For licensing or publishing information please contact Phil Cialdella - pcialdella@wonderlous.com

Mastered by Mike Rogers - for mastering contact Mike at engmix@gmail.com

Vocals by Rob Bailey, Charley Hustle, Jay Kill, and Dana Linn Bailey
Produced by Charley Hustle
Recorded at Mercy Sound, NYC
Written by Charles Caripides, Robert Bailey, Jacob Hill, and Dana Linn Bailey

You're All Going Under feat. Jay Kill & Dana Linn Bailey

HOLD STRONG By Rob Bailey and The Hustle Standard

Rob Bailey and The Hustle Standard - Never Settle

Motivation Song