"Down in the DM" was released as the album's first single on October 27, 2015.[3] The song was produced by Ben Billions and Schife.[4] The music video for the single premiered on February 4, 2016 via Gotti's VEVO channel.[5] The song has peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[6]
"Law" featuring E-40, was sent to rhythmic crossover radio March 28, 2016, as the album's second official single.[7] The song was produced by Big Fruit. The music video of the song was released on April 7, 2016.[8] The song has peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6]
The Art of Hustle debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, 61,000 album-equivalent units, (including 45,000 copies sold) in its first week.[2] The album ended up spending a total of 24 weeks.[9] On December 7, 2018, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[10]