February 25, 2020

Another pairing pairing of Sound & Vision - 8 mile. The final rap battle


This is it. The end of days. An underground club in Detroit. A cramped sweat box. B-Rabbit (Eminem) vs Papa Doc (Anthony Mackie before Marvel swallowed him up). The rap battle to end all rap battles. This white boy is about to get fucked up, punked out, finished off. He's like Casper in this room. He hasn't a chance. Papa Doc wins the coin toss and makes a fatal error.
He lets B-Rabbit go first. Oh shit.



Magnificent. Rabbit owns his flaws, owns his weaknesses and weaponises them. Papa Doc's face when he knows he's beaten is priceless. All his ammo gone in a flash. All his raps pointless, carefully designed verses blown up in his face. He's ruined with nary a punch thrown. He's lost his credibility. In this room the worst thing you can be is a half way crook.

 A perfect pairing of sound & vision. If you haven't seen this film and haven't a clue what's going on I recommend you hunt it down. It hasn't aged well in places but when it comes to the music side of things 17 years later the lyrical genius on display will still floor you.

 Previous pairings

 Wheels On Meals
The Office (UK)
Do The Right Thing
Se7en
Mad Men
The Colour Of Money
Rules Of Attraction
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