I dont think the video should be banned...but this situation brings way too many questions up in regards to Em and his place in rap history.
Personally, I think it is over. Not his music career, but the end of his street credibility run. When he first started on Lyrical Lounge, he was known for his ability to freestyle. And he could (and probably still can) battle with the best of them. On his second album, he showed the world that not only could he freestyle, but he could write (and for those who arent really into hip hop, there is a huge difference). He garnered the respect of his peers and his enemies, and whether it was a diss song, a Slim Shady song, or an Eminem song, Marshall was one fo the best period. In his collaborations with Jay-Z and the late 2Pac, h was just as good as his counterparts. He started producing, and everyone in the industry had him producing a joint on their album (check the cd notes of some of your favorite artists...alot of people didnt broadcast it).
But somewhere along the way, between teaching 50 cent how to rap and D12's second album, he became a parody of himself. I forgave him for "Da Band", dismissing it as D12's problem more than his own. But it isnt...it is him.
He needs to stop dressing like women in his videos. What is this...the 5th video where he has lipstick on? He cant very well call Ja Rule, Everlast, and Fred Durst a bitch if he is the one in heels. This new song is horrible. It is everything he said he would never become. And he cant blame it on the execs, because he owns the label, and even if he didnt, he has made so much money off of himself, D12, G-Unit, Obie Trice, etc., that he could have released the new album with the songs he wanted bootleg style and still went platinum.
He has often been mentioned in the Top 5 MC's of all time. But, now, it is over. He isnt hip hop anymore. KRS-1 didnt wear make up. Neither did Redman, Rakim, LL, Nas, Jay, Big, Kane, hell...they may have made a few comical songs. But they never compromised the music and the lifestyle.
Here's to this album being his last one.