This shyt is so annoying to listen to. Because this dude didn’t die, he just stopped using this voice and flow.
I don’t think I’ve listened to Eminem properly since Recovery. Has he ever answered why he’s rapped different for the last 15 years? Because prime Eminem was must view (listen) tv.
A couple reasons.
1. He started getting influenced by Lil Wayne after Relapse and realized that wordplay was popular again. He adjusted his style to incorporate more and more punchlines.
2. At some point, he started getting tinnitus and at its worst, he had to add more midrange to his voice so he could hear himself. The result was him screaming constantly and rapping like he's deaf.
3. When he did Hell: The Sequel with Royce, he was getting more technical and worrying less about counting bars. He took that style and amplified it on MMLP2, so multiple songs sounded like a long, continuous verse. Getting sober made him focus on this part of his music more than anything else.
4. "Rap God" blew up and became the biggest song off MMLP2. It has the infamous supersonic speed rap. In his early days before Dre, he was doing this all the time, but he trained himself to slow it down so more people could understand him. Everybody loved "Rap God," so he leaned into this more. You could say the "Forever" verse started this, but "Rap God" made it permanent.