Eminem Covers VIBE

It’s crazy when you think about it, but it’s been 10 years since the release of Eminem’s semi-biopic 8 Mile. And to celebrate its anniversary, Eminem returns to the cover of VIBE. Peruse the entire feature here.

How were the battle scenes written?
Eminem: I think Curtis had a lot of the guys write their own things, and then I would see what they were going to say. I might sit there with some of the guys and be like, “What if you changed this?” The hardest thing for me was trying to figure out what that last [rhyme] was going to be. As I was going back and forth with the other guys about what they were going to say—“Okay, if you’re going to say that, then I’ll write this”—the last one was [challenging] because I didn’t have anything to respond off of. So I had to write it myself, off what somebody could say to me.
Mackie: I’ve gotta give it to Curtis, because he challenged us. It wasn’t just, “Okay, bring us what you’ve got.” He kept you on edge, like, is this enough? Am I giving enough?
Eminem: That’s the other thing, too, with the battle scenes. I remember him saying, “This shit has gotta be flawless. [Then] Curtis would say, “Is this good enough?” I went back and rewrote a couple of lines. Curtis definitely, definitely pushed us.

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  1. TheRealProTeGe says:

    Classic movie!!

  2. ... says:

    Hahah eminem is such a beast !!
    Watch this be rhw highest selling mag of the year lol

  3. MMG says:

    eminem gettin old danm

  4. ... says:

    And its the best hiphop movie ever
    Biggest impact in our culture

  5. @gtfomike says:

    Eminem is a G.O.A.T.

  6. Kali says:

    one of the G.O.A.T’s.Thats for sure

  7. WestCoast says:

    one of the G.O.A.T’s

  8. rahrahrah says:

    Who is this “Curtis” guy he keeps talking about?

  9. Hip-Hop Fiend says:

    I’m remember I went the first day it came to go see this classic then when I got to the theater I cussed out the lady cuz me and my friends were only 12 and couldn’t get in a rated R film. So had to come back with an adult lmao… Eminem will always be The G.O.A.T

  10. Hip-Hop Fiend says:

    @rahrahrah The director of the the movie nigga smh…

  11. Hip-Hop Fiend says:

    Also thats one of the dopest soundtracks ever!

  12. PistolPistol says:

    Okay folks, enough of the gay jokes. Especially from a gay broke bitch, Hey loc?..
    I don’t know what they told you, Mike, you must have them cornrows rolled too tight !!
    Marshall! Hahahaaha

  13. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

    hahaha@”The director of the the movie nigga smh”. This is why i like RR. Eminem is a beast when it comes to rapping.

  14. SUAREZ says:

    THE MOST OVERRATED RAPPER IN HISTORY

    FUCK RECORD SALES THIS CLOWN AINT CLOSE TO NAS

  15. Leon says:

    Too bad Brittany Murphy died would have love to have her comment on the article

  16. lll says:

    Yeah, best movie to describe the battling scene and how much pressure is put on a person.
    Fuckin’ EPIC movie.

  17. Brown Shady says:

    @SUAREZ you’re a fucking idiot, Em is not overrated at all. Em is under-appreciated if anything.

  18. Kunta Kente says:

    Cheddar Bob inspired me lmao. R.I.P Proof & Brittany Murphy!

  19. Jimmy Rabbit says:

    Fuck Free World, 313!

  20. RAX says:

    It was a good time.

  21. BK says:

    SMH at people not knowing who Curtis Hanson is. LA Confidential was amazing.

  22. Devante says:

    10 Years???? I feel like an OG now lol

  23. mitch says:

    @50 Cent, two different movies, cant really compare them, ‘8 Mile’ was a “hip hop” movie and was a great movement in the culture of cypher/battle rap trying to make a name, ‘Juicy’ was a thriller about a psychopathic killer who turned on his own friends (a role which put 2Pac on the map )

  24. 50 Cent says:

    @MITCH Who the fuck ask you fuck boy?

  25. Del says:

    @mitch actually Juice was a Hip Hop movie too

  26. mitch says:

    @Del yeah to an extent it was, because Omar epps character was a aspiring DJ, plus the soundtrack was all hip hop, but i mean the main focus and direction of ‘8 mile’ was strickly about hip hop

    @50 cent, I sonn’d you boy

  27. wizsucks says:

    no mention of the dude with the braids and glasses? he killed himself in real life

  28. Abdulaziz says:

    My name is abdulaziz shafiu,eminem i like your song so much but why you hate muslim?

  29. Phil says:

    [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4hCsylk.png[/IMG]

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