Djay It' S Hard Out Here For A Pimp
DJay is the character portrayed by Terrence Howard in the 2005 movie Hustle & Flow. Howard received Oscar, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit Award nominations for his portrayal of DJay and the song ' It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp ' won an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song. Jul 12, 2005 It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp Lyrics. Hook 2X: Shug - singing + (Djay) You know it's hard out here for a pimp (you ain't knowin) When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain't knowin) For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain't knowin) 1 Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain't knowin). Jul 12, 2005 Check out It's Hard out Here for a Pimp (feat. Shug) Explicit by Djay on Amazon Music. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Feb 24, 2012 Category Film & Animation; Movie Hustle & Flow; Song It's Hard out Here for a Pimp (feat. Shug) Artist Djay; Licensed to YouTube by WMG; LatinAutor - PeerMusic, ARESA, CMRRA, LatinAutor, Abramus. Jan 27, 2019 Listen to the lyrics of DJay's songs, especially Whoop That Trick and It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp. For those critics, this movie is a true depiction of their lives, told in an honest and true manner.
Chorus x2: Shug - singing + (Djay) You know it's hard out here for a pimp (you ain't knowin) When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain't knowin) For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain't knowin) 1 Cause a whole lota bitches jumpin ship. DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp and drug dealer who is dissatisfied with his life. After acquiring a keyboard and reacquainting himself with an old friend from school, Key (Anthony Anderson), who has become a sound technician, DJay decides to try his hand at making hip hop songs.
| 'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp' | |
|---|---|
| Song by Three 6 Mafia | |
| from the album Hustle & Flow soundtrack | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | DJ Paul, Juicy J, Frayser Boy[1] |
| Producer(s) | DJ Paul, Juicy J |
'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp' is a song written by hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and Cedric Coleman as the theme song to the filmHustle & Flow.[1] It was ranked #80 on VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop'.[2]
Performances[edit]
Djay pro 2 shortcuts. The song was performed in Hustle & Flow by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as their respective characters DJay and Shug. Three 6 Mafia included their own version of the song with vocalist Paula Campbell on a 2006 special edition reissue of their platinum album Most Known Unknown.
In 2015, Howard and Henson compete against each other in the Season 1 finale of the Spike series Lip Sync Battle and, by popular demand, performed the song as the first duet by competitors in the show's history.[3]
78th Academy Awards[edit]
At the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, Three 6 Mafia and Henson performed the song shortly before it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1][4] Howard did not wish to perform at the ceremony, and since two of the song's writers are themselves artists in the form of the trio Three 6 Mafia, they were given the opportunity to perform it. Three 6 Mafia became the first hip hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the first hip hop artists to perform at the ceremony.[5] It was the second hip hop song to win an Oscar, after Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' from the film 8 Mile (2002).[1]
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This song became the third in five years to win the Oscar without a Golden Globe Award nomination. The others were 'If I Didn't Have You' from Monsters, Inc. (2001) and 'Al Otro Lado del Río' from The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
Djay It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp Man
References[edit]
- ^ abcdRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 137. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^Blog.vh1.com
- ^Lip Sync Battle First Competitor Duet - It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp (from Hustle And Flow) - Terrence Howard & Taraji P. Henson Spike TV on YouTube
- ^Popkin, Helen A.S. (March 5, 2006). 'It's Hard Out Here' for a good Oscar song. MSNBC. Accessed April 12, 2008.
- ^'Three 6 Mafia Wins Oscar'. xxxlmag.com.
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| Hustle & Flow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Craig Brewer |
| Produced by | |
| Written by | Craig Brewer |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Scott Bomar |
| Cinematography | Amy Vincent |
| Edited by | Billy Fox |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.8 million |
| Box office | $23.5 million |
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. It was released on July 22, 2005. Terrence Howard stars as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Three 6 Mafia's song 'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp'. Howard was nominated for Best Actor.
Plot[edit]
DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp and drug dealer who is dissatisfied with his life. After acquiring a keyboard and reacquainting himself with an old friend from school, Key (Anthony Anderson), who has become a sound technician, DJay decides to try his hand at making hip hop songs.
Key and his sound-mixer friend Shelby (DJ Qualls) help DJay put together several 'flow' songs in which he expresses the frustrations of a small-time hustler struggling to survive. DJay quickly proves to have a real talent for lyrics, and his first fixed-length song, done at the urging of his friends, appears to have a decent chance of becoming a hit and getting local radio play.
The group experiences many setbacks throughout the creative process. DJay must hustle those around him in order to procure proper equipment and recording time, and Key's relationship with his wife becomes strained. DJay throws out one of his prostitutes, Lexus, along with her one-year-old son Roger, for ridiculing his art. DJay's pregnant prostitute, Shug (Taraji P. Henson), joins in the creative process, singing hooks, and the group eventually records several fixed-length tracks, including 'Whoop That Trick' and their primary single 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp'. After their first recording, DJay falls in love with Shug.
DJay's friend, Arnel (Isaac Hayes), informs him that Skinny Black (Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges), a successful Memphis rapper, will be returning to the neighborhood for a Fourth of July party. DJay gains admittance to the party under the pretext of providing marijuana, with the intention of giving Skinny Black his demo tape. Black is dismissive at first, but after a long night of reminiscing DJay successfully persuades him into taking the tape.
