>I also think that '8 Mile's protagonist's life was only even
>worthy of a film because of his whiteness. Without him being
>white, that film is never made, because white people don't
>grasp the concept that 'B Rabbit's' life is actually the story
>of countless black rappers whose lives will never warrant a
>feature film.

But that's the point. That's what makes it interesting. A white man in a black man's world. Otherwise, it's just another story about a rapper. I grasped the concept that he a broke, struggling artist. There are plenty of those, black and white.

Why should countless black rappers warrant a feature film? There needs to be an angle, a good story.

Remember, rap is still relatively young in the scope of its and our lifetimes. A movie about Ray Charles in his heydey would have been premature as a movie about Chuck D would be now. But someday, his career would be worth looking at in the context of a movie.