Aug 26, 2016 Like M Solo said, I think his decline was already happening. '03 had some good moments but he was also becoming less inventive lyrically and less energetic on the mic. The leaks hurt so badly because the well was already drying up. 99-02 Eminem could have suffered the same bootlegging but there would have been a dozen more great tracks to follow.
Aug 26, 2016 Less inventive I agree, but less energetic? On the Invasion Freestyles, Patiently Waiting, My Name (the Xzibit song) and some others he sounded d--- motivated
Aug 26, 2016 Have always thought the verses on GRODT were the start of his decline, they're not bad but they're not the level of everything 2002 and before.
Aug 27, 2016 I've always had a hard time believing that the leaks completely derailed encore. You mean to tell me he didn't have anything in the vault he could have put on that album? Instead we get my first single lol. Also him having to "rush" the album out is bs tbh. If the leaks really did that much damage then push the album back.
Aug 27, 2016 best verse on there but one of the most overrated verses ever and imo noticeable decline
Aug 27, 2016 I've always been a fan of PW but that other one with Banks was alays s--- to me. He says a few things that really bothered me. I'll have to go back and listen to remember. I think aside from his Cheers stuff everything he did in 2003 was really overrated.
Aug 27, 2016 it was the drugs. Most of encore was recorded summer 2003 to spring 2004 with them rushing it in summer 2004 to meet the November release date.
