Carlos Ramirez is a former editor at AOL Music. His writing has appeared on IGN, Bullz-Eye, Ultimate-Guitar, MetalSucks, PopDose, TheGauntlet and many other music destinations. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., Ramirez resides in Los Angeles with his wife and baby daughter.
Carlos Ramirez
See the Cast of ‘8 Mile’ Then and Now
Music fans probably didn’t expect much from 2002′s ’8 Mile,’ after all, most hip-hop-related films, with a few exceptions, were either disappointing (‘Beat Street‘) or flat out embarrassing (‘Rappin’‘). But who were we to doubt Eminem?