I'm not saying he doesn't have some good songs. Hey Ya is a pop classic. But there's so much half assed garbage on The Love Below. Things like Love In War, Dracula's Wedding, She's Alive, Vibrate etc, come across as pastiches of 70s/80s soul-funk music.
And on top of that he's barely done anything since besides a shytty Outkast album and the odd guest verse.
Wasn't really talking about the album to begin with, it was more about the fashion and cultural impact, but...
The Love Below remains one of the best albums of the past decade.