Music
Howard released his debut, adult alternative album, "Shine Through It" in 2008 on Columbia Records. He described the album as "urban country" and either wrote or co-wrote all the tracks on the album.
For the movie Hustle and Flow, Howard performed all the tracks for his rapper character including "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp," which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards.
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“Now the rich stream of Music winds along
Deep, majestic, smooth, and strong,”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
“Orpheus with his lute made trees
And the mountain tops that freeze
Bow themselves when he did sing.
To his music plants and flowers
Ever sprung, as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The manner in which Americans “consume” music has a lot to do with leaving it on their coffee tables, or using it as wallpaper for their lifestyles, like the score of a movie—it’s consumed that way without any regard for how and why it’s made.”
—Frank Zappa (1940–1994)