Definition of a Hustler
A payday loan might not be necessary for you so-called hustlers, according to the Beyonce diva video. In Beyonce’s latest video she compares divas with hustlers. Many may find them comparable but when I looked up the definition of Hustler, per dictionary.com it is:
1. An enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
2. Slang. A person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler.
3. Informal. An expert gambler or game player who seeks out challengers, esp. unsuspecting amateur ones, in order to win money from them: He earned his living as a pool hustler.
4. Slang. A prostitute.
5. A person who hustles.
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure the likes of Tina Turner, Mariah Carey and Audrey Hepburn would never want to be compared to a hustler.
What is a Diva?
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Most divas would consider themselves to be hard working women that push through the hard times to get to the good times. In almost all cases, they have pushed through some boundaries to get where they are and generally have to struggle with people saying no. They then become known for being somewhat demanding because that is the way they got in their position. True divas are gorgeous and exude this wherever they go. Generally they also tend to have a wild side and a very free will to do as they please. Many females have been called divas like Cher, Tina Turner, Oprah, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, and more. A diva is someone who keeps everyone on their toes. You really never know what will happen next when around someone like that.
In the new Beyonce diva video she defiantly shows how being a diva can get you places. I’m not sure if it is quite like a hustler, but I can kind-of understand how she compares the two professions. One thing I know for sure, Beyonce will not need to take out a payday loan, unlike a hustler, in these hard economic times.
Who is a hustler?
Many people think of pimps and gangsters as hustlers. Those of us in our twenties to early thirties know that a hustler is an entrepreneur that has not only dominated their own industry but have ventured out into other industries and dominated them as well. These hustlers range from Jay-Z, Beyonce, Tony Hawk, Paris Hilton, Madonna, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Sean Combs, Eminem, Eve, Missy Elliot, Jennifer Lopez, and even the likes of Justin Timberlake. With the definition of a hustler ever changing, who knows what will come next?
Do They Mix?
Both a hustler and a diva pertain some similar qualities but not all people have the qualities that are similar among the two titles. I would say very few can say they are both and very few would want to be called both. I cannot see Audrey Hepburn or Bette Midler being called a Hustler by any means but maybe Beyonce could be called both. In Beyonce diva video, she does seem to think she is both! I would say no hustler or diva would ever be caught getting a payday loan but I suppose that if they were low on money, they would either smile and try to find a new way to get money or marry a rich man or women that could give it to them.
Another definition of a Diva is of a female performer that while skilled, are notoriously hard to work with, arrogant, self centered, and have a gross overestimation of their own talent. Usually the only reason they are suffered by their peers is because they are popular. This tradition comes from opera, where lead female sopranos were often the stars in productions.
A diva and Hustler are two distinct things and very rarely overlap and those who can be both like Beyonce have gusto! I really enjoyed learning the two are so different and yet they both strive for what they know best in life very interesting.