If fans felt there wasn’t enough freestyle mania in the big screen version of Eminem’s "8-Mile," the DVD version will offer five exclusive freestyle rap battles edited off the original when the DVD hits shelves on March 18. The five new uncensored battle scenes even offers a censor option that will allow children to view the raunchy rhyme footage. The DVD will also feature the exclusive video to Eminem’s “Superman,” and ode to the ladies on his 9-million-selling album, The Eminem Show. “8-Mile,” a quasi-biographical tale of Eminem’s struggles as an emcee in Detroit, was released early November and has generated nearly $116 million in domestic box offices alone. "I’ve been interested in hip-hop for more than 20 years. That’s what made me want to learn more about its roots," "8 Mile" producer Brian Grazer said. Grazer produced such films as "Apollo 11" and "A Beautiful Mind." "I became interested in Eminem several years ago. He wasn’t a star at the time, but I felt he had enormous charisma and that he could be explosive as a film star," Grazer continued. Director Curtis Hanson of “L.A. Confidential” fame supplied the film with its distinct look and brought the Detroit rapper’s vision to life. The release of the 8-Mile DVD adds to lengthy string of accomplishments for the emcee. “The Eminem Show” was 2002’s best selling album and is nominated for five Grammys, including album of the year, while the 8-Mile soundtrack was 2002’s fifth-highest selling album. Marshall Mathers, the businessman, is now focusing on the development of his label, Shady Records, as he prepares for 50 Cent to release the highly anticipated Get Rich orDie Trying.
If fans felt there wasn’t enough freestyle mania
in the big screen version of Eminem’s "8-Mile," the DVD version will
offer five exclusive freestyle rap battles edited off the original when the
DVD hits shelves on March 18.
The five new uncensored battle scenes even offers
a censor option that will allow children to view the raunchy rhyme footage.
The DVD will also feature the exclusive video
to Eminem’s “Superman,” and ode to the ladies on his 9-million-selling
album, The Eminem Show.
“8-Mile,” a quasi-biographical tale
of Eminem’s struggles as an emcee in Detroit, was released early November
and has generated nearly $116 million in domestic box offices alone.
"I’ve been interested in hip-hop for more
than 20 years. That’s what made me want to learn more about its roots,"
"8 Mile" producer Brian Grazer said. Grazer produced such films as
"Apollo 11" and "A Beautiful Mind."
"I became interested in Eminem several
years ago. He wasn’t a star at the time, but I felt he had enormous charisma
and that he could be explosive as a film star," Grazer continued.
Director Curtis Hanson of “L.A. Confidential”
fame supplied the film with its distinct look and brought the Detroit rapper’s
vision to life.
The release of the 8-Mile DVD adds to lengthy
string of accomplishments for the emcee. “The Eminem Show” was 2002’s
best selling album and is nominated for five Grammys, including album of the
year, while the 8-Mile soundtrack was 2002’s fifth-highest selling
album.
Marshall Mathers, the businessman, is now focusing
on the development of his label, Shady Records, as he prepares for 50 Cent to
release the highly anticipated Get Rich orDie Trying.