Well Duh

Pardon the obvious but I think "Hustle and Flow" would be a great example for this blog. The film is entirely and makes the narrative stronger by the use of music. Djay get the idea to rap about his experiences as a pimp and how hard it is. The rest of the film is either about the difficulties of producing the song (money, building the studio, lyrics, and getting heard) and the other is about experiences that get written into the song. I think this film reaffirms the stereotype that the only way for a black man to get out of the streets from a life of crime is to rap about it and in this rap he/she appeal to young Black Americans. The evident representation of popular rap themes in this film adds to that theory and the experiences of an African American Male. The music isn't so much imaginative as it uses popular rap culture. Other black experience film have music, but none that reference the experiences and strengthen the narration like "Hustle and Flow"