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With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Language
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $23,563,727
English
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $23,563,727
Keywords
drug dealer
career
baby
rap music
hip-hop
midlife crisis
rapper
biting
blunt
shocking
desperate
anxious
egotistical
derogatory
foreboding
Casts

Terrence Howard
Djay

Anthony Anderson
Key

Taryn Manning
Nola

Taraji P. Henson
Shug

DJ Qualls
Shelby

Ludacris
Skinny Black

Paula Jai Parker
Lexus

Elise Neal
Yevette

Isaac Hayes
Arnel

Juicy J
Tigga
William Engram
Slobs
Bobby Sandimanie
Yellow Jacket
Haystak
Mickey
Claude Phillips
Harold
Josey Scott
Elroy
John Still
Shop Owner
Jay Munn
Prison Guard
Michael Hooks Jr.
Block Manager
Jerome Toles
Police Officer

DJ Paul
R.L.
Al Kapone
Kateezy
Jennifer Bynum Green
Choir Lead Singer
Kelvin Birrus
Choir Singer #1
Tiran D. Boyland
Choir Singer #2
H. Renee Cogar
Choir Singer #3
Brandon Seiferth
Choir Singer #4
Deborah Manning Thomas
Choir Singer #5
Terrence Brown
Piano Player
T.C. Sharpe
Arnel's Drunk
Lindsey Roberts
Harper
Free Sol
Bathroom Kid
Clarence Mabon
Police Officer #2
Mark Goodfellow
Pawn Shop Owner
Latasha Texas
Stripper #1
Tracy Davis
Stripper #2
Erica Miller
God Bless America Girl
Helen Bowman
Defendant
Josh Driver
Bar Tender (uncredited)
Dennis Phillippi
Self (voice) (uncredited)

Jeff Pope
Trick (uncredited)
Kenon Walker
Crystal Palace Party Attendant (uncredited)
Crews
Billy Fox
Editor

Amy Vincent
Director of Photography

Craig Brewer
Director

John Singleton
Producer
Kimberly Hardin
Casting

Scott Bomar
Original Music Composer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Costume Design
Preston L. Holmes
Associate Producer

Stephanie Allain
Producer
Ilene Pickus
Script Supervisor
Keith Brian Burns
Production Design
Dwight Williams
Executive Producer
Brian W. Jennings
Sound Designer
Shie Rozow
Music Editor
Marvin R. Morris
Music Editor
Paul Stewart
Music Supervisor
Michael C. Casper
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel J. Leahy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank Smathers
Supervising Sound Editor
Brian W. Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
James Azizi Penny
Sound Effects Editor
Nathan Black
Boom Operator
Betty Chin
Production Coordinator
Greg Hedgepath
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Camello
Sound Effects Editor

Craig Brewer
Writer
Fred Stafford
ADR Editor

DJ Paul
Music Producer

Frayser Boy
Music Producer

Juicy J
Music Producer
Paul Hackner
Dialogue Editor
Stephanie Flack
Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz
Dialogue Editor
Alexa Marino
Art Direction
Darian Corley
Property Master
Bobbi Banks
Supervising ADR Editor
Van Hayden
First Assistant Director
Joni Wheeler
Set Decoration
James McMillan
Key Grip
Backdrops & Posters








