Omar Benson Miller Quotes

When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.

I'm into the lyrical side of rap. I listen to some old Eminem songs and think, 'Wow, he's a genius.' He's one of the greatest poets of our time. Even when he's out of control, like on 'Cold Wind Blows,' it's incredible.

'Straight Outta Compton' is not a story we didn't know about or anything like that, but it's just something that resonated really well... It had no choice but to explode.

I want to plug back into the hip-hop audience. Whether it be fans who grew up watching 'Yo!', or people who have become familiar with the culture via the Internet.

I think one of the reasons 'The Karate Kid' film has stood the test of time, aside from 'Get him a body bag,' 'Sweep the leg,' catching flies with chopsticks, all of that stuff that's become pop culture, is that it worked on a human level.

Eminem is just incredible. That's the word that comes to mind: 'incredible.'

Eminem is a master.

If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American.

People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem comparisons.

You might remember me from Eminem's rap lyrics.

The mission of '8 Mile' is essentially to garner sympathy for a white rapper involved in an old-school shootout - a rap contest. This may be the final frontier for pop, more unbelievable than the prospect of launching a member of 'N Sync into orbit.

I consider 'Dope' a part of the new mainstream.

When I first watched '8 Mile,' it was amazing. It got me. I loved it.

If I was a white rapper, the bar for me would be Eminem. Of course his white skin helped him excel to heights that a lot of other rappers couldn't, but he still was talented. People gravitated towards him because of his skills. He stood the test of time.

Greatest Detroit MC… Eminem.

The film's star, Eminem, doesn't appear to have a great deal of range, but he can play himself. Even though the protagonist is named Jimmy Smith, the thoughtful '8 Mile' is a raw version of the rapper's own story.

I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.

XXL is the embodiment of hip-hop... Eminem even shouted it out in a song.

I feel like hip-hop is the new pop because it has a lot of influence because of our culture.

After '8 Mile' came out and blew up, the ball has been rolling ever since.

There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That's why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.

I am a huge Eminem fan and find it flattering that he would rap about me. Personally, I'm honored.

I think every generation has that movement of hip-hop that you know you're playing it and you definitely have that moment of like, "Why am I saying this so enthusiastically? Why am I so stoked and psyched to say these lyrics?"

I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.

Rap is just a movement within the larger culture of hip-hop.