Terrence Howard Revealed He Was Paid Only $12K For Role In ‘Hustle and Flow’

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Terrence Howard revealed that he was paid $12,000 for his role in 'Hustle And Flow'  This adds to the conversation about fair compensation within the entertainment industry.  #hiphop #hiphopnews #music #musicnews #rapnews #sohh #sohhdotcom #sohhnews #terrencehoward #hustleandflow

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00:00 Check this out. I made $12,000 for doing Hustle & Flow.

00:05 And then on top of it, what Paramount did,

00:08 instead of putting my name as Terrence Howard performing the songs,

00:12 they put "Performed by DJ."

00:14 Well, they own DJ.

00:16 So guess what? The performance royalties went to Paramount.

00:20 - They went-- - Wait a minute.

00:21 - They didn't go to Terrence Howard. - So if we're talking bills,

00:22 Terrence Howard made $12,000.

00:25 That's all I ever made from Hustle & Flow.

00:27 Everything else went right back into Paramount.

00:30 So now I gotta sue Paramount or send them a letter.

00:33 - Are you serious? - I gotta send them a letter to say,

00:35 "Hey, you guys owe me about 20 years' worth of residuals and performance royalties."

00:40 - But I didn't know-- - Wait, wait.

00:42 I was just trying to pay my rent then.

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