Hustle1 Flow
DJay, a streetwise Memphis hustler tries to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused2; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach.
Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now.
He begins to write down his freestyle raps--his flow--and the two team up with Shelby, a church musician with a beat machine, to lay down bass-thumping crunk tracks.
DJay's metamorphosis affects his entire house, as the women in his life--Shug and Nola--find ways to contribute to the creative process. With the impending3 visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper Skinny Black, DJay has to make one last hustle if he's ever going to flow.
重点词语
hustler n. 皮条客
streetwise n. 在现代化大城市的存活能力
fringe n. 边缘
team up v. （使）结成一队，合作
metamorphosis n. 变形
platinum n. 白金
