DJay looks inside his soul and decides to get out of the business, and now he has a dream of becoming a rapper. DJay runs into Key (Anthony Anderson), an old friend and sound engineer, who takes him to a church choir performance that reaches DJay's soul. He begins to write down his pimping style raps, his flow, in a little notebook while Nola is turning tricks. While playing the keys, DJay gets an inspiration to write rap music. A bum trades him a Casio keyboard for some weed, and DJay takes it home. DJay feels that he has hit rock bottom, and he needs a change in his life. The utility company is about to shut off their utilities, if they don't pay the bill. Even with two girls working and DJay selling dirt-weed on the side, it is hard for them to make ends meet. (Synopsis) DJay (Terrence Howard) is a streetwise hustler and Memphis pimp with a stable of 3 girls, Shug (Taraji Henson) who is pregnant and not working, Lexus (Paula Jai Parker) who works in a strip club, and Nola (Taryn Manning) who works out of DJay's old beat-up car in a back alley.
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