You know it’s hard out here for a pimp, when you’re trying to get the money for the rent. For the Cadillac and gas money’s spent, there’s a whole lot of bitches jumping ship. In the Oscar-winning song “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”, the lyrics tell the viewer the very essence of the film. This is the story of a hustler and a drug dealer, Djay (Terrence Howard), who is having a mid-life crisis. Tired of the same routine, he buys a keyboard and discovers that he wants to become a rapper. With his old high school pal, Key (Anthony Anderson), and the white boy with beats (DJ Qualls), he builds a make-shift home studio and begins his quest to become the next great thing. With hardships and hoes working against him around every corner, Djay struggles to maintain his “mode” and push that “good shit out” in time for a party that famed rapper Skinny Black (Ludacris) will be at in town. The reason I liked this movie so much is because offered a human dilemma. Not a black dilemma. Not a rapper dilemma. Not a drug dealer dilemma, but a universal human dilemma; the struggle for change. Even though I may still be young, I’ve felt the need to accomplish something with my life and not know how to go about doing it. The music in this movie is pretty awesome. Everything from Djay’s original songs to the rest of the soundtrack had me bouncing…and I don’t even care for most rap! So if you’re down for a good movie with some sweet music, check this one out.