Hustle & Flow

1	I'm a King / P$C Remix 3:32
2	Swerve / Webbie 4:09
3	Microphone (Skit) / Pawn Shop Owner 1:02
4	It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp / Terrence Howard 3:00
5	Tell Me Why / 8Ball 4:04
6	P***y N***az / Bohagon 4:48
7	Whoop That Trick / Djayz 4:26
8	Bum Guy (Skit) / Arnel's Drunk 1:55
9	Man Up / Trillville 4:43
10	Carbon 15's, A.K.'s & Mac 11's / Boyz N da Hood 3:50
11	Lil' Daddy / Chopper 4:25
12	Let's Get a Room / Nasty Nardo 4:14
13	Booty Language / Skip & Wacko 4:05
14	Bad B**cH / Webbie Remix 3:59
15	We in Charge (Skit) / Nola 1:01
16	Hustle and Flow (It Ain't Over) / Djayz 3:30
17	Still Tippin' / Mike Jones It's a Man's World Remix 4:42
18	Murder Game / P$C 5:24
19	Get Crunk, Get Buck / Al Kapone 3:55
20	Man Ain't Like a Dog (Skit) / Terrence Howard 2:38

Barnes & Noble

The gritty drama Hustle & Flow has a southern-fried charm that captures the authenticity of hard-knock life in Memphis. That keep-it-real theme extends to the soundtrack, which spotlights many Dirty South rappers more than familiar with all things crunk. The underdog tale's plot revolves around Djay -- portrayed to smoldering effect by Terrence Howard -- a broke pimp trying to escape the inner city by becoming an MC, so the images peppering his rhymes aren't pretty. His lyrics are the work of Memphis native Al Kapone, and his flow proves to be a neat fit for Howard, who convincingly steps to the mic as a part of his role. And while the Oscar-nominated actor won't be giving Jay-Z a run for his money anytime soon, he holds his own over the swaggering beats of the ominous "Whoop That Trick" and the smoother but no less streetwise "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp." Elsewhere, the pros keep the bass-heavy vibe going, whether it's New Orleans' Juvenile teaming up with Skip & Wacko on the head-bobbing "Booty Language," Houston rapper Mike Jones hooking up with singer Nicole Wray on the R&B-infused "Still Tippin' (It's a Man's World Remix)," or the aforementioned Al Kapone on the jittery "Get Crunk, Get Buck." With all of the talent assembled here, Hustle & Flow is one of the best hip-hop soundtracks to come down the pike since 8 Mile. Dave Gil de Rubio

All Music Guide

The lineup spread across the soundtrack for Hustle & Flow cannot be denied. T.I., Juvenile, 8 Ball, and MJG, E-40, Trillville, Boyz N da Hood, Mike Jones, and several others make this a timely and fitting companion to the film. More importantly, in keeping the connection between film and soundtrack as tight as possible, a couple tracks performed by actor Terrence Howard -- as Hustle and Flow protagonist DJay, a pimp turned MC -- are included, along with a handful of dialogue bits. Al Kapone, a Memphis-based rapper asked by director Craig Brewer to write DJay's rhymes, also appears, only adding to the authenticity. While the soundtrack complements the film, most of the tracks provided by the big guns aren't top-level. That doesn't mean that the disc is useless for those who don't see the film (altogether, the tracks are more memorable than the average cuts granted to a soundtrack), but it's more New Jersey Drive or Bad Boys II than Juice or Above the Rim. Andy Kellman