Hustle &amp; Flow

Hustle &amp; Flow is a 2005 American musical drama movie written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. The movie is about a hustler and pimp from Memphis, Tennessee named DJay who is interested in being a rapper. 
The movie stars Terrence Howard as DJay. Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, and Ludacris also star in this movie.
"Hustle &amp; Flow" won the Best Original Song category at the 78th Academy Awards for the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" by the hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" became the second hip hop song to win an Academy Award (after "Lose Yourself" by Eminem).