Hustle & Flow

DJay, a streetwise Memphis hustler tries to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach.

Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he´s ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now.

He begins to write down his freestyle raps--his flow--and the two team up with Shelby, a church musician with a beat machine, to lay down bass-thumping crunk tracks.

DJay´s metamorphosis affects his entire house, as the women in his life--Shug and Nola--find ways to contribute to the creative process. With the impending visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper Skinny Black, DJay has to make one last hustle if he´s ever going to flow.

重点词汇

hustler  n. 皮条客	streetwise  n. 在现代化大城市的生存能力
fringe  n. 边缘	team up  v. （使）结成一队，合作
metamorphosis  n. 变形	platinum  n. 白金