yeah the battles were hardcore. and yes they do exist in "real life" although dumb people should not freestyle. its very hard on my ears.
8 mile st. is the street that divides white from black. low class from middle class. and its quite an obvious division.
and by the way, the movie was loosely (loosely) based on em's life....so dont take it as a biography. although it does give a general idea.
too bad people cant freestyle that well in real life when its all improvised and you dont have scripts and takes to make it perfect. but for the most part it seemed real.
it was really pissing me off though, cuz in the theater when rabbits mentally retarded friend shot himself in the leg ('oops' to those of you who havent seen it yet) there were some girls who were laughing like crazy. made me kinda sick. hip hoppers go see this.
