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What do you learn about rappers and rap artists from the film 8 Mile?
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Media Studies What do you learn about rappers and rap artists from the film 8 Mile? No matter where we live, no matter who we are, borders bind us all...some real, some imagined. Many of us are content to live within these borders. Others are forced to. However, some of us need to break out, burst through, even if what lies on the other side is both frightening and unknown. 8 Mile is a story about these boundaries that define our lives, and a young man's struggle to find the courage to transcend them. Eminem himself stars in 8 Mile, along side, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer. The film is set in Detroit, USA. In my opinion, the film is set here, due to firstly, Eminem being from Detroit and secondly, the '8 mile' divide between Black and White people, in Detroit. The year of the film is 1995; this coincides...
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