The Shady One lands squarely on his feet in VMA Video of the Year-nominated clip. By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage Eminem was on edge after the release of his Relapse album, his first project after a five-year layoff during which he battled depression and drug dependency. The stakes were high for the Shady One, and although Relapse landed atop the charts — and scored the biggest-selling rap release of 2009 — the heralded Detroit lyricist received lukewarm reviews for the collection. So yes, he was back but, in a sense, he hadn't quite made his return. But then he unleashed a vicious freestyle while visiting Tim Westwood in the U.K., and followed that up with his dominating verse on Drake's superstar-laden "Forever" collabo.