Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anthony Mackie revealed on a podcast that Eminem used his real-life story as inspiration for the infamous "8 Mile" rap battle.

Anthony Mackie will never forget his first. Discussing his film debut in 8 Mile, Mackie remembered star Eminem as "such a brilliant dude" on Tuesday's episode of Pivot Podcast. He recalled a ...

Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. “We’re doing the movie and, you know, Eminem is just ...

We belong together — as mother and son. Eminem — who starred as aspiring rapper Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith in “8 Mile,” the 2002 movie based on his own life — reportedly had a certain pop superstar in ...

Anthony Mackie says that Eminem used elements of his real life in the climactic rap battle scene from 8 Mile. Speaking on The Pivot, Mackie reflected on working with Eminem for the classic hip-hop ...

Are Mariah Carey and Eminem still beefing? During a game of Plead the Fifth during her Wednesday, Oct. 1 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Songbird Supreme was asked whether ...

In a surprising reveal, music producer Damion "Damizza" Young shared that rapper Eminem once tried to cast pop legend Mariah Carey as his on-screen mother in the 2002 film "8 Mile." On the TFU Podcast ...

8 Mile might have been a fictionalized version of Eminem’s life, but the rapper actually pulled from parts of Anthony Mackie’s story when freestyling in the beloved movie. On the March 11 episode of ...

When Mackie realized what was happening, he thought to himself, "Yes, I'm gonna fight this motherf---er." Anthony Mackie will ...