Can't Knock the Hustle

"Can't Knock the Hustle" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, released on October 11, 2018 as the lead single for their self titled album, also called the Black Album. A music video was released on the same day.

## Overview

On October 9, 2018, a Yelp profile under the name "Rivers Wentz W." was shared by the band's social media accounts along with the text "Leave a five star review and I’ll leave you one too". The following day, a TripAdvisor profile was also shared.

The song's existence was formally confirmed on October 10, 2018, with a release date of October 11 at 8 a.m. EST. The song was debuted live at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on December 31, 2018. The song was played at various concerts during the band's Spring 2019 tour.

The song features prominent background vocals by Roberta Freeman, best known for her work with Guns n' Roses.

## Video/Audio

The music video was produced by Jerry Media and directed by Guy Blelloch. The video stars Pete Wentz (credited in the video as "Rivers Wentz") of the band Fall Out Boy and also features YouTuber Krispyshorts and Instagram model Romane Recalde. In a March 2019 Billboard interview, Rivers Cuomo confirmed that the video had originally been filmed as a music video for the 2017 Pacific Daydream song "Happy Hour". According to an e-mail sent out to members of the Weezer Fan Club, the video was, prior to being reworked for "Can't Knock the Hustle", intended for the song "Midnight", which was originally planned as the debut single for the Black Album, before the unexpected success of "Rosanna" and "Africa" caused it to be pushed back, before being scrapped entirely.

## Lyrics

[Intro]

Hasta luego, hasta luego

Hasta luego, adios

[Verse 1]

My manager's slacking so I gotta move quick

I'm lacking in natural gifts

I'm an ugly motherfucker, but I work hella harder

And you can write a blog about it

[Chorus]

Can't knock the hustle (Ooh-hoo)

Can't knock the hustle (Oh no)

Leave a five-star review and I'll leave you one, too

Can't knock the hustle (Yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus]

Hasta luego, hasta luego

Hasta luego, adios

[Verse 2]

The future's so bright, I gotta poke my eyes out

Running up my credit cards (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

Sellin' lemonade by the side of the road

You see it all from where you are (Oh)

[Chorus]

Can't knock the hustle (No, no, no, oh)

Can't knock the hustle (No, no, no, no)

Leave a five-star review and I'll leave you one, too

Can't knock the hustle (Ooh)

[Post-Chorus]

Hasta luego, hasta luego

Hasta luego, adios

Hasta luego, hasta luego

Hasta luego, adios (Bye-bye)

[Break]

Don't step to me

Don't step to me

Don't step to me, bitch

[Verse 3]

Now you can criticize me for anything

I ain't like them other boys (Oh)

Higher education is the key to escape (Ooh)

But I never learned to roll a joint

[Chorus]

Can't knock the hustle (Oh)

Can't knock the hustle (Oh)

Leave a five-star review and I'll leave you one, too

Can't knock the hustle (Yeah, ooh)

[Post-Chorus]

Hasta luego, hasta luego (Right)

Hasta luego, adios

Hasta luego (Oh), hasta luego (Oh)

Hasta luego, adios (Oh, bye-bye)

(Oh, oh, ooh, ooh, bye-bye)

## See Also

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