Strike: Thank God I wasnt Lotto I go on record saying that. I remember smoking cigs with Mekhi [Phifer], and were freezing but we gotta be there to listen. I just told him he sucked. By the time Eminem (AKA Marshall Bruce Mathers III) came around to creating his feature film, 8 Mile, he had already propelled himself towards stardom as one of the biggest recording artists in history. We would have some more fun for sure, the actor added. Rosenberg: We worked very hard [on] the authenticity. As we mentioned, Mackie went on to have an impressive acting career in Hollywood, and it all started with Slim Shady. For me, getting to see Eminem the battle rapper who Id always heard about but I never got to watch that was electric. Lotto.com Inc. 111 Town Square Place Jersey City, NJ 07310. Eminem's two biggest inspirations, Jay-Z and Nas, were at the height of their feud at the time of 8 Mile production. Click here to watch Jalen & Jacoby, Grantland Features, and video podcasts. He actually started working on a second 8 Mile where a boxer loses custody of his daughter and tries to get her back. Leave him the fuck alone. Thats what the whole movie was building toward. But it really was genuinely exciting every time. Regarding the contentious decision between B Rabbit and Lotto, I think most judges in 2002 would have picked B Rabbit. He is also seen punching B-Rabbit in the stomach during the fight. Isn't that Eminem rapping? In May 2019, she was invited to perform at the Rolling Loud, an annual hip hop festival, located in Miami, Florida. Everyone was under the weather. Its production budget was $41 million. The main storyline in 8 Mile is B-Rabbit struggling to get studio time and put an album out. I say, hes a workaholic. Ohhhh! Strike: Paul wrote instructions for me to write my own rap. It was cold outside in Detroit. Anthony Mackie, I just thought he was kind of flat. It had a more down-and-dirty look, a more rough warehouse look than the actual Shelter. Strike: Everybody there in the crowd was a performer, a rapper, a ex-rapper, a never-could-really-rap-for-real real rapper. The album peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard 200. Detroit really showed up for that. The reason Phifer almost passed up the role was that he was required to travel to Detroit for the audition two days after the 9/11 attack, and Phifer was residing in New York City. MarvWon: The competitor that he is, you know, he came back at me. He even dyed his hair and covered his tattoos in order to separate himself from his character B-Rabbit. In real life, something similar happened with 20-year-old Marshall Mathers, but he was arrested. Strike: We was joking around on the mic. [22][23], In May 2021, she confirmed in various interviews that she had officially settled on a new stage name, following scrutiny for the racially charged nature of her name. Eminem didnt exactly have an ideal childhood. She is hooked on drugs, and Jimmy gets in a fight with her live-in boyfriends. B-Rabbit actually chokes and leaves. We went to the basement at [music venue] Saint Andrews: the Shelter. On August 11, Latto was included on XXL's 2020 Freshman Class.[15][16]. [10] The single became her breakout hit, peaking at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. Boyle even met with Eminem and producers but came to the conclusion that Boyle wouldnt be able to direct the movie the way he wanted due to creative differences. Eugene Byrd (Wink): I was considering [Curtis Hanson] Splinter. The film marked the first screen appearance by Anthony Mackie, who plays Papa Doc. His rounds were amazing and impossibly clean by the freestyle-most-of-your-material-on-the-spot standard, but as we know they were written for the movie. The role eventually went to Evan Jones who nailed the part. The first obviously being that audiences cant imagine anyone other than Mekhi Phifer playing the role of B-Rabbits Uncle-Tom friend, Future. He needed a movie makeover that required physical changes in order to play the down-and-out Detroit native living in a trailer park. Personally I think he lost to Lotto but I gave him the rounds against Lyckety-Splyt and Papa Doc. Both songs were certified platinum and appeared on Latto's debut album Queen of da Souf, which was released in August 2020. And I had a verse that wasnt specifically for him, but, you know what Im saying, it fit. Packed full of people, smoke machine rolling. My manager was like, If they try to arrest you, Ill shoot in the air, you run! [Later,] Em done bailed me out on my attempted murder case. People were generally a bit sniffy when rapper Eminem decided he was going into movies, expecting something a bit Ja Rule or Vanilla Ice. It took us a little while to catch on to Detroit. 