Plot
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.
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Cast
Eminem
Jimmy
Kim Basinger
Stephanie
Mekhi Phifer
Future
Brittany Murphy
Alex
Evan Jones
Cheddar Bob
Omar Benson Miller
Sol George
De'Angelo Wilson
DJ IZ
Eugene Byrd
Wink
Taryn Manning
Janeane
Larry Hudson
Bouncer
Proof
Lil'Tic
Mike Bell
Shorty Mike
DJ Head
Battle DJ
Michael Shannon
Greg Buehl
Chloe Greenfield
Lily
Mary Hannigan
Mrs. Helgeland
Anthony Mackie
Papa Doc
Strike
Lyckety-Splyt
Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove
Lotto
Na'Keya Snoddy
Papa Doc's Girl
Malik Barnhardt
Moochie
Day Golfin
Day
Allen Adams
Omar
Hom
First Parking Lot Rapper
Obie Trice
Second Parking Lot Rapper
Njeri Earth
Third Parking Lot Rapper
Jennifer Kitchen
Willing Girl
Kyla Womack
Alex's Friend
Melissa Zaglanikzny
Christine
Rockey Black
Rocky
Craig Chandler
Paul
Paul Bates
Manny
Miz-Korona
Female Lunch Truck Rapper
Xzibit
Male Lunch Truck Rapper
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Joe Lee Patton
Steven Monroe
Plant Worker
John Smith Jr.
Lobby Security Guard
Venicia Foreman
WJLB Receptionist
Waverly W. Alford II
Big O
Bushman
WJLB Disc Jockey
Adam Brook
Roy Darucher
Brandon T. Jackson
Chin Tiki Club Goer (uncredited)
