Will it really be possible for Em to be "back"

[Sam.]

You don't understand, you actually have to go then comeback, then go again and comeback to actually be back.

So clever.

[Jimmy Conway]

Now I ain't back just for the sake of just sayin I'm back
I could relax but I'd rather stack ammo on tracks
Couple Xanax, light a couple wax candles then black
out and relapse 'til I yack Jack Daniels and 'gnac

[JUMPDMC]

Sorry but Em will never be back to "I'm back"

[UofLCard]

The lyric you quoted was: "never was a gangsta, till I graduated to one." Of course, you're ignoring the next line, which provides context: "...and got the rep of a villain."

He's talking about how he has the reputation in the media of being a gangsta/villain due to the pistol-whipping incident...he's not saying he's a gangsta.

I see.

[Hopsinshadie]

I firmly believe that if push went to shove, Eminem could be 99 percent of the artist that he used to be, plus even better in other elements of his art. I believe that deep down there is the real shady embellished in him deeply.

The question is would Eminem care to just contemplate and think, ''the hell with it'' I'm gonna focus on getting it right? It seems to me like he has rapped with Lil Wayne, Pink, Rihanna, and everyone else for a reason. He used to try to separate himself from those singers in the past. But in recent times he went along with the trend.

Clearly, money has changed him. He may say he is not a money guy and all, but with money came tranquility and security. With that, he became a different person. ''Cinderella Man'' is exemplary of that.

It appears to me that Eminem has actually become conscious about what others think about his performance in recent years. Virtue of that fact, he thus put out the hostile ''My Life'' verse and directed his anger towards the unsatisfied fans such as myself, lashed out, and even confronted us about his remorsefulness towards making ''Recovery.''

Eminem can now make an album which comprises of anger he possesses towards his fans (MMLP Style), and some TES style songs to go in conjunction with it. So that way we could have an album that is similar to multiple albums of his past, and they can all compliment one another very nicely.

Furthermore, Eminem still has the exuberance that he once had. You can tell the passion is still there, just not as authentically. But how is he directing his ambition? He needs to focus a little bit less on recreating himself and focus more on the tonality and theme of his album. He should thus create most of his own beats with the exception of a couple from Dre. In other words either he's going to drop bullshit or he's going to drop legit wicked tracks, tracks that are legit from the first moment of hearing it. It's all up to Eminem. But 1 more strike and he's out.

[slim-idiot]

Is it possible for em to be "fresh"/"creative" again and not try to do an other TES or MMLP?

Can Eminem surprise us by bringing something new and good at the same time?