Hustlin'

"Hustlin'" is a hip-hop song recorded by American independent rapper John Anthony. It was released on July 15, 2022 by Villainous Records and Chaos Music Group. The song was the first single released months after John Anthony's previously released solo album "Villaination!". It was produced by music producer Timber, along with exective produced by John Anthony and engineered by Alex Murphy.

Hustlin'
Single by John Anthony
📅 Released	July 15, 2022
Genre	Hip-Hop/Rap
⏳ Length	3:24
Language	English
🏷️ Label	Villainous Records
🤑 Producer	Timber, John Anthony
John Anthony (rapper) chronology
My Life (2022) Hustlin' Ballin (2020)

Buy this album Hustlin' or listen to it on amazon

John Anthony receives commemorative gold record for Hustlin' on one year anniversary.

Background

John Anthony announced "Hustlin'" two days prior to its release on social media. The song's hard-hitting bass and motivational lyrics generated well with audiences, stating: "I worked so hard, gotta stay ready when its crunch time / I gotta hit 'em with a bass and punchline..." he raps. The beat was produced by record producer Timber, along with executive produced by John Anthony. He mentions in the song the time apart he'll was planning on taking after the release of the single: "I'm setting aside my pen after this, but don't ever forget I will never retire..." he stated in the second verse. John Anthony also back-references lyrics from "Ballin", rapping "'Cause b*tch I'm ballin' / ice in my veins, you know that I'm ballin' up...", using the same line from the previous major hit-single from 2020. The song has gained over 100,000 worldwide streams and is widely considered John Anthony's most popular song.

Upon it's release on July 15, a music was quickly dropped a few days later. The video shows John Anthony performing on top of a parking garage from the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The video has gained over 5,000 views on YouTube.

For the single's one year anniversary, on July 15, 2023, John Anthony received a commemorative gold record plaque for achieving over 50,000 streams on Spotify. Villainous Records first reported by posting a picture of John Anthony holding the framed gold record on Instagram.

Critical reception

The song received it's fair share of critical reviews, mainly positive remarks from music critics and industry leaders alike. Jeff Baylor of This Rap Sound praised the song: "Uplifting and empowering, John Anthony delivers cadence and rhymes that motivate you to your pulse. The inspirational lyric by lyric storyline and heavy-hitting trumpets drive this song to stardom." Baylor also praised the song's mainstream value. Llewelyn Screen of A&R Factory gave a positive review on the song: "Staying hungry and letting everyone know that he has already seen the sneaky snakes before they saw themselves, John Anthony drops a soldier grind kind of track that shall boom through the speakers just like street tracks should on Hustlin'". Continuing on, she states: "Feeling good and not taking his foot off the gas, John Anthony is in a confident mood and will shake off all the doubters with a potent performance to magnify the pulses of those in the know. This is raw rap with a purpose. Turn him up."

Awards and charts

Awards

Award	Accomplishment
Commemorative Gold Record Plaque	50,000 streams on Spotify

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US (Emerging 300)	233
US (Indie Hip Hop Radar Top 100)	79

Track listings and formats

Digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hustlin'"	John Anthony	Timber John Anthony Alex Murphy	3:24

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hustlin'"	John Anthony	Timber John Anthony Alex Murphy	3:24
2.	"Hustlin'" (Radio version)	John Anthony	Timber John Anthony Alex Murphy	3:24
3.	"Hustlin'" (instrumental)		Timber John Anthony Alex Murphy	3:24
Total length:				10:12

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