HERITAGE: J Spades Gives "Hustle Hard" Its Own Classic East London Twist (2011)

HERITAGE: J Spades Gives "Hustle Hard" Its Own Classic East London Twist (2011)


February 18, 2022

Ah, the Ace Hood "Hustle Hard" flow. The Florida star's signature anthem was inescapable when it dropped back in 2011 and had such a profound influence on UK rap that it threatened to set us back decades and have everyone rapping in American accents. Thankfully, that didn't happen, but it's worth remembering there were still plenty of rappers doing great things with it.

One of them was J Spades who put this gem on the very first edition of More Money More Pagans. This was the right way to put a spin on Ace Hood's original; it nods to the source material, but there's no denying this is as East London as it gets and the mobbed-out visuals are just as raw. We're still waiting on MMMP4 though...




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