Ya better off shootin ya-self wit Popa Doc’s handgun He also points out his mistakes and the mistakes of his friend like Cheddar Bob! The only reference to a black artist is Tina Turner in a weak position, when she gets beaten up by her husband. The reference to Willie Nelson who -by the way- makes country music is intented to ridicule Jimmy. He wants to prove that Jimmys music is bad rap or even worse, no rap at all. He enumerates numerous white artists like Vanilla Ice and Elvis. Lickety Split battles B Rabbit on the « whiteness » of his music. Three battles will help Jimmy to build his reputation.
He had to take his lyrical revenge and prove his skills – also in order to keep his honor safe. He had been knocked out by the Free World leaders in real life. Since the time he was unable to spit any word on stage, Jimmy Smith had been humiliated by Alex who had cheated on him with Wink.
Losing a battle is terrible in an aspiring rappers mind. That’s one thing that I want this movie to get across, is that people who live in this world of hip-hop - how seriously we take this, how seriously we take our music and battling and the sport of it and the competition and everything. You can feel this kind of fever in 8 Mile when the crowd shouts : « What? What? » which means that it is your turn to respond.Įminem perfectly knows the importance of a battle:
Its a matter of honor, you have to expose and verbally annihilate your enemy in order to make him look bad or ridiculous in front of the crowd that expects your answer with impatience. When you get verbally ripped off, it is your turn to show your teeth and to use your verbal weapons in order to weaken your adversary. Words used in a freestyle or a rap battle are like a sword, they expose your opponent in a total nudity. People who are not very much into hip hop need to realize the importance of a rap battle rap battles can be compared to battles we have to face in real life. A real challenge for Jimmy Smith who was left with no voice at the beginning of the movie: a typical case of stage fright. Writing library : Lavf55.12.0 / Lavf55.12.Three battles at the end of the 8 Mile movie made Jimmy Smith aka B. Uploaded By Line: A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
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