Only 4 years older than Eminem, Mariah Carey was reportedly insulted by the offer to play his mother in the 2002 movie based on his life.

Anthony Mackie revealed on a podcast that Eminem used his real-life story as inspiration for the infamous "8 Mile" rap battle.

8 Mile co-star Mekhi Phifer has detailed how he witnessed Eminem write Lose Yourself at 3am in a trailer. The Actor and 8 Mile co-star recalled a late-night encounter with Eminem, who still rocks ...

Eminem reportedly wanted Mariah Carey to star as his mom in his 2002 movie '8 Mile,' despite her being just four years older than him.

Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc in '8 Mile,' remembers how Eminem used details from his real life to win the rap battle at the end of the movie.

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 ...

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 once pitched Mariah Carey for the role of his troubled mother in 8 Mile, according to longtime music executive Damion “Damizza” Young.

Her producer, Damizza, recently revealed that their romance was sparked by Eminem’s request that she play a specific role in his legendary movie 8 Mile.

Eminem’s epic 8 Mile rap battles have long been part of hip-hop movie lore. Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc and lost the final battle to Em’s B-Rabbit character, revealed that Em actually ...

Rapper Eminem is said to have wanted singer Mariah Carey to play his mother when he made his film debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 drama 8 Mile. The 52-year-old rapper, real name Marshall ...

Eminem initially wanted to cast Mariah Carey as his mother in ‘8 Mile,’ according to one of the ‘Fantasy’ singer’s former collaborators.