It’s not so hard out there for a pimp. The star of the Memphis hip-hop rags to riches semi-fame story, “Hustle & Flow,” the smoove b, Terrence Howard has apparently has used skillz to snatch himself a recording contract with Columbia records according to the Entertainment Weekly blog, Hollywood Insider.
What kind of music Howard planning on slinging, the report doesn’t say, but he did prove his flow skills in the aforementioned movie that scored an Academy Award for Best Original Song (thank you Three 6 Mafia).
However, Underground Online has the goods. The group is called Terrence Howard Presents Me and the Band of Kings and the album is called A Little Bit More Like Me.
“I wanted to produce and write. The only thing I didn’t do was play all the instruments because I only play guitar, piano and some cello. But I brought in the most incredible musicians and left them in the room to do what they do, gave them complete autonomy, and they gave me gold. People always give you their best if you give them the room to give their best.”
Smoove jazz? Doesn’t sound like hip-hop. According the the Insider, the album is slated for a fall release.
“The purpose of [releasing an album] is to always extend beyond your reach. I’m looking for the fall, I’m looking for the flop, the criticism, because I do well with that. My little brother told me when I was scared to go start my music, he said, ‘A diamond is just a piece of coal that did well under pressure. Decide which one you’re going to be.’ “
The 39-year-old actor is currently onstage for the Broadway revival of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,” and will be seen later this spring in “Iron Man,” alongside Robert Downey Jr.