“The hustle” is often characterized by the decade. It has changed colors many times throughout American history. Most often, it is not cast in the best light. But today’s day and age has introduced a new mindset. The hustle isn’t bootlegging, smuggling, trapping, or rapping. It’s waking up every single day driven by a single purpose: doing what you were put on this earth to do.

Or as Lorenzo (played by Rober DeNiro) in a Bronx Tale wisely said, “It don’t take much strength to pull a trigger but try getting up every morning day after day and work for a living, let’s see him try that, then we’ll see who the real tough guy is, the working man is the tough guy.”

For DJ Fly Guy, that means creating art that speaks to our generation; it means wielding failure as a weapon for future success; it means taking a chance day in and day out. And you know what, he isn’t afraid to do it.

For those that don’t know DJ Fly Guy, he is a child of hip-hop. From an early age, he was inspired to leave his mark on the world through art. For a time, his outlet was rapping. But perspective changed that ambition. Or, rather, it molded his mindset and guided him to use his true god-given talents.

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where the hustle started for DJ Fly Guy. Was he born with it? Some of us are. Was it an outcome of nature and nurture? Family has a way of inspiring the best in us. Was it a product of geography? New York does indeed breeds some of the world’s best artists? Or was it something he cultivated throughout his entire life?