I actually believe he's letting em down, People were ready to champion his comeback, but realize that rap music is going in a different direction. Dude fit in when he was doing his angry/darkside rap, fans flocked to that, because he was there with them, in the moment. Angry white kids were loving that shyt. But em is in a different space now, when you take that much time off, you have a chance to look back and reflect on how you got to where you are now. You can't re-channel that because circumstances are different. The element that made him angry has long since eroded with the passage of time and success. He's one of the best in the game but he's going to have to let his reputation and past work cement his place in history.
Recovery is the highest selling hip-hop album
since 2005 massacre
4Xplat US - Diamond WW http://aftermathmusic.com/cms/portfolio-items/eminem-recovery/
refill/recovery/BME are all amazing pieces of work.