The movie 8 Mile hit theaters in fall 2002. Ever since, people from all over the world can identify the name of at least one Detroit street. The semi-autobiographical hip hop biopic tells the story of a young white rapper named Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) who is trying to make it in Detroit in 1995.

Where is the real 8 Mile?

The film is set in 1995, and follows an aspiring young white rapper living in a trailer park on 8 Mile Road, just outside of Detroit. The main character, Jimmy (AKA B-Rabbit), gets his start rapping in battles held at The Shelter, a real venue in Detroit with a rich history of hip-hop.

Is 8 Mile a real place in 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.