8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2002 film 8 Mile, starring Eminem. The album, performed by various artists, was released on Shady Records. It spawned the hit single “Lose Yourself” by Eminem.
The album also spawned a follow-up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in the film and were released as singles during the film’s time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by 2Pac, who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem, who also produced a posthumous album by 2Pac. The album also features four songs by Wu-Tang Clan and its members, and two songs by Mobb Deep, who eventually signed to G-Unit Records.