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by 8 Mile (Eminem)
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. E! Online
    91
    Features only a couple new Em ditties, but they're gems.... Better yet, most of the rest of the disc is made up of solid, original material.
  2. Rolling Stone
    80
    Eminem contributes three new songs, all self-produced, which happen to be three of the most ferocious hip-hop songs ever recorded.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    The top dawg MCs lend the soundtrack much more credibility than predecessors such as Menace II Society soundtrack or The Deep Cover soundtrack.
  5. Uncut
    80
    A frighteningly powerful record. [Jan 2003, p.124]
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  6. Mixer
    80
    [Eminem's] three solo offerings... are the strongest cuts from a very strong album. [Jan 2003, p.84]
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  7. AllMusic
    80
    Sure, there's a couple of tracks that fall flat - Young Zee and Obie Trice feel strained - but it all flows well, and it's all strong.
  8. CDNow
    70
    Mathers slips only when he tries to play out the movie's rags-to-riches vibe with his friends.
  9. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Eminem's urgent radio hit 'Lose Yourself', you already know. It's excellent.... The two other new Eminem tracks '8 Mile' and 'Rabbit Run' are on the money, too, the latter being the shortest, shoutiest thing he's ever done. Elsewhere, things get more patchy.
  10. Launch.com
    70
    Wisely, Slim Shady has focused on quality over quantity and delivers a trio of his best-ever tunes.
  11. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    The big problem is Em's dreary production, which threatens even a dazzling verse from Jay-Z.
  12. Splendid
    60
    A watered-down mix of big-budget tricks and studio sheen.
  13. Dot Music
    50
    This CD will sell solely on Eminem's four contributions, which include the uncommonly restrained current single 'Lose Yourself'.
  14. The A.V. Club
    50
    With better production and more focus, 8 Mile could have been a hip-hop version of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Instead, it's a frustrating collection that bogs down two of the best songs of Eminem's career with a lot of interchangeable filler.

Awards & Rankings

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#46 Most Shared Album of 2002

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User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 56
  3. Negative: 2 out of 56
  1. alyssas.b
    Nov 4, 2005
    10
    eminem is the best rapper in the world!!! he so totaly raps!!!!!!!! rap on hottie!1
  2. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Insant classic. This is the best album of all time. Nothing can be better than this. This is the greatest piece of music.
  3. [Anonymous]
    Mar 18, 2006
    10
    i love it :-D
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