8 Mile

by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster

8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama biographical film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshall Mathers (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, and Mekhi Phifer. The film is a biographical account of Eminem's early years in relative poverty growing up in Detroit, and his early career in rap. As such, the film is set in the underground Detroit hip hop scene in 1995. The film depicts white rapper Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (based upon a younger Eminem) as he struggles for respect among his black peers. The film was a financial success, was well received critically, and won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song for Eminem's "Lose Yourself," becoming the first film with a rap/hip-hop song to win an Academy Award.

116 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2010

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[Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate/Smile - The Greatest Story Never Told is an autobiography of Neal Studzinski. Neal is an epitome of resilience, faith, self-belief, and perseverance. Suffering from bipolar disorder, Neal picks himself up each time his mental illness attempts at knocking him down. Read the book to know how Neal withstands adversities and bounces back from his challenging mental disorder and other problems in life. Neal Studzinski is a multi-talented creative mind who has shown his prowess as a marketing professional, entrepreneur, front-end web developer, and writer.

A business graduate from Baker College of Clinton Township, MI, Studzinski went to high school on 8 Mile and hung out with Eminem and his roommates: Robert Claus (Chedda' Bob), Mike (Manix) & Matt (Butterfingers) Ruby, and the late James Deel (Chaos Kid). He learned to walk the walk at a young age hanging out with those guys. He already knew how to talk the talk."It will be difficult for you to believe some of the events that took place in my life, luckily I have witnesses for most of it and I'm taking the time to document it in my debut book; an Autobiography Hate/Smile - The Greatest Story Never Told "

[Karim Elghamry · Rating 5 out of 5]

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