08/11/2002
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
Eminem
as Jimmy
Kim Basinger
as Stephanie
Mekhi Phifer
as Future
Brittany Murphy
as Alex
Evan Jones
as Cheddar Bob
Omar Benson Miller
as Sol George
De'Angelo Wilson
as DJ IZ
Eugene Byrd
as Wink
Taryn Manning
as Janeane
Larry Hudson
as Bouncer
Proof
as Lil'Tic
Mike Bell
as Shorty Mike
DJ Head
as Battle DJ
Michael Shannon
as Greg Buehl
Chloe Greenfield
as Lily
Mary Hannigan
as Mrs. Helgeland
Anthony Mackie
as Papa Doc
Strike
as Lyckety-Splyt
Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove
as Lotto
Na'Keya Snoddy
as Papa Doc's Girl
Malik Barnhardt
as Moochie
Day Golfin
as Day
Allen Adams
as Omar
Hom
as First Parking Lot Rapper
Obie Trice
as Second Parking Lot Rapper
Njeri Earth
as Third Parking Lot Rapper
Jennifer Kitchen
as Willing Girl
Kyla Womack
as Alex's Friend
Melissa Zaglanikzny
as Christine
Rockey Black
as Rocky
Craig Chandler
as Paul
Paul Bates
as Manny
Miz-Korona
as Female Lunch Truck Rapper
Xzibit
as Male Lunch Truck Rapper
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
as Joe Lee Patton
Steven Monroe
as Plant Worker
John Smith Jr.
as Lobby Security Guard
Venicia Foreman
as WJLB Receptionist
Waverly W. Alford II
as Big O
Bushman
as WJLB Disc Jockey
Adam Brook
as Roy Darucher
Brandon T. Jackson
as Chin Tiki Club Goer (uncredited)
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