The man is still great. He is still one of the best out there doing it. He's still rhyming his ass off and rapping like he's got something to prove. I cannot say the same for other mainstream rappers, no mainstream rapper ever sounds as hungry on the mic as Eminem does. EVER. Period. Even his softest album, Recovery, had some harsh lyrics and rap styles.
What I do is I take the music as it comes. I love his old shit and I love his new shit. Eminem is just THAT artist for some people where his music just clicks. I never find myself really going back to his old albums (as I am doing now) and saying "wow really Eminem sucks now." I don't make a single comparison, I enjoy the music for what it is.
Drop the old Em bias and you ACTUALLY might like his new shit. He's still the same old Eminem, even on Recovery, Shady creeps his blond hair around the corner. If we're going by content (which is what so many of you love to do, ugh) then Recovery has albums like The Slim Shady LP beat, even though we know this isn't true...face it, it's just nostalgia. If you became a late Eminem fan as I did, in 2007, maybe you guys would take his music as it comes. I listened to his shit in 2007, loved it, then Relapse came 2 years later and loved that. Recovery came and I like it, not love it. Hopefully I'll love MMLP 2 at least as much as Relapse.
Give your thoughts and opinions. Bash the fuck outta me for speaking real talk, idc.
