“We were in between shots, around 2 or 3 in the morning... Just one of those moments that you knew something big was happening”: Actor Mekhi Phifer on being one of the first people to hear Eminem’s Lose Yourself

Mekhi Phifer and Eminem in 2003.

The film actor Mekhi Phifer has thrown light on how Eminem wrote Lose Yourself – it was apparently in a trailer whilst 8 Mile was being filmed in Detroit.

In an interview with the Daily Express, Phifer revealed the track – which became a worldwide Number One and to a large extent sold the entire film – was knocked up late at night, virtually at the last minute.