More Music From 8 Mile
It’s no surprise thatMore Music from 8 Mileis a great soundtrack collection.Eminem’s semi-autobiographical big-screen debut takes place in the mid-1990s, a time when a considerably diverse group of MCs kept rap fresh with intellectually engaging party music. These jams rocked the party back when Em’s Detroit hip-hop scene was nothing more than a basement cipher circle. A lot’s changed since then, but every single selection onMore Musicwithstands the test of time. The intro toMobb Deep’s thug anthem, "Shook Ones Part II," still sends chills down the spine, andBiggie’s opening verse on "Get Money" proves why he may be the greatest rapper of all time. One minor quibble: it would’ve been nice if some of the more obvious tracks were substituted by less popular tunes--say,Outkast’s "Crumblin’ Erb" for "Player’s Ball" andPharcyde’s "Soul Flower" remix (never released as a single) instead of their 1995 hit, "Runnin."--Rebecca Levine