▁not ▁make ▁for ▁an ▁enjoy able ▁listen , ▁even ▁though ▁E min em ' s ▁dis aff ected ▁and ▁n ih il istic ▁lyr ics ▁can ▁be ▁provoc ative . ▁Sl ant ▁Mag az ines ▁Sal ▁Cin qu em ani ▁was ▁more ▁critical ▁in ▁a ▁one - and - a - half ▁star ▁review ▁and ▁found ▁his ▁ra ps ▁extremely ▁dist aste ful : ▁" The ▁only ▁thing ▁worse ▁than ▁E min em ' s ▁hom oph ob ia ▁is ▁the ▁imm atur ity ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁displays ▁it ". ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Sp in ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁ra pping ▁is ▁excellent , ▁but ▁pl ag ued ▁more ▁so ▁by ▁un remark able ▁music ▁and ▁lack l uster ▁tracks . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁Best ▁Album ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁MTV ▁Europe ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁It ▁also ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁Best ▁Rap ▁Album ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁jazz - rock ▁du o ▁Ste ely ▁Dan ' s ▁Two ▁Again st ▁Nature . ▁ ▁Re app rais al ▁▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁initial ▁release , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁has ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁in ▁ret ros pective ▁reviews . ▁According ▁to ▁S put nik music ' s ▁Nick ▁Butler , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math