He's VERY talented. Gimmicks and shit aside, I see him like Busta in many ways...his animation and personality stick out the most, but they can both SPIIIIIIT and rip any got damn track, especially guest appearances.

And he doesn't really have many CLASSIC strong singles. Folks will always pay attention to him when he drops singles, but nobody's really on any of his album all that tough, and most of his singles had low replay value/longevity.