Some may be familiar with Terrence Howard as the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated star of such movies as Ironman, Hustle and Flow, Ray, Crash and Lackawanna Blues. What you may not know is that his first love is actually music, which could be heard when he performed Three 6 Mafias Academy Award winning "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," along with two other tracks, in Hustle and Flow, as well as his roles in such music themed films as the Jacksons: An American Dream, Mr. Hollands Opus and his guitar performance in the Best Man. Produced by Terrence Howard, SHINE THROUGH IT was recorded at Spiral Recording in Hollywood and Terrence wrote, arranged and produced 11 original songs for a collection heralded in the Los Angeles Times as a "stylish retro neo-soul album."