Down-and-out Detroiter Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr. competes in rap contests, hoping for a ticket out of his dead-end 'hood
Lives in a trailer with single mom Stephanie (Kim Basinger), a hard drinker with a good heart
Mom sticks him with a car that won't start
Gets beaten up by rival rappers
Works in a factory stamping car parts
Defends a gay coworker
Shoots paintballs at police car; helps burn down a house--and gets away with it
Girlfriend Alex (Brittany Murphy) helps him believe in himself, treats him to a quickie on the factory floor
He forgives Alex for cheating on him
Raps his young sister Lily (Chloe Greenfield) to sleep
STREET SCENE
Down-and-out Detroiter Marshall "Eminem" Mathers III wins rap contests, sells more than 25 million albums, moves to a posh 'burb
Calls his single mom, Debbie Mathers-Briggs, a negligent pill-popper; she sues and he settles for $25,000
Mom slams him for his "betrayal" in a cameo on a rap CD
Threatens to beat up musician Moby
Worked as a diner cook who liked to rap his orders
Condemned for homophobic lyrics
Packs a concealed weapon; pistol-whips a guy--and gets three years' probation
High school sweetheart Kim bears him daughter Hailie Jade; a quickie marriage lasts 14 months
He raps about strangling Kim
Croons sappily to Hailie, now 6, on his latest album The Eminem Show
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
