New Eminem

Eminem has recently been coming out with a few new singles leading up to the (hopefully) last album of his career, Marshall Mathers LP 2.  I am a huge fan of Eminem, I've heard every one of his songs since Infinite and I've always liked every one of his projects, even Encore and Relapse (both highly criticized).  That being said, I think his new stuff is just awful. It all sounds exactly like Recovery, his last album, but at a much worse level. I respect Marshall more than any other rapper, but I don't think he is what he used to be.  He doesn't use his former alter-ego Slim Shady anymore, which I think accounts for a lot of why his new music isn't as strong as his older music. I'll still be buying MMLP2 and hoping the singles are worse than the rest of the album.