As an artist, he's lost it. I gave this a few listens, and normally I'm biased because I am a fan of most of his discography.......but the mumbling, removing the drums from Chakras/whatever its called now.....for me, its hitting me how far he has fallen off from what he was.
Solely as a producer, he's still got it......the ear is still there, but he shouldn't make anymore albums. At this point in his career he doesn't really need to make albums himself. He should stick to producing/overseeing projects for his GOOD Music artists.