The Pen Behind the Pulse by Zack Poole, Bust-Down Books
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The Pen Behind the Pulse
By Bust-Down Books
The world we live in is one where noise is currency and silence is mistaken for absence. Music remains the last honest language. The purest form of therapy for those of us that grew up without father figures. Those of us that were raised by our music. It is the pulse of protest and the whisper of resilience. The Battle cry of truth. A place where we find a bond of brotherhood from artists sharing experiences that WE get. That WE understand and feel from 10 toes through the soul, and exhale out the nose.
Maybe not understood by our classmates, coworkers, or the world in general yet the artists brave enough to share their stories and bestow upon us a sense of solidarity we had never known before. And behind every verse that moves a soul, there is a pen—often unseen, often uncredited, but never unimportant.
Bust-Down Songwriting Services, an imprint of Bust-Down Books, exists for that pen. For the writer who weaves pain into poetry. For the artist who speaks through others. For the son of the single mother who taught her child that education is not a privilege—it is a weapon.
Ghostwriting as Liberation
We do not ghostwrite to hide. We ghostwrite to amplify. Our services are not transactional—they are transformational. Whether you are a rapper with a message but no manuscript, or a singer with a melody but no map, we build the bridge between your voice and your vision.
Our writers are not machines. They are thinkers, readers, rebels and revolutionaries. We could channel Voltaire’s wit, Baldwin’s fire, and Edward Said’s precision and passion. Every song is a thesis. Every hook is a headline. Every verse is a vessel.
Music as Education
Bust-Down Global was born not from wealth, but from wisdom. Single mothers working around the clock with worn out feet and aching backs, still giving praise to God, care to their children and community—because they believe they still have the power to help others that have it worse. This phenomenon is the heartbeat that gives life to our music. When we rap—We do not aim just to entertain. We deliver game to educate.
Each One, Reach One, Teach One.
Our catalog is a curriculum. Our lyrics are lectures. We teach digital currency, financial literacy, social justice, seeking of spirituality and quest for wisdom [Word 2 Solomon]—not in classrooms, but in cadences. In our world; learning is not only cool—it is change. It is transcendence. It is evolution, It is revolution.

What We Offer
- Custom ghostwriting primarily for rap, R&B, spoken word, country, pop—however there are NO limits—We learn the artist and we create custom communication of personal prose.
- Lyric development and concept refinement
- Educational songwriting for youth programs, religious centers, places of worship, nonprofits and any organizations that we can offer our gift to to give improved outreach
- Creative consulting for artists, labels, and educators
Join the Movement
Bust-Down Songwriting Services is a business. However, far from the limitations of that title alone. We are a movement. A literary imprint with a lyrical mission. A place where the pen is sacred and the message is mandatory.
If you are an artist, educator, or visionary looking to collaborate, we invite you to reach out. Let’s write something that matters.
Contact: songwriting.services@bustdownbooks.com
Instagram: @bustdownbooks
YouTube: @bustdownbooks
YouTube: @bustdownglobal

A very special S/O to true artists like Scarface & Kevin Gates. Artists that have embodied an authentic essence of bravery and never batted an eye in the face of honesty—by sharing with the world their story, saving countless lost souls. Paving the way for future artists to express creative freedom while also executing true service of the Lord in educating and uplifting the youth, or anyone going through something.
"How many caskets can we witness
Before we see it's hard to live this life without God?
So we must ask forgiveness"
—2Pac Amaru Shakur, Unconditional Love