“Hustle & Flow” seemed like an unlikely, unconventional candidate for the Academy Awards — being a film about a pimp turned rapper on the Memphis scene. But the critically-acclaimed success went on to ...

When Hustle & Flow premiered at Sundance, it wasn’t just another indie drama. Craig Brewer’s Memphis-set story of a pimp turned rapper became a breakout that would take Hip Hop to the Oscars. What ...

Often times a writer becomes inspired to write by his or her own life story. Brewer is the same. Some parts in the script and film are inspired by Brewer’s actual life. His wife was a stripper who got ...