Nashawn Breedlove, N.J. rapper and actor from ‘8 Mile,’ dead at 46

The Newark talent played Lotto, a rapper rival to Eminem’s B-Rabbit in the Detroit-set “8 Mile,” released in 2002.

Breedlove’s character squared off against Eminem in a rap battle. While Lotto loses to B-Rabbit, aka Jimmy, he gets in some choice zingers. “Call me your leader/I feel bad I gotta murder that dude from ‘Leave it to Beaver,’” he says in one memorable line of the film, which was loosely based on Eminem’s life. Breedlove, an alum of Irvington High School, also appeared on the soundtrack to “The Wash” , starring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.She said his nickname, Ox, “echoed his resilience and determination.”“Nashawn was a rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor,” she said. “No one could deny his talent.

Dear family and friends, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of my beloved son Nashawn Breedlove's passing....

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