8 Mile can be described or thought of as a semi-autobiographical account of Eminem in a 1995 Detroit setting. Wed be like, Whatever, you the king of the ludicrous lucrative lyrics, you be aiight!. Make everybody laugh at the other guy. I wanted it to be about a guy not trying to make it, but just trying to figure it out. The actress continued to act in numerous projects throughout the years, including the films A Lot Like Love and Cold Mountain. But Marshall didnt wanna give up what he was doing. He also has absolutely no problem calling himself out, which is evident in 8 Mile. Marshall was using it as a weapon. First World Lottos Review Lotto operators will more or less follow the same principle when making an offering to clients. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Its not a huge surprise that 8 Mile has become a cult-classic film. [17][18] On December 11, Mulatto released the extended version of Queen of da Souf, which included five new songs and spawned the single "Sex Lies", featuring American rapper Lil Baby. Craig G: There was some restlessness going on. The Oscars are coming: this is who is in the running, all you have to do is vote A new millennium meant new classic films with these best movies from the 2000s. But as he was listening to other people spitting out lyrics, Slim Shady stepped in to do what he does best. Anthony Mackie (Papa Doc): It was crazy for me because it was my first job. And it always bothered me. The atmosphere in the rap battles was so intense and went on for so long that several extras passed out or threw up during filming. In 2009, the actress tragically passed away at just 32 years old. Their love story is a little bit different than the one depicted on screen. Rumor has it that it took him just 30 seconds to write the hook for just lose it. But Eminem is on a whole other level of creativity and talent. But when he walked away with his pants down that was everything. The Mars Project isnt as catchy. i think proof/lil tics verse was the best in the movie and even if em/rabbit hadnt been scripted to choke that wouldve been tough to come back from. Being up there hosting and feeling that energy, it just felt special. Next, the Three One Third reaches up to his crew again and punches Lotto in the face, resulting in a fight. On May 21, she released the second promotional single, "He Say She Say". Eminem portrays the character as it was based on him. And hes doing Lose Yourself, and hes going, No more Mekhi Phife Mekhi was, like, so happy! Miz Korona (local MC; Vanessa in the lunch truck scene): A lot of the actors were active on the scene. Knowing how demanding and hectic life was for the rapper while filming the movie, Eminem decided to never take a starring role in a movie or show since 8 Mile. Alyssa Michelle Stephens (born December 22, 1998), professionally known as Latto or Big Latto (formerly known as Mulatto), is an American rapper and singer. I remember him saying in a magazine interview (I think Vibe magazine), he was doing a ton of pills during 8 mile filming and also around the time of his Encore album. Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove played lotto in"8 mile" ;-) 8 Mile is a movie that stars Eminem and was released in 2002. . It just felt like we were being.5. The song made history, and although it was the only rap song to ever win an Oscar, Eminem didnt even bother showing up to the ceremony. And sometimes that was followed, and sometimes it was discarded by the rappers who were actually going to be doing the scene. In order to get the crowd on your side, the best thing to do was to make a smart remark, or a joke. Marshall Mathers got his rap moniker in a pretty simple way, from his initials, M.M., or more famously, Eminem. After 8 Mile, Kim starred in films like Cellular, The Sentinel, The Nice Guys, Fifty Shades Darker, and plenty more. She first appeared on American rapper Jermaine Dupri 's reality television series The Rap Game in 2016, where she was known as Miss Mulatto and won the show's first season, but she . Visit Tunefind to listen to all the songs