8 Mile

Description

About the AlbumThe 8 Mile album is part of a motion picture adaptation of the same name that depicts the lifelong journey of Eminem from ground zero to being the King of rap. The album opens up with the famous, Oscar-winning song, Lose Yourself, by Eminem. The album consists of songs composed and sung by various artists, both old and new.The songs portray road to fame that Eminem took. Songs from artists such as Ems Group D12, 50 Cent, Nas, Jay-Z, Young Zee, Gangstarr, Freeway, Macy Gray, Boomkat, Obie Trice and the legendary Rakim are featured in the album. The names of these tracks include Rabbit Run, Battle, Spitshine, Adrenaline Rush and Time Of My Life.The album was released by Interscope in 2002 and the songs are in English. The album is in an imported edition format and is in the form of a single audio CD. The genres of music in the album are rap and hip hop.Key FeaturesContains 16 tracks from artists such as Jay-Z, Obie Trice, Eminem and many more.This album is the soundtrack of the motion picture film which is also known as 8 Mile.About the ArtistsBorn and bred in St. Joseph, Missouri, Eminem, also known for his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Having been declared as the King of Hip Hop, Eminem has achieved ten number one albums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 80 million albums and 120 million singles worldwide. Having debuted with Infinite in 1996, he rose to mainstream popularity very quickly. He secured a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Lose Yourself, from the film 8 Mile, won the Academy Award for the Best Original Song and made him the first-ever rap artist to ever win that award. He also has his own radio channel known as Shade 45 on Sirius XM Radio.