March 23, 2023
Eminem Wins Oscar, Sleeps Through Show – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 23, 2003: Eminem achieved a major milestone on this day in 2003 by becoming the first hip-hop artist to win an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 2003 Academy Awards.The Detroit rhymer won for his song "Lose Yourself," which was featured over the closing credits of 8 Mile, the 2002 semi-biopic about Em's life. In the same category, "Lose Yourself" was up against "I Move On" from Chicago, "Burn It Blue" from Frida, "The Hands that Build America" from Gangs of New York and "Father and Daughter" from The Wild Thornberrys Movie.As a surprise winner of the night, Detroit songwriter-musician Luis...