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In 2002, Iovine and former Shady Records president Paul Rosenberg co-produced 8 Mile, which opened at number one in the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide. [105] The film also garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its theme song, "Lose Yourself", making Eminem the first rapper to win this award. [106]
8 Mile is a 2002 drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer , Brittany Murphy , Michael Shannon , Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie , the latter also in his film debut.
Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, [2] it differed from most record labels by letting A&R staff control decisions and ...
In 8 Mile, the film loosely based on Eminem’s own life, Breedlove’s character Lotto takes on the rapper’s character, named Jimmy, in a rap battle. Lotto is a member of the rap group The Free ...
While Jimmy Iovine is best known as one of the music industry’s biggest power players — a cofounder of both Interscope Records and the Beats by Dre headphone empire, and as an Apple Music ...
Nashawn Breedlove, a performer best known for appearing in a rap battle against Eminem in the 2002 movie “8 Mile,” has died at age 46. Nashawn Breedlove, a performer best known for appearing ...
[8] 50 Cent became the first solo artist signed to Shady and Aftermath. [9] The 8 Mile soundtrack was the third Shady LP to be released. [10] [11] The first single was "Lose Yourself", which earned multiple nominations and became a surprise win of an Academy Award for Best Original Song, the first time a hip hop song had ever won the award.
1.7 2014: Jimmy Iovine's departure, Dreamville partnership and John Janick takeover 1.8 2014–20: Commercial re-emergence and Geffen relaunch 1.9 2020–21: COVID impact, recovery, DGC Records merger and Alamo deal fallout