Hustle and Flow, 2005, Ludacris, Terrence Dashon Howard
Hustle & Flow is an Academy Award-winning 2005 film written and directed by Craig Brewer, and produced by Stephanie Allain and John Singleton.
This is the second movie where Terrence Howard and Ludacris share a fight scene, the first being Crash.
Terrence Howard originally turned down the role of DJay because he was trying to get away from being cast as a pimp, but he later signed on to play the role after recognizing the complexity of the character.
Cast
Terrence Howard as DJay, a small-time hustler who is dissastified with his unglamorous life and yearns to express himself.
Anthony Anderson as Key, a modestly successful audio technician with a passion for music.
Taryn Manning as Nola, a level-headed prostitute of DJay's.
Taraji P. Henson as Shug, a meek prostitute of DJay's who is pregnant with an unknown client's child.
DJ Qualls as Shelby, a friend of Key's and an amateur musician.
Ludacris as Skinny Black, a successul Memphis rapper who has forgotten his roots.
Paula Jai Parker as Lexus, a caustic prostitute and part-time stripper with a young child.
Elise Neal as Yevette, Key's straight-laced wife.
Isaac Hayes as Arnel, a bar owner who is sympathetic to DJay's aspirations. Wikipedia
