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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.


I Am Not Done feat. Moxiie

Run This

Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry

BLANK  – Ridah For Life (Prod. by Scady)

MMA - Hard Workout Motivation

Intro (Kill) 4x
I'm never gonna stop

Verse 1 (Hustle)
If it's hard then I know it's workin'
These sleepless nights, I know they're worth it
Cuz I gt a dream, I got a purpose
I got a purpose, I got a purpose

PreChorus (Kill)
I can't behave, I got options
I went too far and I'm not done
One more time
One more time
One more time
I'm greedy and I'm never gonna stop

Chorus (Kill)
I'm never gonna stop
I'm never gonna stop
I'm never gonna stop

Verse 2 (Hustle)
If it's free it won't be worth it
And if it's easy I don't deserve it
I want it to last so I gotta earn it
I gotta earn it, I gotta earn it

PreChorus (Kill)

Chorus (Kill)

Break (Hustle)
Never 8x

Chorus (Kill)

Never Gonna Stop Jay Kıll & The Hustle Standard

Dirty Wormz – God of War

Buy on iTunes

Never Give A Fxck

Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard_GO FOREVER (2015)

A$AP Rocky - Praise the Lord (Jephirsun Danger Flip)

Shinedown - Diamond Eyes [Boom - Lay Boom - Lay Boom]

The song 'Who I Am' by Avery Watts, off of the album 'The Takeover'.

LYRICS:

[VERSE 1]
I've spent years on the scene and I've done my time
I was never given anything, I've earned what's mine
I defy all lines, I will not retreat
You can't buy me, I spit right in the face of defeat

This is my class: Top brass, a bold breed
A caliber conceived, birthed, and born to lead
To be the first pick, first string, first in, front line
Screaming into the sky, "The world is mine!"

I define defiance, represent rebellion
Embody true autonomy, have been through hell
And still do what I choose, been battered and bruised
Yeah, I've taken many beatings and gladly paid all my dues
But I refuse to dummy down and follow the herd
I'm gonna say what I believe and stand by my word
See, I've never known the taste of a silver spoon
Never took the blue pill, not to mention I'm immune

Can't be controlled, won't do what I'm told
I'm not a number, a name tag, or fit into a mold
As my story unfolds I will proudly stand
Forever unapologetically
I don't give a damn, this is...

[CHORUS]
Who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world is you
This is who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world is you

[VERSE 2]
Substance with every single syllable I bring
'Cause you can talk all day long and never say a thing
We don't even need the music for me to convey I'm not playing
I'll write it out in braille, you can feel what I'm saying
That’s real

No facade, I will never be part of propped up pop propaganda, fake art
With no heart, no soul, I cannot be sold
I'll be the bright light in a dark mine that's black as coal
Whether I'm mocked, blocked or knocked, still I'll never stop
Like a rock, as consistent as hands on a clock
You can bet I'm gonna be locked, loaded, ready for a test
I don't walk and talk, I do better than the best
No vest on my chest, I'm not afraid to die
I've been blessed, so I live every minute I'm alive
And I take this vow, while I'm here above ground
Never will I ever back up or bow down
This is…

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
When death comes to get me, I've got no regrets
I threw it all on the table when I placed my bet
Said it all, did it all, and I'd do it again just so…
So the world will know…

[FINAL CHORUS]
Who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world is you
This is who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world is… (Come on!)
This is who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world is you
This is who I am, what I believe
This is who I am, with every breath I breathe
It’s who I am, tried and true
The only thing to be in this world (Is what?)
Well, the only thing to be in this world is you (Come on!)
Everything you are in this world is you

The Takeover

Who I Am

Buy Here

The fourth album by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard.

Credits:

Written by Charles Caripides and Rob Bailey
("I Am the Fire" also written by Jake Hill)

Produced (and recorded and mixed and mastered) by Hustle Standard (aka Charley Hustle)

Vocals performed by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard

Pedal Steel on "Not the End" performed by Todd Beene

Engineered by Billy Lefler at Deathstar Studios, Los Angeles, CA (www.billylefler.com)

Additional Recording at...
Hustle Shoals, Catskills, NY
Rob's Basement Mini-Bar, Whitefish, MT
Bodd Teene's House on the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, AL
Rob's Sunroom, Temple, PA
Hustle's Apartment, The Hollywood Dell, CA

Album Cover Photo by Gran

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