Hustle
Encyclopedia
Hustle commonly refers to:
Hustle or The Hustle may also refer to:
- A confidence trickConfidence trickA confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
, deceptions performed by hustlers or grifters - The tradecraft of a hustler who deceives others by hustlingHustlingHustling is the deceptive act of disguising one's skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick...
, usually in sports - A slang word in America, meaning to get money, with no concern as to the legallity
Hustle or The Hustle may also refer to:
Films and television
- Hustle (1975 film)Hustle (1975 film)Hustle is a 1975 American neo-noir crime film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert and Ernest Borgnine, which was released in 1975.-Cast:...
, an American crime film starring Burt Reynolds - Hustle (2004 film), an American made-for-TV movie about baseball player Pete Rose, nicknamed Charlie Hustle
- Hustle (TV series)Hustle (TV series)Hustle is a British television drama series made by Kudos Film and Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Created by Tony Jordan and first broadcast in 2004, the series follows a group of con artists who specialise in "long cons" – extended deceptions which require greater commitment, but...
(2004-present), a BBC drama about a group of confidence tricksters (grifters)
Music
- Hustle (dance)Hustle (dance)The Hustle is a catchall name for several disco dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it mostly refers to the unique partner dance done in ballrooms and nightclubs to disco music. It has some features in common with swing dance. Its basic steps are somewhat similar to the...
, a disco dance popularised by the 1975 song - "The Hustle" (song)The Hustle (song)"The Hustle" is a famous disco song by songwriter/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It scored #1 on the "Billboard Hot 100" and the "Hot Soul Singles" charts during the summer of 1975. It also peaked at #9 on the Australian Singles Chart and #3 in the UK...
, a 1975 American disco track by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (album), a 2004 album by American R&B/hip-hop trio G. Love & Special Sauce
Sports
- Hustle (professional wrestling), a.k.a. HUSTLE, a Japanese professional wrestling company, founded in 2004
- Hustle is a motto used by current WWE star John CenaJohn CenaJohn Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
: Hustle, loyalty and respect.
Others
- The Hustle: Detroit Streets, a 2006 ActivisionActivisionActivision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
video game for the XBox and Playstation - USS Despatch (1902)USS Despatch (1902)The fourth USS Despatch, originally USS Steam Cutter No. 423, later USS Hustle , was a ferry launch that served in the United States Navy from 1902 to 1921....
(1902–1921), US Navy ferry launch known as USS Hustle from 1918 - An early name for the Snake video gameSnake (video game)Snake is a video game that originated during the late 1970s in arcades and has maintained popularity since then, becoming something of a classic...