PETE & BAS – Ugly

Pete & Bas are a British hip hop duo based in London, formed in 2017. They are notable for the songs “The Old Estate”, “Dents in a Peugeot”, and their debut single, “Shut Ya Mouth”.

The duo consists of two rap artists aged in their 70s. They released their first single in 2017 with “Shut Ya Mouth”. They recorded the song after Pete discovered his enjoyment for hip hop when his granddaughter was playing rap music on his car radio. He told Bas about it, and they decided that it would be good fun to issue it on YouTube. It was an immediate success and went viral, so they continued to create new music. They have also done successful gigs and a concert tour in major UK cities. They have over 320,000 followers on Instagram.

The duo have collaborated with several other notable artists. Their single “The Old Estate” features the rapper M24, and has a video filmed on an estate in Rotherhithe, and Millwall football stadium, which Pete is at least a fan of.

Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly

0-1, 2-1 Do one, son I mean that Run a man down DigDat Break both legs on a man KitKat Kick back, cracked egg in a pint sip that Big Bas, boot to the face and his head goes splat

Shut your mouth Wanna throw stones come down south London town Smash pints till the sun goes down You don’t wanna come round here Get smashed in the face with a sovereign Fried slice on a plate with the beans, And a sausage and the egg no nonsense

Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly What’s that, missed calls and the texts on the Whatsapp Send me the location And I drop that Ring off the burner, drop cash to the Santander Nice little earner, two shakes of a lamb’s tail I’m there Hank Marvin Take chunks off a man – wood carving Listen darling, I go fast in my Aston Martin I’m a nut job, pint cans in my grandson’s lunchbox And I got more in the gloves box Had a big fat crash at the bus stop

Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly Lovely, jubbly Glass of the bubbly And I got tools and they go, BANG! Step too close and it’s ugly