DJ Premier was apparently feeling nostalgic on Thursday (October 29), which just happened to be the 18th anniversary of Eminem’s 8 Mile soundtrack.
The Gang Starr legend shared a throwback photo of the 8 Mile: Music From & Inspired By The Movie album cover art on Instagram and expressed gratitude to Slim Shady for the opportunity to craft an original song for the now iconic film.
“18 YEARS AGO…OCTOBER 29, 2002…@eminem DROPPED THE SOUNDTRACK TO HIS DEBUT FILM “8 MILE”…Thanks For Having Us Create An Original @gangstarr Song ‘BATTLE’…
R.I.P. GURU.”
The song Preemo is referring to is the Gang Starr cut”Battle,” one of 15 tracks on the critically acclaimed project. Upon its release, the album sold an astonishing 702,000 copies in its inaugural week and over 510,000 copies in its second, becoming the fifth highest-selling album in 2002 with sales of roughly 3.2 million. As of January 2016, it has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.
The lead single “Lose Yourself” earned Eminem his first No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit and won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 75th Annual Academy Awards in 2002. That same year, Shady also picked up two Grammy Awards in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance.
Eminem showed up at the 2019 Oscars to perform the song since he skipped it the first time around. He later told Variety, “I kinda figured maybe since I didn’t get a chance to do it at the time, maybe it would be cool. Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself’ on the Grammys with the Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we didn’t think it was a good idea.
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“And also, back at that time, the younger me didn’t really feel like a show like that would understand me. But then when I found out I won, ‘That’s crazy!’ That to me shows how authentic and real that award is — when you don’t show up and you still win. That makes it very real to me.”
“Lose Yourself” recently hit one billion streams on Spotify, further solidifying its iconic status. Other guests on the 8 Mile soundtrack include JAY-Z, 50 Cent, Rakim, Xzibit and Freeway. Revisit the album below.
as homie grows stronger he blows us all over?
That 50 Cent Til I Collapse Freestyle underated.
Eminem stinks..I hope he’s back on the dope.. A Meth Fart is a build up of noxious, putrid, and sometimes toxic gasses that accumulate inside of a meth atticts tweeker colon. Meth farts usually occur after a 5-7 day meth binge. They are usually induced by a large piece of pizza or a blueberry danish. Sometimes they smell like burning rubber on the side of the freeway. You can usually tell how much a person does by duration of the flatulence. Some can last up to 90 seconds. Tighter sphincters create louder, more trumpet like exclamations of gas.
Dosn’t stink. He isn’t nearly as good as he was and he isn’t the goat. But he’s been okay. I doubt he does drugs. Learn some facts dumb ass.???
Sorry I’m mentally challenged. I relply to myself while I sniff more cocaine and white lines
eminem rap god more like white god
Racists
Eminem is the GOAT. Always has been and always will be.
Although the 8 Mile soundtrack was a compilation of most of the artists on Shady Records (and not just Eminem), the songs represented Eminem’s lifestyle and development the most. Listening to the album just by itself is great, but watching the film, and hearing the music within the scenes, is what creates a perfect atmosphere.
This was a turning point for Em in his career in the sense that he was starting to mature into a more serious artist. Compared to his first couple of projects from the late 90s, Shady became less playful and goofy on the 2002 soundtrack. Yes, the controversy was still present, but it was like he opened even more layers, taking us through a dark journey through the horrific streets of Detroit. He generated quite a bit of fans from this experience, probably because he was giving us more and opening up.