"Hustle & Flow" is a feel-good story about a man finding his artistic voice and fulfilling his dream in the rough world of pimps, hos and druggies in Memphis. With the new Paramount regime having paid ...

When Hustle & Flow premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it was the definition of an underdog story — a gritty, Memphis-made drama about a small-time hustler who dreams of becoming a rapper.

Brigette J. Jones, CIG is director of Equitable Partnerships at the Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery. You can email her at [email protected] Hustle & Flow was released on July 22, ...

In the never-ending quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings, here's what I'll be watching (or at least recording) this week: Taraji Henson, left, Paula Jai Parker, Terrence Howard ...

“Hustle & Flow” abounds with all the ingredients of a terrific popular entertainment. Writer-director Craig Brewer first of all cares deeply for his characters, with the result that each one emerges ...

Terrence Howard claims to have not been fairly compensated for his role in Hustle & Flow. Speaking with WREG’s Alex Coleman on Live at 9, the 54-year-old said he was paid a small amount for his role ...

The director Michael Bay is widely regarded as the embodiment of all that is unholy in Hollywood. This morning on NPR, Ken Turan reviewed Bay’s The Island (DreamWorks) as if he’d found maggots in his ...

"Hustle & Flow" is being advertised as a tough urban drama full of macho posturing and grim, testosterone-fueled brio, but don't be fooled. After 10 minutes of this gritty portrait of Memphis street ...

He doesn't look like it, but Craig Brewer is DJay, the street-wise Tennessee pimp who finds redemption in rap in the film "Hustle & Flow." Only Brewer's not a rapper, he's a writer and director. And ...

On this date in 2005, T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records dropped the soundtrack to the pimp juice-infused flick Hustle & Flow. The featured song, “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp,” which was produced by Three ...

The Memphis-based film became a box office hit, earning $22 million in the United States and Canada. Hustle & Flow garnered an Academy Award for Three Six Mafia. But the film’s Oscar nominated star, ...