 Development of " Love the Way You Lie " began with the backing track and hook melody , which were created by the British hip hop producer Alex da Kid . When making a track , he said he spends hours making loops and produces an electronic drum rhythm before adding live instrumentation . The drums are sampled from live recordings he saves . Alex da Kid recorded an acoustic guitar for the verses with a Georg Neumann U87 microphone and an Avid <unk> audio interface . He told Sound on Sound magazine that this song had given him an opportunity to reintroduce live guitar in hip hop music . During the session , he used Waves <unk> and <unk> equalization on his main kick track and a <unk> plug @-@ in on two others . 
