Don’t tell anyone because I’m embarrassed, but I used to be a HUGE Eminem fan. I’d come home from school, use my comb as a makeshift mic, and lip-sync to all the songs on The Marshall Mathers LP on full blast. (Since I’m such a huge nerd, that was about the most gangsta that I’ve ever been in my entire life).

So when the movie 8 Mile came out, I went nuts. I loved that final rap battle between Eminem’s character and his arch-nemisis Papa Doc. Here’s a link to the clip – the final battle happens around 6.26, but watch the entire clip if you can because Eminem is a lyrical genius (Warning: It’s full of f-bombs so don’t watch it if you have kids around you).

You know why it was awesome? Because Eminem defeated Papa Doc not by bragging, but by highlighting all his weaknesses....