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Skylar Grey pays homage to Eminem by playing “Lose Yourself” on piano for “8 Mile” 20 year anniversary

Skylar Grey has recently hit Instagram to celebrate “8 Mile” movie and soundtrack album’s 20th year anniversary.

Skylar Grey posted a video on her social media account where she plays the intro of the Oscar-winning single “Lose Yourself.” In the caption, she wrote: “One of the best songs of all time [Black heart emoji] @eminem #loseyourself.”

Check out her post below:

Today, Eminem has released an expanded deluxe edition of his 8 Mile movie’s soundtracks album to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his classic battle rap film and its accompanying compilation album.

Released on November 8, 2002, 8 Mile marked Eminem’s first lead acting role in a movie and centered around a semi-biographical retelling of his Detroit upbringing and origins as a battle rapper. Also starring Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger and the late Brittany Murphy, the film has grossed more than $240 million worldwide and remains one of the highest-rated Hip-Hop movies ever made. It also opened at No. 1, grossing $51,240,555 from 2,470 theaters.

Its soundtrack album, 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, arrived one week earlier and boasted features from rap heavyweights like JAY-Z, Nas, 50 Cent, Rakim and Gang Starr. It debuted at No. 1 on US Billboard 200 with more than 700,000 copies sold.

It also includes Eminem’s magnum opus single “Lose Yourself” which became the first rap song to win Best Original Song at the Oscars. It also won Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, while earning Slim Shady his first ever No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is now certified 13x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning, it has sold more than 13,000,000 units in the United States alone.

Stream the deluxe edition of 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture below:

Eminem releases expanded edition of “8 Mile” soundtracks album

Eminem has released an expanded deluxe edition of his 8 Mile movie soundtrack to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his classic battle rap film and its accompanying compilation album.

The Detroit legend revealed the news via social media couple of days ago, sharing the release date along with a video footage of scenes from the movie. In the caption, he wrote: “‘I’m still standing here screaming ‘f*** the Free World, 8 Mile 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the soundtrack drops on streaming Friday!”

Released on November 8, 2002, 8 Mile marked Eminem’s first lead acting role in a movie and centered around a semi-biographical retelling of his Detroit upbringing and origins as a battle rapper. Also starring Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger and the late Brittany Murphy, the film has grossed more than $240 million worldwide and remains one of the highest-rated Hip-Hop movies ever made. It also opened at No. 1, grossing $51,240,555 from 2,470 theaters.

Its soundtrack album, 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, arrived one week earlier and boasted features from rap heavyweights like JAY-Z, Nas, 50 Cent, Rakim and Gang Starr. It debuted at No. 1 on US Billboard 200 with more than 700,000 copies sold.

It also includes Eminem’s magnum opus single “Lose Yourself” which became the first rap song to win Best Original Song at the Oscars. It also won Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, while earning Slim Shady his first ever No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is now certified 13x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning, it has sold more than 13,000,000 units in the United States alone.

Stream the deluxe edition of 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture below:

Here is a tracklist of Eminem’s “8 Mile” (Deluxe Edition)

Eminem is celebrating 20 years of 8 Mile movie with a expanded edition of the movie’s soundtrack album, which is dropping tomorrow. The Detroit legend shared the news on social media alongside a montage of cuts from the 2002 rap-centric movie.

“I’m still standing here screaming “f*** the Free World,” Slim Shady wrote on social media. “#8Mile 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the soundtrack drops on streaming Friday!”

Directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver, the semi-autobiographical film stars Eminem as Jimmy Smith Jr., an aspiring rapper attempting to launch his career in the underground battle rap scene of Detroit. Portions of the storyline were inspired by Eminem’s own life and the earlier days of his career as an artist.

The original iteration of the album, 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, was released alongside with the film on October 29, 2002. The LP featured legendary rappers like Rakim, JAY-Z, Nas, 50 Cent and Gang Starr. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, selling more than 700,000 copies in its first week. It sold 510,000 copies in its 2nd week and eventually became the 5th best-selling album in the US of 2002, with sales of 3.4 million copies. The album also featured Oscar and Grammy-winning, diamond certified, Billboard No. 1 and critically acclaimed, and one of the greatest single in hip-hop history: “Lose Yourself.”

