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By Michaelw89
Format:DVD
Too often films about the hip-hop/rap world have followed the same story line, well this film takes a different look and delivers it well.
Terence Howard gives a powerful performance as DJay the pimp who's looking to change direction in his life by trying to become a rapper. He's very convincing in the part. The rap performances he delivers are realistic. Anthony Anderson plays his part very well as the producer.
I would recommend this film.
Terence Howard gives a powerful performance as DJay the pimp who's looking to change direction in his life by trying to become a rapper. He's very convincing in the part. The rap performances he delivers are realistic. Anthony Anderson plays his part very well as the producer.
I would recommend this film.
Format:DVD
This is a rare thing - a rather unique and funny take on the brutal and squalid existence of a warm-hearted pimp and his ladies.
All the performances are excellent, the script is compelling and often hilarious and the music stonkingly good.
All the performances are excellent, the script is compelling and often hilarious and the music stonkingly good.
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A film about a pimp taking the plunge and working towards his dream of being a rapper. An (apparently) warts and all look at a section of black American culture.
I can't say I know too much about any of this, and I have no idea if it's true to life, but the characters are believable and their interactions are at times inspiring, or hilarious, or gross, at other times, curious.
Perhaps the main message for me from this film is a really good reiteration of `it's not what you do, but how you do it, that really counts.'
Why? Because I don't really get hip-hop/rap, and it has little value to me (although some of the vocal agility is incredible to hear), but seeing the people in the film basing their lives and love around it in such an earnest, believable way just reminds me that anything any of us does is ultimately pointless: its our commitment and dedication that makes our ultimately pointless endeavours carry the meaning and value that we mostly appear to crave.
It's a good, life-affirming film. Framed in a fairly rough setting.
I can't say I know too much about any of this, and I have no idea if it's true to life, but the characters are believable and their interactions are at times inspiring, or hilarious, or gross, at other times, curious.
Perhaps the main message for me from this film is a really good reiteration of `it's not what you do, but how you do it, that really counts.'
Why? Because I don't really get hip-hop/rap, and it has little value to me (although some of the vocal agility is incredible to hear), but seeing the people in the film basing their lives and love around it in such an earnest, believable way just reminds me that anything any of us does is ultimately pointless: its our commitment and dedication that makes our ultimately pointless endeavours carry the meaning and value that we mostly appear to crave.
It's a good, life-affirming film. Framed in a fairly rough setting.
By Andy
Format:DVD
One of my favourite films, a small time pimp has finaly had enough and wants to make somthing out of his life, he decides to get an old friend to turn a spare room in his apartment into a recording studio to start rapping, plenty of drama and good rapping by Terrence Howard, brilliant acting from all actors including Ludacris and is definatly worth buying
By D.G.M.(X.)
Format:DVD
A Hip Hop tale with a heart. Great performances and no cliches. In fact, in places it tugs at the heart strings. This movie really is a lost gem and is really about regeneration. It's just that the central character uses Hip Hop as his medium to communicate his feelings and attempt to escape his surroundings. Check check check it out y'all.
By DL Productions UK
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Format:DVD
Memphis, Tennessee isn't exactly the place you would think rap would thrive - but now the music is big, with rappers like Ludacris coming from the region, so MTV Films have made a movie about a young pimp trying to go straight in a city where hustling seems to be the most profitable thing to do. This film is looking at the ups and downs, making re acquaintances with old friends, and getting the dough to get the project off the floor.
This film is great, and not uber-gonzo like most of MTV's films, like Jackass The Movie and Step Up, The Streets, and it's not all gangsta and guns - but it shows the true emotions by both Djay (Terrence Howard) and the girls on the street. I think one of the best scenes is where he gets his best girl to get a microphone for him, because Djay has this big dilemma, which means he can get a better recording, or keep doing his thing.
The music is great in this, and the tracks recorded by Djay are the centre piece of the movie, I especially like the banging track he did when he first got the studio, but the one about hustling has to be the best.
Ludacris makes a special cameo for the movie as some old rapper who's gone all commercial, and that annoys Djay as he's very much underground. The funny thing is we never get to see who influences him. The producer, Shelby (DJ Qualls) is great too.
Definitely worth a look, it's not stereotypical and will change your mind about rap and how sometimes their rise to fame is more fascinating than their career.
This film is great, and not uber-gonzo like most of MTV's films, like Jackass The Movie and Step Up, The Streets, and it's not all gangsta and guns - but it shows the true emotions by both Djay (Terrence Howard) and the girls on the street. I think one of the best scenes is where he gets his best girl to get a microphone for him, because Djay has this big dilemma, which means he can get a better recording, or keep doing his thing.
The music is great in this, and the tracks recorded by Djay are the centre piece of the movie, I especially like the banging track he did when he first got the studio, but the one about hustling has to be the best.
Ludacris makes a special cameo for the movie as some old rapper who's gone all commercial, and that annoys Djay as he's very much underground. The funny thing is we never get to see who influences him. The producer, Shelby (DJ Qualls) is great too.
Definitely worth a look, it's not stereotypical and will change your mind about rap and how sometimes their rise to fame is more fascinating than their career.
Format:DVD
"There are those that talk the talk and those that walk the walk". This exchange between Djay, the lead character and his producer friend is one of them most poignant, touching and thought-provoking moments of the film.
Djay, a small time pimp and drug dealer, is increasingly dissatisfied with his life and does not know where to find hope or redemption until a chance meeting with a school friend, Key, who is a small time record producer, provides him with an outlet to express himself through hip-hop. Djay decides that he will try to walk the walk and with Key and Key's associate Shelby (Djay "but he is white", Key "no he is light skin"), they set about creating the music using Djay's lyrics, Shelby's music and Key's production.
The result is hard-hitting songs that reflect the misogeny, hopelessness, violence and anger that inculcate and define Djay's existence.
Taraji P Nelson's performance as Shug, the pregnant, brittle and insecure girlfriend is understated and powerful. Ludacris again demonstrates, as he did in Crash, that he is a competent actor.
This was a disturbing, honest, thought-provoking and gritty film which had depth that many contemporary films of all genre unfortunately lack.
Highly recommended.
Djay, a small time pimp and drug dealer, is increasingly dissatisfied with his life and does not know where to find hope or redemption until a chance meeting with a school friend, Key, who is a small time record producer, provides him with an outlet to express himself through hip-hop. Djay decides that he will try to walk the walk and with Key and Key's associate Shelby (Djay "but he is white", Key "no he is light skin"), they set about creating the music using Djay's lyrics, Shelby's music and Key's production.
The result is hard-hitting songs that reflect the misogeny, hopelessness, violence and anger that inculcate and define Djay's existence.
Taraji P Nelson's performance as Shug, the pregnant, brittle and insecure girlfriend is understated and powerful. Ludacris again demonstrates, as he did in Crash, that he is a competent actor.
This was a disturbing, honest, thought-provoking and gritty film which had depth that many contemporary films of all genre unfortunately lack.
Highly recommended.
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