Hustle & Flow (soundtrack)
Hustle & Flow: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the motion picture, Hustle & Flow. It features music by P$C featuring T.I. & Lil Scrappy, Mike Jones featuring Nicole Wray, Trillville, Juvenile featuring Skip & Wacko, Nasty Nardo, 8Ball & MJG, Lil' Boosie & Webbie and other artists. Also featured on the album are tracks performed by the film's star, Terrence Howard, in his lead role as the street hustler-turned-rapper, Djay. The skits on the soundtrack are sound clips from the film. It was released on July 12, 2005 on Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records.
Hustle & Flow: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | |
---|---|
Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | July 12, 2005 |
Genre | Crunk, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop |
Length | 73:22 |
Label | Grand Hustle, Atlantic H Cube |
Producer | Clifford Harris, John Singleton, Detral Treadwell, Jason Geter, Kevin Liles H Cube (executive producers) |
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
HipHopDX | |
RapReviews |
The first single off the collection was the Lil Jon-produced "I'm a King (Remix)" by P$C featuring T.I. and Lil Scrappy. A music video was released for the song which featured all three rappers in the city of Atlanta and clips from Hustle & Flow. The second single was the remix of Webbie's "Bad Bitch," featuring Trina. The soundtrack has sold over 300,000 copies. The chorus to Nasty Nardo's track entitled "Lets Get a Room" samples Project Pat's song entitled "Make Dat Azz Clap (Back Clap)". The song number 4 in the track list "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" produced by Three 6 Mafia won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony and was performed on stage by the members of Three 6 Mafia.