| Hustle & Flow | 
 enlarge | Creator: Scott Bomar
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 14128
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 83822
UPC: 075678382222
EAN: 0075678382222
ASIN: B0009OL7W2
Release Date: July 12, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | I'm a King - Harris, C. | | • | Swerve - Hatch, T. | | • | Microphone (Skit) | | • | It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Houston, J. | | • | Tell Me Why - Dent, A. | | • | P***y N***az - Stevens, E. | | • | Whoop That Trick - Kapone, Al | | • | Bum Guy (Skit) | | • | Man Up - Prince, D. | | • | Carbon 15's, A.K.'s & Mac 11's - Dixon, L. | | • | Lil' Daddy - Barnes, K. | | • | Let's Get a Room - Ivery, William | | • | Booty Language - Gray, T. | | • | Bad B**cH - Gradney, W. | | • | We in Charge (Skit) | | • | Hustle and Flow (It Ain't Over) - Kapone, Al | | • | Still Tippin' | | • | Murder Game - McMasters, K. | | • | Get Crunk, Get Buck - Kapone, Al | | • | Man Ain't Like a Dog (Skit) |
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"Everybody wanna be the king of the South" rhymes the P$C crew (featuring T.I. and Lil Scrappy), kicking off the Hustle & Flow soundtrack with the amped-up "I'm A King" remix. This film, about a Memphis hustler trying to become a respected rapper, won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and appropriately, the soundtrack has the hottest dirty South (a.k.a. crunk) songs around. Lead actor Terrence Howard is a double-threat, not just playing up-and-coming rapper DJay, but also performing on a number of tracks in character. From the blacksploitation-affected "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" to the equally ('70s-esque title track, his contributions are respectable, but not nearly as pumped-up and crunked-out as the disc's standout tracks. Although the CD is rap-heavy, there are some great moments on the R&B front as well, including Eightball & M.J.G.'s lost-love track "Tell Me Why," and the disc highlight, "Still Tippin'", a Mike Jones/Nicole Wray remix that brings sweet Tweet-like grooves to the collection. Some of the CD's other contributors include Juvenile (who is typically clever in "Booty Language") and Webbie, who battles with Trina on "Bad B**ch Remix". Moms and dads should be forewarned, however, that there is nothing subtle about the lyrics on this disc: true to crunk, every imaginable expletive is crammed into these 20 songs and sound bytes, along with a hefty dose of gang-style posturing. For the under-18 set, best reach for the clean version. --Denise Sheppard
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 Another urban hit soundtrack for the summer July 13, 2005
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
Hustle and Flow has been gaining a lot of buzz since it won the audience award at Sundance this year. The movie has been on the top of must see list for a long time and the soundtrack is surprisingly good. Originally Ludacris's DTP label was supposed to distribute the soundtrack, and when I heard this I was looking forward to hearing the club banger Georgia which feat. Ludacris & Field. But with . T.I., Juvenile, 8 Ball and MJG, E-40, Trillville, Boyz N da Hood, Mike Jones, and several others make this a timely and fitting companion to the film. More importantly, in keeping the connection between film and soundtrack as tight as possible, a couple tracks performed by actor Terrence Howard, as Hustle and Flow protagonist DJay, a pimp turned MC are included, along with a handful of dialogue bits. Al Kapone, a Memphis-based rapper asked by director Craig Brewer to write DJay's rhymes, also appears, only adding to the authenticity. While the soundtrack complements the film, a few of the tracks provided by rookies such as Young City outshine the big guns for the top-level tracks. While there isn't a track as strong as the lead single by T.I. the tracks are more memorable than the average cuts granted to a soundtrack.
A Good collection of songs... July 20, 2005
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Hustle & Flow soundtrack is a Grand Hustle Presentation. If you are unfamiliar with Grand Hustle, maybe you are more familiar with popular rapper T.I. AKA The King Of The South. And you know just from hearing that name, that the soundtrack would at least have some value to it because T.I. doesn't put out wack products. All the players show up for the soundtrack including T.I., P$C, Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Lil Boosie & Webbie, Trina, E-40, Boyz N Da Hood, Mike Jones & Trillville. Terrence Howard, the actor ( the one who's eyeballs fell out his head and jaw dropped to the floor, tongue waggin, drooling at the BET Awards when he was the lucky man of the night receiving treatment from BEYONCE), drops a few songs from the album and they are surprisingly pretty tight and he does a good job considering he's not a real rapper (the songs weren't written by him they are just rapped). There are more than a couple of good songs on this compilation including but not limited to
T.I. - I'm A King,
Eightball & MJG - Tell Me Why,
DJAY (Terrence Howard) - Whoop That Trick,
Boyz N Da Hood - Carbon 15's,
Webbie - Bad B!tch
Young City AKA Chopper from the Band - Lil Daddy, and
P$C - Murder Game
The soundtrack is very upbeat and riding for sure. This album is straight up beats and rhymes not made for listening to at low volumes on some computer speakers. This is loud, unabashed, crunk music. Hate it or love it...but chances are if you love it then this cd will be right up your alley. 4 stars.