Eminem’s deluxe edition of 8 Mile is out for streaming on Friday, October 28. In the meantime, check the tracklist and revisit the original version below:

1. “Lose Yourself” – Eminem

2. “Love Me” – Obie Trice, 50 Cent & Eminem

3. “8 Mile” – Eminem

4. “Adrenaline Rush” – Obie Trice

5. “Paces To Go” – 50 Cent

6. “Rap Game” – D12

7. “8 Miles & Runnin'” – Jay-Z & Freeway

8. “Spit Shine” – Xzibit

9. “Time Of My Life” – Macy Gray

10. “U Wanna Be Me” – Nas

11. “Wanksta” – 50 Cent

12. “Wasting My Time” – Boomkat

13. “R.A.K.I.M” – Rakim

14. “That’s Ma N***a Fo’ Real” – Young Zee

15. “Battle” – Gang Starr

16. “Rabbit Run” – Eminem

17. “Lose Yourself” – Eminem (Instrumental)

18. “Love Me” – Obie Trice, 50 Cent & Eminem (Instrumental)

19. “8 Mile” – Eminem (Instrumental)

20. “Adrenaline Rush” – Obie Trice (Instrumental)

21. “Paces To Go” – 50 Cent (Instrumental)

22. “Rap Game” – D12 (Instrumental)

23. “8 Miles & Runnin'” – Jay-Z & Freeway (Instrumental)

24. “Spit Shine” – Xzibit (Instrumental)

25. “Time Of My Life” – Macy Gray (Instrumental)

26. “U Wanna Be Me” – Nas (Instrumental)

27. “Wanksta” – 50 Cent (Instrumental)

28. “R.A.K.I.M” – Rakim (Instrumental)

29. “That’s Ma N***a Fo’ Real” – Young Zee (Instrumental)

30. “Battle” – Gang Starr (Instrumental)

31. “Rabbit Run” – Eminem (Instrumental)

32. “Lose Yourself” – Eminem (Original Demo Version)

Westside Boogie reacts to pop music outperforming rap music & what he did on Eminem’s 50th birthday

Image: Westside Boogie & Eminem

According to Billboard, back in 2018, Nielsen Soundscan’s year-end music industry report confirmed that R&B/Hip-Hop was the most popular genre in the United States of America. Nine of the ten most consumed songs in the country were R&B/Hip-Hop songs, and as streaming became the dominant way to consume music, eight of the ten most streamed artists were rappers.

That report focused on 2017, but the period between 2015-2018 was a crescendo for the genre. Established artists like Eminem, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne still had more in the tank; younger stars like Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj put their mark on the culture; and rising stars like Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD, XXXTENTACION and Cardi B were already scoring RIAA plaques. Everything was pointing up.

Looking at the hip-hop landscape today, you might get a different feeling. Rap is still enormously popular, but its growth is slowing. Luminate’s mid-year report revealed that Hip-Hop/R&B/ still has the largest overall market share of any genre in America with 27.6% — but that is a decline from last year’s 28.4%, even though it widened its lead at the top in terms of overall equivalent album units. The genre’s total on-demand streaming growth is up 6.2% in 2022, but that’s lower than the rate of the market overall, which is up 11.6%.

TMZ got Westside Boogie at LAX over the weekend, and asked his thoughts on the ongoing conversation about rap losing its dominance. The Shady Records rapper says he can actually relate to Billboard’s article. He says he has been listening to pop music closely and thinks those artists are putting more attention to detail in their music than rappers these days, especially Taylor Swift, whose new album is set to sell around 1.5 million copies in its first week of release.

“I was just talking with somebody yesterday, I was listening to a pop song and I told my manager how white people feel like they are paying more attention to the details of the songs right now. And I don’t think rappers understand that details still matter in that. People notice that they, subconsciously, they probably don’t even notice that they notice it, but that lazy music, we are losing because of it. So, rappers! Get it together! Stop being lazy.” said Westside Boogie.

Then he continues: “Its not only about lyrics. It’s beat selection. It’s telling your story. Because we are in a space where everybody rap good now. How you going to deliver your message, how you going to make it sound authentic. How you gonna make it sound different. If you tell your story, it automatically be unique. As far as sonically, it’s just about pushing yourself and pushing different limits. Don’t be complacent. Because when you are complacent, that’s when you get trashed.”

“I think the magic happens when artists do what he is supposed to do on a song and a producer doing what he’s supposed to do on a song. Cohesive moment creates the magic. When it’s lopsided, you just never know.” Boogie added.

Then the interviewer asked what he did on Eminem‘s 50th birthday and what Eminem’s legacy looks line in the eyes of young generation, on which Boogie replied: “I was just on tour. All I did was say happy birthday while I was on stage and I texted him, told him happy birthday and he said thank you. Shout out to Em. He turned 50. That s**t tripped me out. He really 50 years old… I got 13 years old son and my 13 year olds don’t necessary feel the impact the Eminem had on the world. I feel like that’s why newer artists not to let their legacy die. Especially if we take something from Eminem, life if other artists take a certain cases from Eminem, give him his credit! Because it’s EMINEM, S**T!”

