Tool? I'll agree he isn't as good as he used to be. I would say he took a pretty big step down after 2013s Marshall Mathers LP 2, which was his last genuine great album in my opinion. However he is still regarded as one of the best artists ever and has made a major impact on music in general.
shareJust shows how good his peak was, from 1998 - 2004. He was able to maintain such a long career based on his performance in those few years.
The Marshall Matters LP is the greatest album in rap. I actually loathe rap music, yet I loved that album. I was a kid in middle school during 2001-2004. Eminem was a huge name; all the cool kids loved him.
The Encore album marked the end
I agree with you for the most part. The Marshall Mathers LP is for sure one of the best albums of all time. I perfer The Eminem Show a little more but that album is legendary as well.
Encore wasn't a very good album but he definitely made a major comeback with Recovery in 2010 and The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was great as well. Every thing else followed by that album I would say reached the end of his peak.
I'm not a fan, but he does have an interesting style from his popular songs that I've heard.
I guess he might be a "tool" IIRC he had some anti-homo lyrics. Or is there something more?