I honestly think... man, I was just listening to the "Fame" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" verses again and listening to "Fly Away" now...
These are seriously potent, tight fucking verses.
So much energy and focus too. I really do think a lot of his recent shit has been over-judged or overlooked or ruined with the production.
But some of the lyricism here is crazy, and awesome. I find these deliveries very fucking addictive too, "Fame" is just like crack.