You can watch the interview below:

Mobb Deep’s Havoc reveals his reaction when he saw “Shook Ones” beat in Eminem’s 8 Mile movie

Legendary hip-hop duo, Mobb Deep’s Havoc, was recently interviewed by HipHopDX magazine where he talked about an iconic track “Shook One’s, Part II” being used in Eminem‘s 8 Mile movie’s rap battle scene against Papa Doc.

“I mean, I was really taken back because I didn’t even know that, if Eminem was a fan, you know what I mean? So to hear that and I found out he was a fan and then ching-ching sound [getting money] went off in my head…I bought this Fendi sweater [Laughs].” said Havoc.

“Shook Ones (Part II)” is being played in the opening scene of 8 Mile when main character B-Rabbit, portrayed by Eminem, is preparing for his battle. An instrumental version of the song is played as the beat for the final battle of the film as well. It also appears on the intro of the Season 2 premiere episode “Soul Brother #1” of the Marvel-Netflix TV Show Luke Cage, in which Luke Cage disrupts a Drug Operation that was peddling a drug named after him. We can also hear it in the 2005 video games Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories in the in-game radio station The Liberty Jam and in True Crime: New York City and in NBA 2K13 and NBA 2K18.

“Shook Ones (Part II)” is the lead single from Mobb Deep’s 1995 album called The Infamous and it is a sequel to 1994 promotional single “Shook Ones”, with similar lyrics, but less profanity. In 1997, the song was sampled by Mariah Carey in her single “The Roof (Back in Time)“. For its single remix, Mobb Deep recorded additional raps and also appeared in the music video made for the single.

The song is recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time by music critics. It is also certified gold single in the United Kingdom and Denmark.

Eminem promotes Skylar Grey’s single “Vampire At The Swimming Pool”

Skylar Grey has released the music video of “Vampire At The Swimming Pool” from her self-titled fourth solo studio, released back in April 28, 2022.

Even though Skylar Grey is an independent artist, who was forced to sell her entire music catalog to pay for divorce settlement with Todd Mandel and taxes, appears to be getting a helping hand from her friend and long-time collaborator, Eminem.

Slim Shady has shared Skylar Grey’s latest music video on his Instagram story and retweeted Shady Records’ tweet that has “Skylar Grey is killing it” in the caption.

Elsewhere in Shady Records news, Eminem is continuing his 20th anniversary celebration of The Eminem Show with a second merch drop.

The followup to the initial May drop, the new capsule features T-shirts and long-sleeved tees honoring Slim Shady’s classic album. Lyrics to “Without Me” — one of his most iconic hip-hop tracks — and monochromatic images of the rapper with Dr. Dre, The Eminem Show’s tracklist and a special 20th anniversary design are printed on the front and back, commemorating both the album’s legacy and concepts from that era.

In addition, fans can pick up the album’s 20th anniversary expanded edition CD and a collector’s 4LP, fine art prints with rare and previously unseen photos and framed collectibles with an autographed plaque from Eminem.

Hailie reveals awkward moment at Eminem’s 50th birthday

During the latest episode of “Just A Little Shady” podcast, Hailie Jade Mathers talked about how the lack of ability to start a conversation puts family and friends in awkward situations, which also happened at Eminem‘s 50th birthday few days ago.

She also talked about getting nostalgic over childhood Halloween movies while discussing the sequels that have come out this year, discussing the “rat race” of life (literally and hypothetically) and much more.

“Lets start with some positive things. It was my dad’s birthday this week. We all got together and it was actually really funny. It was friends and family. But while everyone was still strolling in and we were waiting everybody to get there we ended up collecting at a table and it was just like family and after like 10 minutes go by and we realized people coming in, it appeared as we were having a meeting. And after 10 minutes we look at each other and we are like ‘This is birthday party, I’m pretty sure we need to be social.’ You could literally tell our family from everybody else socializing. I’m like ‘We need to be social’. Yeah, it was just so funny.” said Hailie.

“But you know what? It is what we are for sure. There is one thing about us. We can maintain and carry a conversation, no problem, but to start the conversation we are just not good at it. We struggle so hard to facilitate the conversation, once it’s going – golden. But to start it – no, no, no.” Hailie added.

You can watch the podcast below:

Eminem to perform at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony

The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony will take place on November 5, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, United States.

Two weeks later, a summarized version of the event will be available to stream on HBO Max network.

Honorees this year include Eminem, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton and Carly Simon. Parton was on the fence about whether she felt deserving of the honor earlier this year, believing she was not rocking enough for the Rock Hall. But the Rock Hall and Parton’s many fans believe there isn’t an award on the face of the planet she shouldn’t at least be in the conversation for.

Eminem is the only hip-hop artist to be inducted this year. He’s also the only artist that began releasing music in the nineties, and the only act to be inducted in their first year of eligibility.

