"Hustle and Flow"

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This guy's next one is about a white nymphomaniac who must be cured by an old black bluesman of her "problem" and it's called, er, Black Snake Moan.

this bit does sound rather dicey though:
This guy's next one is about a white nymphomaniac who must be cured by an old black bluesman of her "problem" and it's called, er, Black Snake Moan.

or it's just a movie about the nicest pimp ever.

(but hey at least you get unhoified during it!!)

A hooker with a heart of gold, now that's something I could get into.

I saw this last night, right after I saw the Wedding Crashers. I found both movies somewhat comparable in terms of overall quality, honestly.

Really though, DON'T see Crash.

i still feel the need to point out that this film's de facto love interest spends the entire picture literally barefoot and pregnant

how has taryn manning been typecast as the white-girl-who's-down-like-a-black-girl? is it her husky voice?

Completely enjoyable, but I'm not sure why - the way they arrived at the happy ending was great (if somewhat predictable), the two 'fictional' songs were fantastic and the rest was just good enough to keep me entertained even when it was ridiculous (nicest pimp ever, kick the mouthy woman out just to show he has a pimp-side, Ludacris in the bar, etc.)

The '70s credits and opening speech were almost David Gordon Green-esque.

it seemed like it could've been WAY more cornier than it was. every time it veered in this direction, it was undercut with another, more complicated scene.

only time i thought "nicest pimp ever" was when he first tells taryn manning "we're in charge" and has her put her hands on the steering wheel. otherwise: i mean, he does a few things that aren't that flattering.

The '70s credits and opening speech were almost David Gordon Green-esque.

YES. had the same thought.

also the songs pretty much sucked.

luda was good tho. he should act more.

I'd like to see Taryn Manning in any other role just once.

[Chorus]
Whoop that trick (16x)

[Djay]
I'ma make these suckers recognize I ain't playin' hoe
If you violate off the top trick you gotta go
I den held in a lot of shit and I'm bout to flip
Now I think it's time to show you bitches who you fuckin' with
DJay that's the name and I came to bring the pain
Ana on my chest got me bustin' at you lemon lames
You ain't know you fuckin' with a street nigga
From the gutta pimp tight slash drug dealer
Born and raised in the "M" Memphis Tennessee
Before it's said and done you bitches gon remember me
This only the beginning I got a lot to say
It's been a long time and you got hell to pay
Ain't no love hoe just bring it the door
I'm bar none let my nuts hang to the floor
So if you want some this is your death wish
Better come correct cause I came to break you off hoe

[Chorus]

[Djay]
You think I won't beat that trick whoop that trick
Got me acting buck and shit
Hoes telling me to calm down but I'm like fuck that shit
I'm already on that Hypnotiq and that Grey Goose
A couple shots of Hen that just gave me another boost
I'm feeling electrified you can see it in my eyes
Shirt soaking wet looking like I just got baptized
Sloppy drunk like a wino at a liquor store
But crunk like some sanctified folks catchin' the Holy Ghost
I don't think you understand this one right here might get banned
Setting off a riot like we living in a battlestand
But this the dirty dirty and that's the way it go
Security be the main ones acting like some hoes
But you den fucked up you better call the the law
I'ma break this Moet bottle cross your fucking jaw
And that's for anyone that's for everyone disrespected D
Watch out boy cause you bout to get your ass beat

[Chorus]

[Djay]
I came to bust a nigga head leave him bloody red
Fighting for his life as they rush him to the Med
This what happens when you get caught up in the mix
All that jaw jacking got your ass in a bunch of shit
This that Memphis drama boy you know we came to get buck
I thought you came deep nigga where your backup
Your clique they some cowards they scattered out like roaches
That bottle cross your head got you leaking losing focus
See this is what we mean when we shut down the club
Niggaz started gangsta walking and we tear that bitch up
We some straight hood niggaz from the ghetto and the projects
Fuck the police cause we know we the suspects
Make you wonder what's next bitch guard your grill
If they play this in the club then they beat yo ass for real
My advice would be to chill M-Town niggaz sick
Get caught without a warning and get your ass whooped quick bitch

[Chorus]
Whoop that trick (7x)

I like how they credit the songs to Djay - is it actually Terrence Howard on the track?

i bought em's performance of "thinking real hard and scrawling on a notepad" way more than howard's too, as far as that goes.

i'm sure some actor playing a tortured novelist in a small college town undergoing a mid-life crisis has topped them both though.

also like in "whoop that trick" and elsewhere i was struck by this weird structure of the lyrics -- like half on a single train of thought, then just stopping midway and deciding to do something else, and also very low on punchlines and creative metaphors and etc. generally. so i mean a da da Da da da DA da rhythm with rhymes fairly widely spaced keeps you from quite falling into "my name is barney rubble" but on the other hand the "i'm just sayin' what i'm thinking/and dj qualls on the piano plinking/cause i'm terrence howard rapping/and filmmaking is what's happening/my character is really really mad/because he's a pimp with very few hoes/but this rapping is the greatest chance he's had/to spit many bars of obscene prose" quality to the whole thing is sorta offputting.

RADICAL.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2009/09/Terrence-Howard-Billboard.jpg

best "four years pass" thread bump ever