My last review was me getting out the slump thanks to Eminem's album so here I'd like to outline my review of the album: 

Preface

As I said before, the album is amazing. It's simply fire, but it's from a new angle: Eminem is re-defining himself, the art of music, and the entire genre of rap. Before, he came out spitting satirical pieces littered with relevant pop-culture references and nuanced insults at various celebrities. They were hilarious, engaging, and silly e.g. My Name Is, Real Slim Shady, Just Lose It. He also has hard-hitting pieces such as Mosh, Marshall Mathers, The Way I Am. And then the borderline insane e.g. Kill You, Bitch (I, II, & III).

Slim Shady

Slim Shady LP was amazing because that was when he broke out and defined himself as one of the best rappers of all time. He created a unique style that addressed new content material that no one else was doing. On Slim Shady LP,  he was talking about drugs, messing around with underage girls, his messed up life, and pushed out all the frustrations he had as an emerging artist. He conveyed his message elegantly with mostly pieces with a ton of dark humor.

Marshall Mathers

Then came Marshall Mathers LP that was pure lyrical talent dripping from each syllable he rhymed. This was the album where he put it all out and it came out superb with the angst of just getting famous and how everyone wants a piece of him, now. Never before did people even acknowledge his existence but now he's famous after Slim Shady LP and now he's doing it big, people are calling him to "catch-up". He even brought up his disgust with parents blaming media with respect to Columbine i.e. Marilyn rather than figure out what they did wrong. He saw how fame brought more of its problems for him and the old ones he had disappeared but replaced with even larger problems.

The Eminem Show

Afterwards was The Eminem Show which was a solid album but it (for me) showed that he was no longer in the "under-dog" mentality he had in the previous two albums. In the third major release, he realized he made it and he acknowledged his influence on youth, but found it a double-edged sword. Of course, it gave him the fuel because he has all these fans but he was angry at them for allowing him to be a scapegoat for their actions. Additionally, more people hated him for his fame and he hated them back even harder. Yet, he was more laid back compared to Marshall Mathers where he viciously tore apart his critics. In this album, he showed up, hit hard, and proved himself beyond any reasonable doubt. 

Post-Show/Pre-Recovery

All the albums during this period, I felt he had very little fuel. He was creating a few good songs but mostly he had the success, and found ways through it i.e. drugs. And it showed that the drugs were getting the better of his judgement and his songs were declining. Of course he had some amazing songs and even his moderate songs beasted everyone else, but his prime seems past him. Additionally, every new year it seems he's declined and is in a ditch. 

Recovery

With his latest album, I sensed that the biggest revelation Eminem had was he needs to revitalize himself. There's nothing out there left for him to conquer, he has to get it from himself and shine. It seemed he was more upset about himself and he's made a promise to his fans to make the next generation of music work. Its this revelation that I believe will lead him to his best music ever! I think he's realized that he's going to leave behind a legacy and he's going to leave a mark that only a few will ever manage to attain. He'll redefine himself thus an entire generation of musicians and inspire with an redefined focus on the essence of his musical experience.