8 Mile

1	Lose Yourself / Eminem 5:20
2	Love Me / Obie Trice 4:30
3	8 Mile / Eminem 6:00
4	Adrenaline Rush / Obie Trice 3:48
5	Places to Go / 50 Cent 4:15
6	Rap Game / D12 5:53
7	8 Miles and Runnin' / Freeway 4:08
8	Spit Shine / Xzibit 3:39
9	Time of My Life / Macy Gray 4:21
10	U Wanna Be Me / Nas Escobar 3:50
11	Wanksta / 50 Cent 3:38
12	Wasting My Time / Taryn Manning 3:37
13	R.A.K.I.M. / Rakim 4:23
14	That's My N**** Fo' Real / Young Zee 4:45
15	Battle / Gang Starr 2:56
16	Rabbit Run / Eminem 3:10

Barnes & Noble

Hailed as the first great hip-hop film since the pioneering Beat Street and Wild Style, Eminem's big-screen debut, 8 Mile, is backed by a soundtrack that's considerably tougher than leather. The film is loosely based on the controversial rapper's salad days in the Detroit urban underground, and fittingly, for the soundtrack, Em attempts to recapture the grit and grime of his early demos, despite a multimillion-dollar studio budget. The result is one of 2002's strongest hip-hop soundtracks. Three new Eminem tracks provide the nucleus of this collection, including the rock guitar–fueled first single, "Lose Yourself," and the menacing "Love Me," featuring Shady Records' Obie Trice and 50 Cent, both of whom also contribute several hardcore solo joints to the soundtrack. Exclusive cuts by Jay-Z, Nas, and Macy Gray provide entertaining filler between Em tracks, while veterans such as Gang Starr and Rakim sound as spry as their younger counterparts (on "R.A.K.I.M." and "Battle," respectively). Though not as inherently compelling as the film it supports, 8 Mile is a worthy addition to the collection of any ardent Marshall Mathers fan. Ron Hart

All Music Guide

This may be the soundtrack for Eminem's movie debut, but don't think of 8 Mile of as an Eminem album, because it's not. It's a soundtrack and plays like a soundtrack, with many cuts from current stars and new artists (several associated with Eminem's fledgling Shady imprint), plus a couple of previously released tracks, most of it very high quality, whether it's a hard-hitting Jay-Z, a sultry Macy Gray, or Taryn Manning's Boomkat's sexy slow burn "Wasting My Time." Sure, there's a couple of tracks that fall flat -- Young Zee and Obie Trice feel strained -- but it all flows well, and it's all strong. But it's also all overshadowed by four blindingly great new songs from Eminem (four and a half, if you count his show-stealing appearance on D-12's "Rap Game"), all illustrating a step forward from The Eminem Show, even if they work a familiar pseudo-biographical ground. What impresses is not just the wordplay and delivery, but the music itself -- fuller, richer than anything on his previous records, appropriately cinematic in scope and pushing Eminem toward new heights. The opening track and first single "Lose Yourself" is easily equaled by the title song with its layered pianos, while "Rabbit Run" is nearly as good. Hearing these, it's hard not to greedily hunger for a full album of this, but the soundtrack is excellent as is and these new Eminem cuts make it a necessary purchase. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Rolling Stone

Eminem contributes three new songs, all self-produced, which happen to be three of the most ferocious hip-hop songs ever recorded. Kelefa Sanneh