We are hardly started in '8 Mile,' and already we see that this movie stands aside from routine debut films by pop stars. It stands aside from Britney Spears and the Spice Girls and the other hit machines who have unwisely tried to transfer musical ability into acting careers. Like Prince's 'Purple Rain,' it is the real thing. Eminem insists on Rabbit's proletarian roots, on his slattern mother, on his lonely progress as a white boy in a black world.
Whether '8 Mile' is close to Eminem's own autobiographical truths, I do not know. It is a faithful reflection of his myth, however, beginning with the title, which refers to the road which separates Detroit from its white suburbs. He lives on the black side of the road, where he has found acceptance and friendship from a posse of homies, and especially from Future (Mekhi Phifer), who emcees the contests at the Shelter. When Rabbit gets into fights with black rivals, and he does, they are motivated not by racism but by more wholesome feelings, like sexual jealousy and professional envy.
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The genius of Rabbit is to admit his own weaknesses. This is also the approach of Eminem, who acknowledges in his lyrics that he's a white man playing in a black man's field. In the climactic performance scene in '8 Mile,' he not only skewers his opponent but preempts any comeback by trashing himself first, before the other guy can. At one point, devastatingly, he even calls another rapper 'too generic.' They must read rock critics in the inner city.
The movie, directed by Curtis Hanson ('Wonder Boys') and written by Scott Silver, is a grungy version of a familiar formula, in which the would-be performer first fails at his art, then succeeds, is unhappy in romance but lucky in his friends, and comes from an unfortunate background. He even finds love, sort of, with Alex (Brittany Murphy), who is loyal if not faithful. What the movie is missing, however, is the third act in which the hero becomes a star. We know that Eminem is awesomely successful, but '8 Mile' avoids the rags-to-riches route and shows Rabbit moving from rags to slightly better rags.
There has been criticism of Kim Basinger, who is said to be too attractive and even glamorous to play Rabbit's mother, but this strikes me as economic discrimination: Cannot poor people as well as rich people look like Kim Basinger? Given the numbers of ugly people who live in big houses, why can't there be beautiful people living in trailers? Her performance finds the right note somewhere between love and exasperation; it cannot be easy to live with this sullen malcontent, whose face lights up only when he sees his baby sister, Lily.
As an actor, Eminem is convincing without being electric. Perhaps the Rabbit character doesn't allow for joy; he seems to go through life forever remembering why he shouldn't be happy. As it happens, on the same day that '8 Mile' was screened in Chicago, I also saw 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown,' a documentary about the studio musicians who created the Motown Sound. The contrast was instructive. On the one hand, a Detroit white boy embracing the emblems of poverty and performing in a musical genre that involves complaint, anger and alienation. On the other hand, black Detroit musicians making good money, performing joyously, having a good time and remembering those times with tears in their eyes. What has happened to our hopes, that young audiences now embrace such cheerless material, avoiding melody like the plague? At least in their puritanism they still permit rhymes.
Eminem survives the X-ray truth-telling of the movie camera, which is so good at spotting phonies. He is on the level. Here he plays, if not himself, a version of himself, and we understand why he has been accepted as a star in a genre mostly owned by blacks. Whether he has a future as a movie actor is open to question: At this point in his career, there is no reason for him to play anyone other than himself, and it might even be professionally dangerous for him to try. He can of course play versions of Rabbit in other movies, and would probably play them well, but Rabbit, let it be said, is a downer. I would love to see a sequel (maybe '81/2 Mile') in which Rabbit makes millions and becomes world famous, and we learn at last if it is possible for him to be happy.
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Released | October 29, 2002[1] |
Recorded | September 2001-2002 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 68:10 |
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8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2002 movie of the same name. The album, performed by various artists, was released under Shady Records. It spawned the hit single 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem, who also stars in the semi-autobiographical movie. The album also spawned a follow up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in the film and were released as singles during the film's time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by 2Pac, who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem, who also produced a posthumous album by 2Pac. The album also features four songs by the Wu-Tang Clan and its members, and two songs by Mobb Deep, who eventually signed to G-Unit Records. Both albums were also made available in censored versions, removing most of the strong language and sexual and violent content.
- 3Track listing
- 5Chart positions
Charts[edit]
The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart that year with over 702,000 copies sold in the 1st week and 510,000 copies sold in the 2nd week also finishing the year as the 5th best-selling album of 2002 with US sales of over 3.4 million. As of July 2013, it has sold 4,922,000 copies in the U.S.[3] As of January 2016, the soundtrack has sold 11 million copies worldwide.[4]
It debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 45, 000 copies.[5] It also reached #1 on the UK Compilations Chart AustralianARIAnet Albums Chart. It featured Eminem's worldwide chart-topping single, 'Lose Yourself'.
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[8] |
NME | 7/10 [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
Q Magazine | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Empire Magazine | [13] |
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Content and censorship[edit]
The clean version of the 8 Mile soundtrack removes most of the strong language and sexual and violent content. The only word left uncensored on the soundtrack, is the word 'ass' (except on 'Places to Go' by 50 Cent, where the word 'ass' is used twice, but the word was only censored once). No other words are uncensored on the clean version of '8 Mile'.
