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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 8, 2002
Box Office
$242.9M
Budget
$41.0M
Return
5.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 18, 2003
Theaters
8
Director
Producers
Studio
Mikona Productions, Imagine Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Discovering Personal Expression
Taglines
Find Your Voice
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Taglines
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Cast
Full credits →E
Eminem
Jimmy
K
Kim Basinger
Stephanie
M
Mekhi Phifer
Future
B
Brittany Murphy
Alex
E
Evan Jones
Cheddar Bob
O
Omar Benson Miller
Sol George
D
De'Angelo Wilson
DJ IZ
E
Eugene Byrd
Wink
T
Taryn Manning
Janeane
P
Proof
Lil'Tic
M
Michael Shannon
Greg Buehl
Anthony Mackie
Papa Doc
M
Malik Barnhardt
Moochie
O
Obie Trice
Second Parking Lot Rapper
R
Rockey Black
Rocky
P
Paul Bates
Manny
X
Xzibit
Male Lunch Truck Rapper
A
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Joe Lee Patton
B
Brandon T. Jackson
Chin Tiki Club Goer (uncredited)
