{"id":361,"date":"2022-11-22T08:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2022-11-22T08:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:01:07","slug":"eminems-8-mile-soundtrack-certified-6x-platinum-as-album-turns-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/eminems-8-mile-soundtrack-certified-6x-platinum-as-album-turns-20\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>EMINEM\u2019S \u20188 MILE\u2019 SOUNDTRACK CERTIFIED 6X PLATINUM AS ALBUM TURNS 20<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On November 5, 2002, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eminem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eminem\u2019s<\/a> soundtrack to his semi-autobiographical film, 8 Mile hit stores. It was originally slated to be released on November 26, but the date was moved up, a release that proved to be incredibly prescient. The lead single, \u201cLose Yourself,\u201d went on to become one of the most successful songs of Eminem\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been 20 years since \u201c8 Mile\u201d \u2014 the film about white rapper J.C. aka \u201cB-Rabbit\u201d \u2014 was released, and on its anniversary the soundtrack for the film has gotten certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry <a href=\"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/eminem-was-nearly-part-of-the-grand-theft-auto-movie\/\">Association<\/a> of America for sales of more than six million copies in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-13.08.21.jpeg\" alt=\"Eminem\n 'Recovery'\" class=\"wp-image-363\" width=\"527\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                              Eminem Confronts His Inner Demons In &#8216;Recovery&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The album, which was executive produced by Eminem and Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine, includes several songs by the rapper, as well as tracks from Xzibit and rap duo D12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hits \u201cLose Yourself\u201d and \u201cThe Real Slim Shady\u201d both earned Grammys, and the film<a href=\"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/boobieblood-releases-new-single-my-elevation\/\"> itself<\/a> was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 29, 2002, the movie and its accompanying album, 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, were both released. The album introduced &#8220;Lose Yourself,&#8221; one of Eminem&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/glorilla-and-latto-congratulate-each-other-on-grammy-nominations\/\">most<\/a> well-known tracks to date, and featured rap heavyweights including JAY-Z, 50 Cent, Nas, Rakim, and Gang Starr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"8 Mile (2002) - Cheddar Pulls a Gun Scene (5\/10) | Movieclips\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vt0hblIsHiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 5, 2002, Eminem\u2019s soundtrack to his semi-autobiographical film, 8 Mile hit stores. It was originally slated to be released on November 26, but the date was moved up, a release that proved to be incredibly prescient. The lead single, \u201cLose Yourself,\u201d went on to become one of the most successful songs of Eminem\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[62,61,36],"class_list":{"0":"post-361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-releases","8":"tag-6x-platinum","9":"tag-8-mile","10":"tag-eminem"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muzictimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}