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.

Some search for battle, others are born into it ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 has probably made a lot of money throughout his career, but early on it wasn’t as much as many would expect. In the 2005 film Hustle & Flow, Howard played the role of DJay, a pimp who ...

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, ...

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 ...

Actress Taryn Manning is suing a production company formed by the late director John Singleton, saying she is owed contingent compensation from Hustle & Flow, the 2005 film she appeared in. Singleton ...