I finally heard the album today and I gotta say, he's definitely redeemed himself from what I was expecting out of him, and thank GOD, cuz it's definitely an excellent album.
Honestly, this album is pretty amazing, lyrically and musically (considering Dre produced pretty much every song except "Beautiful") and I know how I am with Em, so I'll be listening to this for a few months now.
Puff, I hear what you're saying about the singles that he's put out, because I was definitely a little iffy when I heard them, but the album is damn good.
Now Weezy is a completely different story, cuz I can't help but feel like he's over doing it and about to wear out his welcome, and that's hard to say coming from the greater New Orleans area. (But, shamefully, I still listen to him)