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The story of the film is about a young man living in Detroit who is supposed to be a prodigy of freestyle rap. The movie starts out with Eminem's character ("B. Rabbit"), at a locally (And less professionally) organized music event similar to the Rap Olympics. He chokes on his first performance (doesn't say a word) and loses the competition.

Rabbit's best friend "Future" is the MC of this event and is played by Mekhi Phifer.

Eminem vs Everlast

• I Just Don't Give A Fuck (Everlast Diss)
• I Remember (Everlast Diss) Featuring D-12
• Quitter (Everlast Diss) Featuring D-12
• Girls (Everlast Diss) Featuring D-12
• Whitey's Revenge (Eminem Diss)

Eminem vs Evidence

• Girls (Dilated Peoples Diss)
• Search 4 Bobby Fisher (Eminem Diss)

D-12 vs Royce Da 5'9"

• Back Down Royce (Eminem Feat. D-12 - Royce Da 5'9" Diss)
• Load Em Up (D-12 Diss)
• Many Men (Royce Da 5'9" Diss) (Proof)
• Malcolm X (D-12 Diss)
• Smack Down (Royce Da 5'9" Diss)
• The Conspiracy Freestyle (Royce Da 5'9" Diss)

Eminem vs Benzino

• The Sauce (Benzino Diss)
• Nail In The Coffin (Benzino Diss)
• Die Another Day (Eminem Diss)

Esham

On the track "Still Don't Give a Fuck" from his debut album The Slim Shady LP, Eminem included the lines, "I'm a cross between Manson, Esham and Ozzy." The line was meant as a tribute to Detroit rapper Esham, and he didn't take offense. However, the feud escalated later, and on the track "Kill You" from The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem rapped, "I ain't 'acid rap,' but I rap on acid," apparently responding to accusations that he had bit Esham's style. Following the release of D12's debut Devil's Night, which was more shock-oriented than Eminem's solo albums, claims that he and the other members of D12 had bit Esham's style increased.

This beef probably has been the most personal Eminem has had so far. Before Eminem was signed to Aftermath, he and Ryan Montgomery, better known as Royce Da 5'9", had been close friends in the Detroit underground scene. They worked together as the rap duo Bad Meets Evil, and appeared on each other's debut LP (Eminem on Royce's "Detroit Rock City", and Royce on Eminem's "Bad Meets Evil").

Insane Clown Posse perform in a 2007 concert to their fans, known as "Juggalos".

This is the best known recent beef that Eminem has had. While the dispute didn't erupt in a significant way until 2003, its roots date back to 2000, when Eminem's critically-acclaimed sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP only received a 2/5 mic (the equivalent of 2/5 stars) rating from The Source, the leading hip-hop magazine at the time. While several subscribers protested the rating and it was eventually changed to 4/5 mics, Eminem clearly took offense, and included the lines "[...] 5 mics in The Source, ain't holdin' my fuckin' breath/But I'll suffocate for the respect 'fore I collect the fuckin' check" in "Say What You Say," a track from The Eminem Show.

Promotional poster for 8 Mile (2002).

Eminem made his Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself," which won Eminem an Academy Award for Best Song; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version.

Eminem has done some voice acting, both on Crank Yankers and a web cartoon called The Slim Shady Show, which has since been pulled offline and is instead sold on DVD.

Rap star Eminem, because of his battle rap style, created a large number of enemies in the music industry, including Ja Rule, Benzino, Everlast, the Insane Clown Posse, Canibus, and others. Many times, these hip hop rivalries stay on wax and are nothing more than lyrical sparring between artists. Other times, the confrontations have turned violent.

Here is a short list of rivalries that have followed the famous MC throughout his career:

Soul Intent is a Detroit rap group which was around in the early to mid 1990s. The group consisted of white rapper M&M (now Eminem), and MC Proof, and DJ Butterfingers.

There is little known about the group's releases, although there is one single called F@#!in' Backstabber, with a song called Biterphobia on the b-side. This was released in 1995 on Mashin' Duck Records. The group did not have a lot of money to spend on production, so the two tracks are built primarily on samples of other recordings, particularly F@#!in' Backstabber.

Academy Awards

• 2003 - Best song, for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile

Golden Globe Awards

• 2003 - Best Original Song in a Motion Picture (Nominee), for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile

Grammy Awards