▁I ' m ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁or ▁because ▁they ▁think ▁they ▁can ▁get ▁something ▁from ▁me ." ▁E min em ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁figure ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁lyr ical ▁content . ▁He ▁was ▁l abeled ▁as ▁" mis og yn ist , ▁a ▁n ih il ist ▁and ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁domestic ▁violence ", ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁editor ial , ▁Billboard ▁editor ▁in ▁chief ▁Tim othy ▁White ▁accused ▁E min em ▁of ▁" making ▁money ▁by ▁explo iting ▁the ▁world ' s ▁mis ery ". ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁▁ ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁two - month - long ▁" cre ative ▁b inge ", ▁which ▁often ▁involved ▁ 2 0 - hour - long ▁studio ▁sessions . ▁E min em ▁hoped ▁to ▁keep ▁public ity ▁down ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stay ▁focused ▁on ▁working ▁and ▁fig uring ▁out ▁how ▁to ▁" map ▁out " ▁each ▁song . ▁He ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁" studio ▁rat " ▁who ▁benef ited ▁cre atively ▁from ▁the ▁isolated ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁studio . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁written ▁sp ont ane ously ▁in ▁the ▁studio ; ▁Dr . ▁Dre ▁noted , ▁" We ▁don ' t ▁w ake ▁up ▁at ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁call ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁say , ▁' I ▁have ▁an ▁idea . ▁We ▁got ta ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁studio .' ▁We ▁just ▁wait ▁and ▁see ▁what ▁happens ▁when ▁we ▁get ▁there ." ▁E min em ▁observed ▁that ▁much ▁of