Eminem originally sought Mariah Carey for the role of his mom ultimately played by Kim Basinger in 8 Mile, according to a music producer working with the singer in the early 2000s.

Rapper Eminem is said to have wanted singer Mariah Carey to play his mother when he made his film debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 drama 8 Mile.

In a surprising reveal, music producer Damion "Damizza" Young shared that rapper Eminem once tried to cast pop legend Mariah Carey as his on-screen mother in the 2002 film "8 Mile." On the TFU ...

“She did not like that s--- at all," music producer Damizza claimed of the singer Eminem reportedly wanted Mariah Carey to star as his mom in 8 Mile Music producer Damion “Damizza” Young ...

Eminem hit Mariah Carey where it hurts roughly 25 years ago — and we finally know how. The two A-listers' famous feud dates back two decades, though the cause of their clash remained unknown ...

Eminem allegedly once wanted Mariah Carey to play his mom in the movie 8 Mile. The story comes from music producer Damizza, who worked closely with Mariah and also held major roles in Hip-Hop.

“She did not like that s--- at all,” the industry veteran claimed of Carey Eminem reportedly had a vision of family for a movie with Mariah Carey. During the June 4 episode of the TFU Podcast ...

Eminem initially wanted to cast Mariah Carey as his mother in ‘8 Mile,’ according to one of the ‘Fantasy’ singer’s former collaborators.