Before leaving the party, however, DJay discovers that the drunken Black has destroyed his tape, leaving it in the toilet. When DJay confronts Skinny Black, Black laughs at the idea of touring with DJay and insults him. In a fit of rage, DJay beats Black to a bloody pulp. Realizing what he has done, DJay attempts to resuscitate the unconscious Black, until a member of Black's crew enters the bathroom and quickly pulls out his gun. DJay shoots the man in his arm, then uses him as a human shield to make his escape.
DJay arrives home to find the police and Black's associates waiting for him. DJay turns himself in and tells Nola (Taryn Manning) to keep his writing pad, with his rap lyrics. He tells her she is 'in charge' of getting his songs on local radio stations, and exchanges a glance with a tearful Shug. DJay is charged for assault and possession of a firearm and is sentenced to 11 months in prison.
While serving his time, DJay gets a visit from Key. When Key asks DJay if he really knew Skinny Black, DJay reveals that he made it up in order to keep the group's dream alive. DJay learns from Key that Nola has hustled the local radio DJs into playing his songs, which have become local hits. Key says he and Nola want to discuss his future plans. The film ends as we see a friendly duo of prison guards who have their own rap group asking DJay to listen to their demo, much as DJay had approached Skinny Black. Humbled and flattered, DJay accepts their tape and responds with: 'You know what they say, everybody gotta have a dream'.
Cast[edit]
- 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
- Haystak as Mickey
- DJ Paul as R.L.
- I-20 as Yellow Jacket
- Josey Scott as Elroy
- Al Kapone as Kateezy
- William 'Poon' Engram as Slobs
- Claude Phillips as Harold
- Latasha Texas as Stripper #1
- Tracy Davis as Stripper #2
- Mark Goodfellow as Pawn Shop Owner
Production[edit]
Terrence Howard initially turned down the role of DJay. He reportedly was attempting to avoid being typecast as a 'pimp' archetype. However, after recognizing the complexity and depth of the character, he reversed his earlier decision and took on the role.
As concepts of both hustle and flow are unique to African American culture, it turned out to be nearly impossible to find proper translations for international release of the film. For example, the Russian translation of the title means 'The bustle and the motion'. The Italian title is appended with 'Il colore della musica' which means 'The color of music'.
The film experienced many years of near-misses and outright rejection from major studios and potential financiers before finally being backed by its longtime supporter John Singleton. In the DVD extras Singleton says that he decided at last to put up the money himself because he was exasperated at his friends' not getting what their film deserved.
Critical reception[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 152 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads: 'Hustle & Flow is gritty and redemptive, with a profound sense of place and exciting music.'[2]Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[3]
The Boston Globe said, 'Some will find it chicly inspired, recalling blaxploitation's heyday with its grimy urban realism. Some will find it corny, absurd, and a limited view of options for disenfranchised African-Americans.'[4]According to Entertainment Weekly, 'The home-studio recording sequences in Hustle & Flow are funky, rowdy, and indelible. Brewer gives us the pleasure of watching characters create music from the ground up.'[5]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- Academy Awards
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Best Original Song: Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, and Paul Beauregard for 'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp' (Winner)
- Austin Film Critics
- Breakthrough Artist Award: Terrence Howard (Winner) also won for Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Lackawanna Blues and Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Black Movie Awards
- Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Terrence Howard (Winner)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Taraji P. Henson (Winner)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Anthony Anderson (Winner)
- Outstanding Motion Picture: (Nominated)
- Black Reel Awards
- Best Actor: Terrence Howard (Winner)
- Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson (Winner)
- Best Original Soundtrack: (Winner)
- Best Film: (Nominated)
- Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Anderson (Nominated)
- Best Ensemble: Nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Actor: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Best Song: Terrence Howard for 'Hustle & Flow' (Winner)
- Chicago Film Critics
- Best Actor: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Florida Film Critics
- Breakout Award: Terrence Howard (Winner) also honored for Crash and Get Rich or Die Tryin'
- Golden Globes
- Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Gotham Awards
- Breakthrough Actor: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Image Awards
- Outstanding Motion Picture (Nominated)
- Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
- Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
- Elise Neal (Nominated)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Anthony Anderson (Nominated)
- MTV Movie Awards
- Best Breakthrough Performance: Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
- Best Kiss: Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson (Nominated)
- Best Performance: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Sundance Film Festival
- Audience Award, Dramatic: Craig Brewer (Winner)
- Excellence in Cinematography Award, Dramatic: Amelia Vincent (Winner)
- Teen Choice Awards
- Choice Drama Movie Actor: Terrence Howard (Nominated)
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005 by Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records. The album centers on Southern hip hop.
References[edit]
- ^'HUSTLE & FLOW (15)'. British Board of Film Classification. July 8, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^'Hustle & Flow (2019)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^'Hustle & Flow Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^'Hustle & Flow Movie Review - Hustle & Flow Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe'. Boston.com. July 22, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^Owen Gleiberman (July 20, 2005). 'Hustle & Flow Movies'. EW.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
External links[edit]
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- Hustle & Flow on IMDb
- Hustle & Flow at Box Office Mojo
- Hustle & Flow at Rotten Tomatoes
- Hustle & Flow at Metacritic