Why did they burn the house in 8 Mile?

His friends and her friend join them and they go to Sol and DJ’s house (they’re brothers). After more than a few drinks, they decide to burn down a local abandoned house where a little girl was raped and murdered. The guys convince Rabbit by pointing out it could have been Lily.

Is the shelter from 8 Mile real?

The Shelter is the venue where Rabbit goes to fight (or choke and mess up) rap battles. It’s a real venue located in the basement of St. Andrews Hall. But filming took place inside a factory in the Rivertown Warehouse District, and the venue’s exterior was a spruced-up building that now houses Downtown Louie’s Lounge.

Where Did Eminem film 8 Mile?

Detroit
Jimmy Smith Jr, aka B-Rabbit (Eminem) struggles to escape a dead-end life in the star’s home town of Detroit. As the end credits proudly announce, the movie was “Filmed on location in the 313”, the area code for inner urban Detroit, traditionally separated from the posher northern suburbs by the titular 8 Mile Road.

Did Eminem actually burn down a house?

Neither Eminem nor his crew have ever burned down a house, however. Or, if they did, they never got caught. The very same week that the Marshall Mathers LP 2 dropped (featuring an image of Em’ s now abandoned boyhood home), that same home in Detroit was badly damaged in a fire started by unknown causes.

Where did Cheddar Bob shot himself?

He is ordered to put his gun away before he kills someone. As he tucks it into his pants, he shoots himself in the upper leg, and is rushed to the hospital, where he slowly recovered.

What is 8miles Detroit?

Eight Mile exists as a physical dividing line, as well as a de-facto psychological and cultural boundary for the region. As the northern border to the City of Detroit, Eight Mile separates the city’s predominately African American urban core from the more white suburbs to the north.

Did Eminem actually live in a trailer park?

Contrary to Popular Belief, Eminem Didn’t Live in a Trailer Park. Based on his lyrics, interviews, and a movie loosely based on his life, you don’t have to be an Eminem superfan to know that he didn’t have an ideal childhood. But he didn’t spend too much time in trailers like his character did in 8 Mile.