 IGNORANT, IGNORANT, DUMB MOVIE!! July 29, 2005
7 out of 30 found this review helpful
I stand by my original review of this movie and could care less about reviewers who have referenced my original review with theirs, OR who disagree with my opinion.
I'm not saying that ALL black people are ignorant. I'm black and the majority of black people are highly intelligent gifted beings. What I am saying is there is a false/negative stereotype that exists that implies black people are ignorant. This MOVIE and this SOUNDTRACK only reinforces that stereotype. To even put a delivery man and sound technician in the same employment category as a stripper and pimp is ridiculous. I think it's obvious this movie and soundtrack is perfect for those who can't see the obvious separation of those professions.
Call a snake a snake, call a dog a dog, this movie and this soundtrack is ignorant. There is nothing positive about it, the music is simplistic at best (and I say this as a musician and producer) they are still using the TR-808 drum sounds, COME ON!! This is not the days of Breakin' and Beat Street!! Lyrically the rappers are mediocre, and despite the cameos by well know rappers such as T.I, Webbie and Eight Ball, the soundtrack still stinks! If your form of entertainment is a bunch of ignorant chants about guns, sex, drugs, how much money you have, what kind of car you're driving, and pimpin' then this soundtrack is perfect for you.
Yes this movie shows this man's struggle, however not everyone nor every black person's struggle involves selling marijuana, prostituting women, and engaging in criminal activity in order to make a living.
Personally, I think this movie is garbage, the soundtrack is garbage, and the premise of the movie is garbage. I stand by initial review: THIS MOVIE AND SOUNDTRACK IS STRAIGHT IGNORANT. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Don't waste your money on it. This is not a classic movie; Terrence Howard won't win an Oscar for his performance. I could pick any street hustler to play his role. It doesn't require talent and skill to sell ignorance; it takes talent and grace to market intelligence. And this movie and soundtrack is anything but intelligent!!
MY ORIGINAL REVIEW IS BELOW:
THIS MOVIE ONLY RE-ENFORCES THE STEREOTYPE THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT and HOODLUMS. Throughout the entire movie the character "D-jay" referred to women as "b@#$@es".
He was prostituting women, selling drugs, shot someone, went to jail, only to present at the end as being successful as a reward for his hard-work.
Being a hoodlum doesn't require hard work. The soundtrack is just as ignorant as the movie. "Whoop That Trick" now that's a very creative title! NOT! Any degenerate can write about being a criminal, but it takes a true genius to be keep it real, keep it positive and keep it creative.
Most of the time people curse because they can't formulate something intelligent to say. This soundtrack is no different! It Sucks!! It's straight IGNORANT!
It does black people no justice, it does hip hop no justice. It only re-enforces negative stereotypes. It's time for hip-hop to be taken back...movies like this and the soundtrack harms hip-hop.
Now that's keeping it real.
Getting to Pay Attention to Rap March 3, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
HUSTLE AND FLOW is such a fine film that repeated viewings not only reinforce appreciation for the high quality of acting of Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, and Ludacris, but also allow the music to seep into your brain to the point of appreciation (for the first time for this listener) of the style of Rap.
What has always seemed impossibly loud manufactured boom boom noise becomes, on repeated listenings, poetry of the streets. And the gift of seeing how it comes about enhances the appreciation for the heart of it. The soundtrack captures this, especially the tracks where Howard does his own rapping, but it also opens some windows for those of us who didn't have a clue as to what Rap was all about. And that is a gift! Grady Harp, March 06
Hustle & Flow Soundtrack March 25, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The soundtrack to "Hustle & Flow" (2005) accompanied the movie very well and is a solid release. P$C does not disappoint on the albums opener "I'm A King" (Remix). The Oscar winner "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" written by Three Six Mafia and performed by Terrence Howard (AKA DJAY) is a great track. I was really happy to see a Rap group win that award. Next up Eightball & MJG deliver the smooth "Tell Me Why". DJay's "Whoop that Trick" is a banging fight cut, the kind you blast in the ride, or listen to before hitting the gym. Boyz N Da Hood provides another good track with "Carbon 15's, A.K.'s & Mac 11's". A number of average tracks follow then Terrence Howard impresses again on the albums title track "Hustle And Flow" (It Ain't Over). I can't say I am much of a Mike Jones fan, but "Still Tippin" is definitely one of his better tracks and the (It's A Man's World Remix) works. P$C provides a hardcore banger with the grimy "Murder Game". The man behind the rhymes Al Kapone adds his own musical contribution with the stellar "Get Crunk Get Buck". Terrence Howard closes the album off with a skit in "Man Ain't Like A Dog". I hope Terrence Howard gets the credit he deserves in the years to come, good acting, impressive rhyming from an actor, two thumbs up for the "Hustle & Flow" Soundtrack.
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