Well I loved his first CD during the 50 cent era when gangster was everything. Mood Muziks were obviously great thereafter, but that was quite a while ago now. Plus, am I the only one who didn't feel MM3 that much? Kinda got tired of all the dragged out punchlines and sports references. Maybe I need to give that one another shot.
He's actually locked in a horrible contract with Def Jam and has been for years which is why I excuse his crappy solo output for the last 7 years (talking albums not mixtapes). I also probably never fully forgave him for not putting out The Growth (though I'm sure that wasn't all his fault).
As I understand it, he has one more throw-away album to put out under def jam and then he's signing with Shady. That's when things will get really interesting...
Edit: To explain further, I loved him when he was underrated because he was overlooked, but I never lost sight that he was merely a good rapper, not a great. He's not an actual heavyweight imo. So once he became super popular (coinciding largely with his [current] music deteriorating) I was just annoyed. I mean if you think his catalogue stands up to anybody's catalogue, I think you're crazy. Don't get me wrong, he's got a whole bunch of tracks that I will never stop listening to, but you gotta live up to your hype once you finally get it.
