"Lose Yourself" is a history-making song and one of the most popular records of its time. The title track is actually one of my favorite Eminem songs and I think 50's "Places to Go" should have been his introductory single instead of "Wanksta". The other song that I go back to a lot on this album is Gang Starr's "Battle". A movie about hip-hop in the mid-90s without a DJ Premier beat is blasphemous. Not surprisingly, the music supervision for this film for material that was actually made in the mid-90s is superb. And truth be told, as a whole, the soundtrack to 8 Mile can't touch More Music from 8 Mile. However, 8 Mile and its soundtrack helped establish Eminem as a hip-hop icon at the height of his popularity and continued to showcase his untouchable rap skills as well as his ability to find and develop new talent (50 Cent, Obie Trice).
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