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Exactly how Eminem was able to assemble so many credible emcees of today and yesteryear (Jay-Z, Rakim) to endorse his Holly'hood coming-out party, 8 Mile, is anyone's guess. What is clear, however, is that (dare we say it) the Shady One might be growing up. On "Lose Yourself" Em abandons his callous, hardcore posturing to write thoughtful hood-centric coming-of-age lyrics that would make Melle Mel proud. On "Battle" Gang Starr's Guru tears through a sick beat from rap's most prolific producer DJ Premier. Sadly, Nas wastes more valuable studio time dissing Jay-Z (ho-hum) on "You Wanna Be Me". Interestingly, once you get past the living-legend love-in and peep the skills from Em's lesser-known Shady Records roster of below-ground wordsmiths--50 Cent ("Wanksta") or Obie Trice ("Adrenaline Rush"), you might urge Em to consider giving up his thespian pursuits to become a full-time record executive. Not even the baffling inclusion of Macy Gray's humdrum "Time of Your Life" can sink this project. --Dalton Higgins
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INC. EMINEM - LOSE YOURSELF
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'Music from and inspired by the motion picture' it says on the cover, but it seems that nearly all of the tracks are of the inspired kind, rather than some of the great music from the actual film. It sounds a bit harsh, but if it is the vibe of the film that you are after, you wont find it on this album - the older hip hop tracks that really characterise the film can be found on More Music From 8 Mile, the second CD from the film.
So what is the album like, apart from that? If you like modern rap music, you WILL like it, there are some great tracks by Nas, Xzibit, 50 Cent, and of course Eminem, whereas the rest are good to okay.
All in all, it's an okay album, but not worthy of more than three stars due to the fact that I dont really consider it to be a soundtrack to the film.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Anyone thinking about buying this CD should know that there are not many tracks on it from the actual film. If you are after Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' and some okay tracks by rappers such as Jay-Z, Nas, Rakim and Gangstarr, then you may like this CD, but if you are after some of the old school stuff as featured throughout the film, you should buy 'More Music From 8 Mile' which is the real soundtrack.
This is a good CD with some great tracks, but a soundtrack to the movie it ain't.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, it certainly is a joy to see such a great variety of hip hop crammed into 1 CD, and that is hard to find sometimes. But Em is at his best here, with fantastic tracks like 'Lose yourself', '8 mile' and 'Rabbit run'. Em also introduces 2 of his latest signings- 50 cent and Obie Trice who both feature with Slim on the decent 'Love you' and also have some tracks on their own. Obie has the hardcore 'Adrenaline rush' and 50 has 'places to go' which unfortunately isn't very good but all is made up for on 'Wan*sta'. Xzibit also makes an appearence with the brill 'spit shine'. D12 are in the great track 'rap game' too!Plus(even though I'm not a fan of him)Jay Z comes in with his good track '8 miles and runnin'. The only dissapointments are the tracks by Macy Gray and Young Zee. No Dr Dre either. But overall this CD is a MUST HAVE for all Eminem/rap fans!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good after the film, but pretty boring
There are some pretty unrelated songs on this album and the quality of song isn't great. If you like eminem just get one of his albums...
Published 16 months ago by Michael Hudson
OK
The CD has some little scratches (it is a new item).
The listening is OK.
The listening is OK.
Published 20 months ago by Pablo
8 Mile
`8 Mile' is the soundtrack from the film of the same name and as you'd expect from a film starring Eminem, this CD features him on various tracks, as well as being produced by him. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by Spider Monkey
It may not do what it says on the tin, but it's worth the cash.
As previous reviews have suggested, this compilation disc doesn't really do the job that its front cover claims, as the songs in the movie are pretty much absent. Read more
Published on 15 April 2007 by dynamitekid156
8 mile was not too bad but
This makes up for it the music alot better from likes of 50,jayz,macy gray and d12.Eninem a dam good rapper but this album not his strongest album but close. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by Jamie E. I. Wright
they've gone the extra mile
It's not a bad album though some tracks seem a little tedious and boring for likings. Of course the dime in the album 'Lose Yourself' and 50 Cent's 'Places To Go' are good, the... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2005 by "mwgtn"
dis is phat buy it
Any genuine hip hop fans get dis album.its real cool dat we're finally getting across over between underground and mainstream cos dafirst part is Em wit obie, fifty,d-12 den da... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2004
Classic
Loose Yourself is already a classic... no collection is complete without it. Stirring stuff to wake yourself up in the morning, and get you going. Read more
Published on 16 May 2003 by Mr. Mrs. Lester
Listen to it and get the eminem show!
I love rap,but I've had this album a few days and I'm bored with it, lose yourself is good, and run rabbit run and a a few others. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2003
So where is Mobb Deep .... ?
Loved the film, but the opening track on the film is Shook Ones Part II by Mobb Deep and it is a BANGING tune which is nowhere to be found on the sound track?! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003
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