Compare and Contrast the movies 8 mile and Feel the Noise. Base it on assimilation and appropriation

Compare Feel the Noise to either 8 Mile or Bringing Down the House.  How do the films offer insight into an analysis of assimilation or appropriation?  Begin with a thesis and explain your reasoning by comparing characters, situations, mise en scene, etc. as appropriate.  Pick your own focus in this assignment but you can address how racism fits in or does not fit in.  You can consider the elements of power and who gets to control the public discussions and why.