Eminems 8 mile anniversary event draws fans and cast members, but no leading man. If your looking for a cd to go along with the 8 mile feel this will not give you all you wont but some songs give you that 8 mile feel like run rabbit run, lose yourself, u wanna be me, 8 mile, rakim, and spit shine. As the end credits proudly announce, the movie was filmed on location in the 3, the area code for inner urban detroit, traditionally separated from the posher northern suburbs by the titular 8 mile road and right on 8 mile road itself, in the suburb of warren, is 8 mile mobile. Every moment is another chance the setting is detroit in 1995. Rabbit eminem rap battle vs lil tic 8 mile scenescreen. Marv won takes us behind one of the film s most famous deleted scenes. Iirc they had a competition to chose who would rap against eminem in the scene. Elsewhere in the beats 1 radio interview, eminem says that by taking him back to his roots, 8 mile gave him a new sense of motivation. Maybe that was a little easier for eminem because 8 mile was made entirely on his native ground. Song lose yourself from 8 mile soundtrack artist eminem. Find all 45 songs in 8 mile soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The people of detroit know 8 mile as the city limit or a border. He not only has to overcome being a white guy in an african american community but his own insecurities about his abilities.
The city is divided by 8 mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. Yo its time to get rid of this coward right here once and for all im sick of this mother fker check this shit out hah hem yo ill spit a racial slur honkey, sue me this shit is a horror. Fight music, fight song, untitled detroit project, 8 mile eminems movie. Jimmy smith jr, aka brabbit struggles to escape a deadend life in the stars home town of detroit. Music from and inspired by the motion picture is the official soundtrack to the 2002 movie of the same name.
Nov 09, 2017 eminem was busy rehearsing for his upcoming performance at the mtv emas, but his home town was not about to let the 15th anniversary of his hit film 8 mile pass without notice a charity. It mixes his hardscrabble upbringing with his desire to become a rapper. The story of 8 mile isnt far removed from eminem s own selfmythologized life a jerry springerstyle saga out of detroit but the unslakable anger is gone. The film s lead, eminem, starred as jimmy brabbit smith, a poor, caucasian rapper struggling to overcome lifes challenges to begin a hip hop career. Nov 08, 2002 find all 45 songs in 8 mile soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Eminem portrays the character as it was based on him. With eminem, brittany murphy, kim basinger, mekhi phifer. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film.
Beneath its tough no, filthy talk and rough look, it is a fairy tale that and this ought to be enough irony for the sniffiest postmodernist the unlikely career of its leading man proves can come true. Its alright, its okay im gonna make it anyway gonna make it, cant give up now ima make it somehow sometimes i just feel like quittin, i still might why do i put up. Eminem when your luck turns around 8 mile duration. I needed that movie, he says of the 2002 film in which. It spawned the hit single lose yourself by eminem, who also stars in the semiautobiographical movie. Eminem obviously was a little green and surrounding him with these actors gave the movie and eminems journey more credence. All 42 songs from the 8 mile 2002 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The ending rap battles from 8 mile 2002 is still as good to this day. For his part, hanson saw his main job as establishing trust with his star. In detroit, particularly in previous decades, 8mile road was a literal dividing line between two very racially distinct cultures.
He scheduled a long rehearsal period and began to see that eminem had what movie stars havethe ability to find some part of themselves in anything they play. The album also spawned a follow up soundtrack, more music from 8 mile, consisting of songs that appear. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Eminem was busy rehearsing for his upcoming performance at the mtv emas, but his home town was not about to let the 15th anniversary of his hit film. Apr 05, 2014 rabbit vs lotto 910 8 2002 hd duration. A young white rapper, jimmy brabbit smith jr summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to. The film is named after a street in detroit, michigan that is officially michigan highway m102, specifically a portion that follows the locally named 8 mile road.
Eminem, but it is very much informed and guided by the experiences of his early career as a. The title is derived from 8 mile road, the highway between the. With 8 mile, however, we are treated to an emotional, uplifting, and wellacted story that follows a character that parallels eminem, played by eminem, and his everyday struggles in the slums of. Oct 29, 2002 if your looking for a cd to go along with the 8 mile feel this will not give you all you wont but some songs give you that 8 mile feel like run rabbit run, lose yourself, u wanna be me, 8 mile, rakim, and spit shine. The story of 8 mile isnt far removed from eminems own selfmythologized life a jerry springerstyle saga out of detroit but the unslakable anger is gone. Jul 02, 2015 elsewhere in the beats 1 radio interview, eminem says that by taking him back to his roots, 8 mile gave him a new sense of motivation. Eminem 8 mile soundtrack disc 2 full album by 8 mile soundtrack.
Off the soundtrack to the semiautobiographical 8 mile, eminem tells a story similar to what goes on throughout the movie. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of shady records. Nov 07, 2002 all 42 songs from the 8 mile 2002 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Jul 06, 2016 eminem 8 mile soundtrack 8 mile soundtrack. Aug 22, 2015 eminem when your luck turns around 8 mile duration. After small roles in the 2001, film the wash and as an extra in the 1998 korn music video for got the life during which he gave the band a demo tape, eminem made his hollywood debut in the quasiautobiographical 2002 film 8 mile. Lose yourself in this detroit map of 8 mile filming locations curbed. In this movie eminem carries the expression of sheer imminence, raw. Eminem, life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Eminems 8 mile event draws fans, cast members, but no. Eminem skulks through a life that has been so terribly unkind to him.
The film follows white rapper brabbit eminem and his attempt to launch a career in a genre dominated by africanamericans. Music from and inspired by the motion picture wikipedia. Sep 08, 2002 8 mile is a semiautobiographical film that follows jimmy smith jr, a struggling young rapper. The plot is not a biography of marshall mathers, a. Nov 08, 2017 the film s lead, eminem, starred as jimmy brabbit smith, a poor, caucasian rapper struggling to overcome lifes challenges to begin a hip hop career. Eminems struggles are highlighted at the start of the movie. It is the story of the troubles one goes through trying to make it big time. The album, performed by various artists, was released under shady records. A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem. Sep 21, 2016 hanson explored a different sort of darkness in 8 mile, the film starring eminem that explored the gritty streets and trailer parks of detroit and closely mirrored the rappers own younger. What you get in 8 mile is a brave film that is surprisingly culturally and intellectually rigorous and an aggressive film that is so emotionally intense that it seems to sometimes tear itself apart. Hanson explored a different sort of darkness in 8 mile, the film starring eminem that explored the gritty streets and trailer parks of detroit and closely mirrored the rappers own younger. The three of them each got their big break as the star of a big budget film franchise but since then have revealed their true talents playing in some of. Revisit all the memorable detroit spots where eminem filmed for the iconic movie.
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