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Mar 23, 2021 · On this day, exactly 18 years ago (March 23, 2003), Eminem became the first rapper in history to win an Academy Award. Slim Shady won an Oscar for Best Original song in 8 Mile movie for “Lose Yourself” but he was not present to accept the award. Eminem later on explained why he didn’t attend the ceremony: “Actually, I was sleeping that ...
Feb 26, 2017 · Billboard caught up with Oscar-winning producer/songwriter Jeff Bass, a Detroit native who helped Eminem pen 'Lose Yourself.'. Eminem in 8 Mile. Universal Pictures/Eli Reed. Eminem ’s career ...
Mar 6, 2006 · The group scored an Oscar milestone by bringing the first rap/hip-hop song to the broadcast when it performed "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," which earned a best original song nomination for ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Gregg DeGuire for WWD. At the 2024 Oscars on Sunday (March 10), Billie Eilish and Finneas won their second Oscar for best original song in three years. The siblings won in that category in 2022 ...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Although not the first hip-hop song, the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (1979) was considered the first significant single of the genre. Within weeks of its release, it became a chart-topping phenomenon and gave its name to a new genre of pop music. Part of its crossover appeal was ...
Aug 23, 2022 · Who was the first hip hop group to win an Oscar? 78th Academy Awards Three 6 Mafia became the first hip hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the first hip hop artists to perform at the ceremony. It was the second hip hop song to win an Oscar, after Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” from the film 8 Mile (2002).
Aug 28, 2023 · Wiki User. ∙ 13y ago. Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett are the most recent winners of the Oscar for Best Song for "The Weary Kind" for the film Crazy Heart. The winner was announded on March 7 ...
