What does 8 Mile mean?

Eminem: 8 Mile Meaning

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Album cover for 8 Mile album cover

Song Released: 2003


8 Mile Lyrics

Sometimes I just feel like, quitting I still might
Why do I put up this fight, why do I still write
Sometimes it's hard enough just dealing with real life
Sometimes I wanna jump on stage and just kill mics
And show these people what my level...

  1. anonymous
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    Jan 13th 2021 !⃝

    i think it does the meaning of the 8 mile of meaning of it. the movie is the song of him. he does not like. when he is sing he dont wanna. i think he is sing a 8 mile movie.

  2. anonymous
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    Mar 28th 2019 !⃝

    "Why do I put up this fight, why do I still write"
    He says that he might give up writing rhymes for a job. He sees no reason to keep putting himself through all the suffering and disappointment that hip-hop has brought to him.

    "Sometimes it's hard enough just dealing with real life"
    He had recently broken up with his girlfriend, moved back with his mom and been fired from a pizzeria. Meaning that dealing with “real life” issues is hard enough even without the pressure he is placing on himself to succeed in music.

    "Sometimes I wanna jump on stage and just kill mics"
    He wishes he was more famous and better at what he does.

  3. anonymous
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    Apr 13th 2018 !⃝

    he grew up in Detroit on the bad side of the hood that's wat the songs about

  4. anonymous
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    Sep 21st 2017 !⃝

    Sometimes it's hard enough just dealing with real life.

  5. anonymous
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    Sep 25th 2016 !⃝

    He speaks about how his life was before he got famous.... The movie 8mile shows that aswell

  6. kylee
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    Mar 26th 2015 !⃝

    From the movie 8 mile, and the song 8 mile of course you would know about jimmy and all that but then in the song 8 mile, he shows his true self.

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