'That's My Nigga Fo' Real', by rapper Young Zee, is listed as 'That's My ***** Fo' Real' on the clean version. In 'Rap Game' by D12 featuring 50 Cent in Proof's verse, the word 'shit' is uncensored (even on the clean version), and in Eminem's verse, the words 'White House' and 'Cheney' are censored on both edited and explicit versions. A very rare version of 'Rap Game' can be heard on the internet, which the words 'White House' and 'Cheney' are left uncensored. In 'Rabbit Run' by Eminem, the word 'fuck' was left uncensored once in the clean version of the soundtrack. In 'Love Me' by Obie Trice, Eminem and 50 Cent, the word 'goddamn' is left uncensored in 50 Cent's verse.
Track listing[edit]
8 Mile[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Lose Yourself' (Eminem) | 5:20 | ||
2. | 'Love Me' (Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent) |
| 4:30 | |
3. | '8 Mile' (Eminem) |
| 5:57 | |
4. | 'Adrenaline Rush' (Obie Trice) |
| Rusk a/k/a Spyda | 3:48 |
5. | 'Places to Go' (50 Cent) | Eminem | 4:15 | |
6. | 'Rap Game' (D12 featuring 50 Cent) |
| 5:53 | |
7. | '8 Miles and Runnin' (Jay-Z featuring Freeway) |
| Eminem | 4:08 |
8. | 'Spit Shine' (Xzibit) | Porter | 3:39 | |
9. | 'Time of My Life' (Macy Gray) | 4:21 | ||
10. | 'U Wanna Be Me' (Nas) | 3:50 | ||
11. | 'Wanksta' (50 Cent) |
| 3:38 | |
12. | 'Wasting My Time' (Boomkat) |
| 3:37 | |
13. | 'R.A.K.I.M.' (Rakim) |
| Porter | 4:23 |
14. | 'That's My Nigga fo' Real' (Young Zee) |
| 4:45 | |
15. | 'Battle' (Gang Starr) |
| 2:56 | |
16. | 'Rabbit Run' (Eminem) |
| 3:10 | |
Total length: | 68:10 |
8 Mile: The Special Edition Bonus Disc[14] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Rap Name' (Obie Trice) | Obie Trice | Eminem | 5:01 |
2. | 'Stimulate' (Eminem) | Mathers | Eminem | 5:03 |
3. | 'Till I Collapse' (remix) (50 Cent)) |
| Eminem | 1:26 |
4. | 'Gangsta' (Joe Beast) | Joe Smith | Mel-Man | 3:35 |
5. | 'The Weekend' (Brooklyn) | Nicole Louis-Jeune | DJ Khalil | 3:05 |
6. | 'California' (Shaunta) | Shaunta Montgomery | Mahogany Music | 3:27 |
Total length: | 89:47 |
More Music from 8 Mile[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Shook Ones (Part II)' (Mobb Deep) | Mobb Deep | 5:26 | |
2. | 'Juicy' (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
| 4:11 | |
3. | 'Gotta Get Mine' (MC Breed and 2Pac) | 4:18 | ||
4. | 'Feel Me Flow' (Naughty by Nature) |
| Naughty by Nature | 3:34 |
5. | 'Player's Ball' (OutKast) |
| Organized Noize | 4:53 |
6. | 'Get Money' (Junior M.A.F.I.A.) | EZ Elpee | 4:34 | |
7. | 'I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By' (Method Man and Mary J. Blige) | RZA | 3:45 | |
8. | 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya' (Ol' Dirty Bastard) | RZA | 2:41 | |
9. | 'Bring the Pain' (Method Man) |
| RZA | 3:09 |
10. | 'C.R.E.A.M.' (Wu-Tang Clan) | RZA | 4:12 | |
11. | 'Runnin' (The Pharcyde) | Jay Dee | 4:56 | |
12. | 'Survival of the Fittest' (Mobb Deep) | Mobb Deep | 3:43 | |
Total length: | 117:32 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
- ^[b] signifies an co-producer
Other songs[edit]
- These songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack:
- 'Last Dayz' by Onyx
- 'Time's Up' by O.C.
- 'Unbelievable' by The Notorious B.I.G.
- 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 'Insane in the Brain' by Cypress Hill
- 'This Is How We Do It' by Montell Jordan
- 'Gang Stories' by South Central Cartel
- 'Who Shot Ya?' by The Notorious B.I.G.
- 'Temptations (song)' by 2Pac
- 'Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)' by Showbiz & A.G.
- 'Player's Anthem' by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by Wu-Tang Clan
Eminem has earned praise from hip-hop producers[15] and pundits[16][17][18] for including authentic, era-appropriate beats in the film, despite the expense associated with clearance relative to original music bearing a similar sound.[19]
Chart positions[edit]
Peak positions[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles[edit]
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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2002 | 'Lose Yourself' | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
Mainstream Top 40 | 1 | ||
Hot Rap Tracks | 1 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 1 | ||
2003 | 'Wanksta' | The Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
Hot Rap Tracks | 3 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 4 | ||
'8 Mile' | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 54 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[58] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[59] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[60] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[61] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[62] | Gold | 21,281[62] |
France (SNEP)[63] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Greece (IFPI Greece)[64] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[65] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[66] | 3× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[67] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[68] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[69] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[70] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[71] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] | 2× Platinum | 696,994[72] |
United States (RIAA)[74] | 4× Platinum | 4,922,000[3] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[75] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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