Hustle & Flow

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Cast

Terrence Howard

as Djay

Anthony Anderson

as Key

Taryn Manning

as Nola

Taraji P. Henson

as Shug

DJ Qualls

as Shelby

Ludacris

as Skinny Black

Paula Jai Parker

as Lexus

Elise Neal

as Yevette

Isaac Hayes

as Arnel

Juicy J

as Tigga

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Terrence Howard really does put his heart and soul into this gritty story of an aspiring man who wants to leave his pimping days behind him and become an hip-hop MC. Living in Memphis, the city has an huge musical tradition but his own personal baggage threatens to drag him down at every opportunity...

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