Maybe? I feel like his music has always been a bit confrontational. Previous releases have been more internal. This feels critical of the world around him. From that perspective I guess it's more confrontational?
I think it does reflect a rebellious tone. The punk undertones conflict with his earlier rap heavy releases. To me it sounds like he is rebelling against everything his major label career encompassed
@PressPlayersClub was just bouncing through some of his earlier releases. I think I'm with you. Big Fish Theory is the one big exception to me. That one sounded so weird when it came out. Tracks like Crabs In A Bucket, Yeah Right, SAMO, and Bag Bak pulling from Industrial, Techno and other electronic genres feels like a similar departure as Cry Baby.