used on the show. Scott Silver (screenwriter): Proof was amazing. One member even threatened B-Rabbit with it. Lotto is also there to beat up B-Rabbit with his crew because Jimmy has beaten up Wink for having sex with his girl Alex Laterno. She went on to star in hit films like Just Married, Uptown Girls, Sin City, and more. People drive around Detroit looking for that building. Latto. But according to police reports, the paintball didnt even break anything, and Eminem didnt even shoot it; his friend did. You think these niggas gonna feel the shit you say? His acting career doesnt seem to be slowing down. Please play responsibly. He didnt mince words. [14] On the same day, Latto was featured on NLE Choppa's single "Make Em Say", taken from his debut studio album, Top Shotta. Irl he would've been booed mooning him lmao. His voice was getting raw. Producing duo Alan and Peter Richie wanted the movie to be a spiritual sequel to 8 Mile. I still have those. Honestly, B rabbit took nothing but Ls that movie. Malone: At the Hip Hop Shop, probably 90 percent of the time, it was two winners: It was either Em or Proof. Although he looked just like the Eminem we all know and love, he went through an extreme transformation for the movie. But he didnt show up for the audition. 8 Mile Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. He didn't want people thinking he was just playing his stage persona. At that time I was in the streets, carrying guns. The best Star Wars characters in the galaxy - and without a Jar Jar Binks in sight. Eminem was supposed to play the role of the boxer. In the original script B-Rabbit worked at a hotel carrying rich peoples bags and had a lot of problems with his boss. In the film, Cheddar Bob is depicted as a dumb but lovable friend who is also an aspiring artist. Or some real shit, though . Along with Sons of Anarchy director Kurt Sutter, Eminem planned what Sutter called a metaphorical continuation of the 8 Mile story. After 8 Mile, Mekhi starred as Dr. Gregory Pratt on the medical drama ER from 2002 to 2008. Except for Anthony Mackie, whos, like, from Juilliard. Idk he did decent and i think he won them but not by much, what ould have happened is the footage would have gone viral with some cringy title like "white guy embraces the negativity and captures the crowd (emotional". You must be 18 or older to order a lottery ticket. Miller: It was hype. And Dre said to me, What a movie about Eminem needs is six fucked-up scenes. I was like, What? Hes like, Six fucked-up scenes. Im not sure there were enough fucked-up scenes in the movie for Dr. Dre. She released a new single titled "The Biggest", to go with the announcement of her new name. Strike: Nobody knew what he was gonna say. By today's standard of writtens, no they weren't very good (well, maybe the Papa Doc round where he disarmed him would've been fire if it were actually relevant in use). People ask me what its like to work with him. However, Em found his workaround to make the two rap heavyweights appear in the movie's album soundtrack. Although this wasnt Mekhis first acting gig, it was definitely the role that launched him into movie stardom. As it turned out, this eerie rumor was just that, a rumor. Two of Eminems biggest inspirations, Jay-Z and Nas, were at the peak of their feud during the production of 8 Mile. Furthermore, when Em was a kid, people used to call him Mickey (aka Mickey Mouse) for the exact same reason. his real name is Jimmy Smith Jr., though we never . Quality-wise, I think this battle is comparable to the ones in 8 Mile (to be fair, if you can't write as well as someone else can freestyle, you're a really lousy writer.). And then when he got mad, he knocked it out. The title was only decided on at the end of filming. Reportedly, the rapper lost 24 pounds for the movie so that he could portray the white, skinny trailer park kid more accurately. Two of the most renowned filmmakers in Hollywood history wanted to direct Eminems motion picture Danny Boyle and Quentin Tarantino and both of them were incredibly close to getting the gig. He was really wracking the brain. Although Jake Gyllenhaal was brought in as a replacement, the entire potential 8 Mile sequel subplot was nixed. Eminem: He was getting a reaction from the crowd and I felt like I had to respond. Latto then revealed the release of her single "Muwop", featuring Gucci Mane, which was released on July 30.