Now what do you think he rapped about next…How great he is? How he has the best lyrical ability of any rapper in Detroit? He takes the mic, takes in a deep breath, faces down a staring crowd waiting for him to choke once again. Over a pulsing beat, he launches into first bar, “Everybody from the 3-1-3, put your hands up and follow me.” With the confidence & belief of his friend, Future (played by Mekhi Phifer and inspired by Proof), B-Rabbit has the chance to win the respect and accolades of his peers, and even more important, confidence in himself, by defeating Papa Doc in the freestyle round finals.įuture operating as the competition MC, flips a coin to determine who goes first. Apollo like fashion, B-Rabbit is the big underdog having “choked” and succumbed to the pressure in an earlier competition, becoming the laughing stock of the underground Detroit hip-hop scene. It’s the final scene in the movie, 8 Mile, the docu-drama film inspired by Eminem’s rise from an unknown to one of the biggest musical artists ever.ī-Rabbit (Eminem) overcomes his stage fright and makes it to the finals of the freestyle competition in the Shelter-inspired basement venue (it really exists), to face his nemesis Papa Doc with bragging rights and street credibility on the line between their two camps, 3-1-3 and The Free World. In Rocky vs.
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