"Whoop That Trick!"

So I finally saw John Singleton's new film Hustle and Flow this weekend. What a lovely flick. Terrence Howard murdered his role. And even though the majority of the cast were people who may never get a leading role, everyone did a great job. I think Taryn Manning, the actress who played DJay's white ho who he loves like a sister, did a great job. I'm actually interested in seeing more from her.

This is the movie that Anthony Anderson was filming when he caught that rape charge, which was later dismissed. It all started to make sense when I saw how many "extras" in the film where "acting" as strippers. Their job was basically to stand around wearing thongs and watch the actors deliver their lines.

Anyway, did anyone else have a problem with the fact that DJay's big hit was "Whoop That Trick"? I think that was the funniest thing about the film, but also kinda sad. He had his own prositutes singing, "Whoop That Trick!" and there's a little dance that goes with it. You pull your pimp hand from behind you and swing it over your head like you're whipping someone. I guess "Brown Sugar" has already been made, and this is the other side of the rap game. And I know that DJay didn't know about anything but hustling and pimping... But damn.