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Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile is de officiële soundtrack van de film 8 Mile, die in 2002 uitkwam met in de hoofdrol Amerikaanse rapper Eminem. Het album werd vrijgegeven onder Shady Records, en bracht de hit single "Lose Yourself". Het bracht ook een vervolg soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, bestaande uit nummers die worden weergegeven in 8 Mile, die werden uitgebracht als singles in de tijd dat de film zich afspeelt. Het album bevat ook vier nummers van de Wu-Tang Clan en leden, en twee nummers van Mobb Deep, die uiteindelijk tekenden bij G-Unit Records, onder leiding van Shady Records artiest 50 Cent. Beide albums werden ook ter beschikking gesteld in gecensureerde versies.

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack album to the 2002 film of the same name. The album, performed by various artists, was released by Universal Pictures' then subsidiary Universal Music, through Interscope and Shady Records. It spawned the hit single "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, who also stars in the semi-autobiographical movie.

The album also spawned a follow-up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in the film and were released as singles during the film's time setting of 1995. One of the songs was performed by 2Pac, who would be the subject of a documentary with a soundtrack produced by Eminem, who also produced a posthumous album by 2Pac. The album also features four songs by Wu-Tang Clan and its members, and two songs by Mobb Deep, who eventually signed to G-Unit Records. Both albums were also made available in censored versions, removing most of the strong language, sexual, and violent content.

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 700,000 copies in its first week. It sold 510,000 copies in its second week and eventually became the fifth best-selling album in the US of 2002, with sales of 3.4 million copies. It is certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album featured the universal number-one hit "Lose Yourself", which won the Oscar for Best Original Song. In 2024, the soundtrack was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.