Although its the first year of eligibility, Slim Shady is very familiar to Rock Hall stage as he inducted Run-D.M.C. back in 2009 and performed “Going Back To Cali” and “Rock The Bells” with LL Cool J last year.

Today, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame officially confirmed that Eminem will be one of the performers at the ceremony. Although it is unknown which song(s) Eminem will perform or if there is a special guest, it is definitely going to be an epic night.

This is how the world celebrated Eminem’s 50th birthday

Eminem received birthday wishes from some of his rap peers as the Rap God celebrated his 50th birthday.

50 Cent dedicated a tweet to Detroit’s legend with the caption: “Happy birthday to my boy Em. I love you. I’m wishing you many more. God bless. I’m gonna come see you when I get done touring.”

Fellow Motor City emcee Royce Da 5’9″ also took to Instagram to wish him a happy birthday by trolling his fans with SNL performance: “Next Week on SNL! Nah.. Just kidding. Happy Birthday to the GOAT Eminem. Love you, Sunny Jim.”

Legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy’s Chuck D also joined the party by sharing a special illustration he drew for Eminem with the caption:  “Goat50 looks good on you champ. Many more Eminem.”

His long-time collaborator and a friend, Skylar Grey also shared a behind the scenes video of “C’mon Let Me Ride” with a caption: “Better late then never. Happy birthday Eminem! OMG we were babies!

Elsewhere, the birthday wishes came from Tony Yayo, Hot 97 and Apple Music host Ebro Darden, former Aftermath producer Fredwreck, former Shady Records soldier Obie Trice and the rest of the music and sports industry have joined. Check all the birthday wishes below:

50 Cent talks about Eminem’s legacy & Kanye West’s latest actions

50 Cent has recently sat down with Ebro in the Morning for an enlightening conversation about many of his business dealings and projects, including Sire Spirits being exclusive with several sports teams that includes Houston Texans, Sacramento Kings, Astros, and Rockets through the G-Unit foundation. He also talked about living in Los Angeles and some of the latest news surrounding his podcasts and television shows.

He also discussed Nicki Minaj and Latto’s back and forth, Eminem‘s legacy, Kanye West’s latest actions, past beef with Fat Joe and Murder Inc. and much more.

“I think a part of Eminem’s legacy is the growth of our culture. People would not buy it if they didn’t see what they fit into it. When he comes and he’s there and he’s a legitimate artist because of his journey. When you look at 8 Mile, you are seeing black story with white lead. You see in poverty, you see him under circumstances. When you look at his friends, Proof, D12, and everybody’s there, he’s a real hip-hop guy.” said 50 Cent.

After that, he talked about Ye: “I think Kanye West is in dangerous area. I forgive him the things he said. There is nothing for me to say about it. I watched it take place and I just looked and I was like ‘yeah that’s him doing what he does. What Kanye would do. Even the original Trump support thing. Everybody navigates things differently. He’s offering a description of crazy but when you start getting in certain areas they are not gonna actually be compassionate for what’s going on with him. He’s not crazy and it’s not like he does not know what he’s saying. He knows exactly what he’s saying.”

As you know Kanye West has recently appeared on Drink Champs where he talked about George Floyd: “I watched the George Floyd documentary that Candace Owens put out. One of the things that his two roommates said was they want a tall guy like me, and the day that he died, he said a prayer for eight minutes. They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that.”

You can watch the interview below. Kanye part starts at 35:21, Eminem part at 23:04.

Shareif shares iconic unreleased Eminem & G-Unit pictures

Images by @shareifz

Photographer and Creative Director, Shareif, who has taken some of the legendary shots in his career, shared the never before released pictures of Eminem, 50 Cent, Ca$his and the rest of the G-Unit (Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo) from the interview and the performance they did on 106 & Park in 2006.

During the interview, the Shady Records members talked about The Re-Up album, Jay-Z’s influence, collaborating with Akon and performed “You Don’t Know” on stage.

You can check the unearthed pictures and the interview and the performance below:

Chuck D wishes Eminem a happy birthday with the most original way possible

Today, hip-hop world celebrates the birth date of Eminem, including legendary Chuck D.

Chuck D is a founder, leader and frontman of the iconic hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. He helped create politically and socially conscious hip-hop music in the mid-1980s.

Long Island, New York-born rapper has joined the internet in wishing Eminem a happy birthday with the most original way possible. A painting of Eminem by himself. He shared the picture on Twitter with the caption: “Goat50 looks good on you champ many more.”

Check the tweet below:

Chuck D was a graphic design student from Long Island before meeting with a handful of students which ended with the release of ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’, Public Enemy’s debut album.

“In a digital era where people are listening with their eyes, I think we’re seeing the elements of sight, sound, story and style finally coming together in a way that I’ve been about my entire life” previously said Chuck in the interview with NME.

Revisit the legendary album below:

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