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  • On Battle Tested, the first release from Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard. The collaborative duo has created a genre all of their own, mixing aggressive Hip-Hop beats, Dub-Step basses and elements of Alternative-Rock with Rob’s Hardcore vocal stylings. From the opening assault of “Hold Strong” to the fluid, synth heavy, “Never Settle”, Battle Tested is a vigorous, empowering, never-stopping set of tracks that hit you fast and hard.

    The fellas made serious noise in September 2011 with their explosive first single “Work Hustle Kill”, experiencing a tidal wave of fan-response-videos and demand for more music. So back into the studio they went, recording more gut-busting (literally), fist-pumping, powerhouse anthems.

    When asked about the inspiration behind creating this EP, Rob says, "There are parts of songs I like when I'm working out, so I wanted to make full length songs that were nothing but parts of songs I'd want to work out to." Charley adds, "Basically, we wanted to make high energy music that would motivate people to do better and be better."







  • Photography by Eve Reinhardt
  • PRESS

    “Hustle’s ability to create music in such a versatile range of genres from EP to EP, and be successful at it, has definitely caught our attention." – Eric Shae, Maimed & Tamed

    Interview with John Rankin on New Music Inferno


    PLACEMENTS

    Sports Center/Under Armor (ESPN) - watch
    Elite 11 – coming soon
  • Written by Charles Caripides and Robert Bailey
    Vocals by Rob Bailey and Charley Hustle
    Produced by Charley Hustle
    Recorded at Mercy Sound, NYC and Fort Charles Studios, NYC
    Photography by Eve Reinhardt www.evereinhardt.com
    Published by Works of Wonderlous (ASCAP); Hustle Standard Music (ASCAP); and Flag Nor Fail Music (ASCAP)

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