But once again, Terrence Howard makes this story come alive. Lord knows if Mike Epps or Brian Hooks (or God forbid, Snoop) had been cast in the lead, this movie would've turned booty real quick. True, the hook of the story, a pimp wanting to be a rapper, sounds really funny. Craig (the director) also said that the story used bits and pieces of his own life and people he has met in Memphis to craft a story that really does happen to a lot of black people trying to get into the rap game. premiere, and said that the character wanting to have a dream of better things was the universal theme that struck her. The producer Stephanie Allain was at the L.A. This movie could've turned out bad with clichéd acting and over the top performances (there were moments where I felt his strip club whore was too much), but what makes you stick with the story, is that you really feel sorry for these people and you want them to succeed. Terrence brings depth of character, pathos, and sympathy to a low brow pimp with low quality product to hustle. I am so glad Craig cast an actor and not a rapper to play the lead.
What saves the film from being just another badly made 'hood flick, is Terrence Howard.
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