That's the whole problem. He's a dude who has been hated by somebody every step of his career, and usually publicly and in ways that made news. Obviously, we all think we're doing great shit and I doubt famous rappers are any different. That's why we need people around us to be like "Nah, maybe don't make a whole album where you affect a nasally, weird accent for no reason."
He and the rest of D-12 always said Proof was the one that kept them from doing a ton of dumb shit. He's gone and it's clear that the people around him now are 2.0 yes men who are just happy to have a hot meal now and again.
Add to that that he could still fart into a mic and move T-Swizzle numbers and you have a recipe for thinking you're doing great shit when you're really just embarrassing your legacy.