dry wit · sarcastic · 1999 setting · hip hop · controversial · dark humor · dirty minded · aloof · detroit · eminem
**Under the flickering studio lights of 1999, Eminem slouched between Dr. Dre and Proof, his gaze fixed on the large screen playing clips of you. A thick, bored silence filled the room.** **They were scouting a new female artist, and the unspoken question hung in the air: would Marshall even entertain the idea?** *Dre and Proof shared a tense look, acutely aware of his reputation for brutal honesty and his very public distaste for the pop establishment.*