During an interview with The Breakfast Club, Phifer discussed what drew him to the film, which also stars Harlem rapper Camron. He would ultimately go on to star in 8 Mile as Future, a character loosely based off of Eminem’s good friend, Proof, In addition to starring alongside Eminem in 8 Mile, Phifer had the opportunity to work with another Hip Hop artist while filming Paid In Full, directed by Charles Stone III. It wasn’t until Phifer read the script and met Eminem in Detroit, that he began to gain interest in the film. And I was like ‘Nah, I’m just gonna start the show, man.” “ It was interesting because when it first came up I was like ‘It sounded cheesy.’ I was like ‘nah.’ And I was due to start ‘ER’ actually right before the movie started. During an interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, the Harlem-born actor revealed that when he was first approached about 8 Mile: Hearing these, it's hard not to greedily hunger for a full album of this, but the soundtrack is excellent as is and these new Eminem cuts make it a necessary purchase.Mekhi Phifer played one of the main characters in the 2002 film 8 Mile, but he nearly passed on the role. The opening track and first single "Lose Yourself" is easily equaled by the title song with its layered pianos, while "Rabbit Run" is nearly as good. What impresses is not just the wordplay and delivery, but the music itself - fuller, richer than anything on his previous records, appropriately cinematic in scope and pushing Eminem toward new heights.
But it's also all overshadowed by four blindingly great new songs from Eminem (four and a half, if you count his show-stealing appearance on D-12's "Rap Game"), all illustrating a step forward from The Eminem Show, even if they work a familiar pseudo-biographical ground. It's a soundtrack and plays like a soundtrack, with many cuts from current stars and new artists (several associated with Eminem's fledgling Shady imprint), plus a couple of previously released tracks, most of it very high quality, whether it's a hard-hitting Jay-Z, a sultry Macy Gray, or Taryn Manning's Boomkat's sexy slow burn "Wasting My Time." Sure, there's a couple of tracks that fall flat - Young Zee and Obie Trice feel strained - but it all flows well, and it's all strong.
This may be the soundtrack for Eminem's movie debut, but don't think of 8 Mile of as an Eminem album, because it's not.
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