Ultimate Hustler was an American reality show broadcast on Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...

. The show featured Damon Dash

Damon Dash

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 training 16 ordinary people to become a "hustler" and make money. Based on its premise, the show has been described as a hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 version of The Apprentice

The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)

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. People claim that the show was stolen from two up-and-coming producers, John Coleman and John Rhodes. The pair recently filed a lawsuit against Dash, BET, Damon Dash Music Group, Dash Films and Huck Films.

The program was first broadcast on October 4, 2005, with the final episode on December 13, 2005, with Brian Rikuda winning the top prize.

Hustlers

• Jennifer Bayer
• Christopher C.
• Laurence Chandler
• Tichanda Daniels
• Shola Adisa-Farrar
• Ray Freeman
• Kwame Gates
• Jermel H., aka "Sharp"
• Aaron Salgado
• Will L.
• Brian Rikuda (Winner)
• Dashawn Taylor
• Kira Vince
• Alphonzo Terrell
• Ashley Williams
• Tarisha Brown, aka "Seven"