Hustle and Flow
A Film Review By Clyde Ayles
A HARD ROAD TO HITSVILLE
D. J. (TERRENCE HOWARD, in a great performance) is a pimp. The girls in his stable are not the best, save for one little cute blond. But he has a greater ambition. He writes songs and dreams of being a top hip hop artist. He remembers growing up to the underground tapes of a great rap artist (CHRIS "LUDACRIS" BRIDGES). He enlists the help of a friend who does recordings (ANTHONY ANDERSON, one of my favorites) to help him lay a track of his song to be presented to radio stations. He encounters all sorts of problems that include bad recording devices, bad vibes from Anderson's wife, a pregnant girl who demands too much, and the older rappers hit men. Then one day his tape gets air play on the local radio station, but the moment is bitter sweet. For as the song is playing, he is being led back to his jail cell for the murder of the older rapper. But he still has one ball in his court, the little blond hooker turns business woman and goes station to station talking up his hit song. The cast is perfect. There is TARYN MANNING, TARAJL P. HANSON, PAULA JAI PARKER, and the great ISAAC HAYES. The film won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival this year. It's easy to see why. SEE YA AT THE MOVIES CLYDE
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© 2005 Clyde Ayles