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Anthony Mackie Claims Eminem Used His Actual Life Story to Mock Him in 8 Mile Rap Battle

Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc in '8 Mile,' remembers how Eminem used details from his real life to win the rap battle at the end of the movie.

8 Mile might have been a fictionalized version of Eminem ’s life, but the rapper actually pulled from parts of Anthony Mackie ’s story when freestyling in the beloved movie. The next day, they were shooting the movie’s final rap battle, where B-Rabbit triumphs over Papa Doc and his friends. The movie costarred Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon and Kim Basinger, and the anthem “Lose Yourself” — which became a No.

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