I just saw Hustle and Flow not too long ago.... Okay, I know I'm late. I don't go to the movies much. So I definitely wont see it until it comes on DVD. What triggered this blog was the fact that Terence Howard was nominated for an academy award. Well we all know that he would never have gotten it, but his performance turned an everyday MTV film to something worthy of an Oscar nomination. I don't think too many actors could've owned the part of DeeJay quite like Howard.
As far as the content of the film, it was raw, edgy and quite dirty. It spit reality far and wide to mainstream America. And while every rapper out here may have not been a pimp, almost all of them have the same exact hard living story. Hard living is an everyday thing in Black America. It's reality and just something that we have grown accustomed to.
I learned when I was a child that we were more fortunate then a lot of people. We didn't live in a better neighborhood or drive better cars or wear better clothes. We just had two parents that gave a fuck! Both me and my sister were smart in school and had a drive. A drive to do something with ourselves and not be like everyone else. I don't know where that came from, but it definitely was a staple in our childhood. And while I took the artistic side of life and she took the business side of life, I still think we turned out pretty good.
I related to Hustle and Flow not because I'm a pimp, a ho, a black woman, a rapper, or a DJ... I related to Hustle and Flow because I'm a hustla. And I know what it means to want something so bad that you damn near kill yourself to get it. And until you've walked a mile in my shoes, or been up all night with me, or know what's it like to break out in hives cause you so tired. If you've been at work and just cried because you know that no matter what you weren't getting sleep no time soon. If you've dreamed at night of just having your own business and not having a boss. If you've worked so hard that you don't remember the last time you ate or showered, or what day of the week it is. If none of these apply to you, don't judge me. If they do, then you can relate to me cause your a hustla.
As far as the content of the film, it was raw, edgy and quite dirty. It spit reality far and wide to mainstream America. And while every rapper out here may have not been a pimp, almost all of them have the same exact hard living story. Hard living is an everyday thing in Black America. It's reality and just something that we have grown accustomed to.
I learned when I was a child that we were more fortunate then a lot of people. We didn't live in a better neighborhood or drive better cars or wear better clothes. We just had two parents that gave a fuck! Both me and my sister were smart in school and had a drive. A drive to do something with ourselves and not be like everyone else. I don't know where that came from, but it definitely was a staple in our childhood. And while I took the artistic side of life and she took the business side of life, I still think we turned out pretty good.
I related to Hustle and Flow not because I'm a pimp, a ho, a black woman, a rapper, or a DJ... I related to Hustle and Flow because I'm a hustla. And I know what it means to want something so bad that you damn near kill yourself to get it. And until you've walked a mile in my shoes, or been up all night with me, or know what's it like to break out in hives cause you so tired. If you've been at work and just cried because you know that no matter what you weren't getting sleep no time soon. If you've dreamed at night of just having your own business and not having a boss. If you've worked so hard that you don't remember the last time you ate or showered, or what day of the week it is. If none of these apply to you, don't judge me. If they do, then you can relate to me cause your a hustla.
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CRASH WON! BIOTCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!CRASH WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And what does Crash really have to do with this post...
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