Asher Roth Denies Eminem Comparisons

J-Banks · 11-24-2008, 09:08 AM

"Van Wilder"? OK, maybe he could see that. But Eminem? Just 'cause he's white? Really? Morrisville, PA, native Asher Roth says that, as an MC, he shouldn't be compared to the iconic Marshall Mathers.

"My music ... I feel has a warm approach to it," Roth began, when discussing the contrasts between his style and Em's. "It's very uniting. Obviously Em is very influential, but his music has an angry tone to it — and it's passionate, so I can't take anything away from that. My whole tip is very relaxed and warm and weed-influenced. I mellow out and enjoy life and not sweat the small stuff. That's all I can do, man — be who I am. Let people say what they want to say. You have to take the love and disregard the hate.

"You have to differentiate yourself," he added. "You say there are preconceived notions about, 'This is a white rapper, he's Eminem.' Now I have to go ahead and say, 'Let me show you why I'm not.' Everyone has their challenge musically. I have to challenge myself and challenge my listeners to understand that this is an entirely different project."

Although the 23-year-old has different subject matter from Em, he will definitely remind you of a young Slim Shady some of the time. Hey, nobody says he's biting the style, but the voice — and the way he can bend abstract metaphors — will draw honest comparisons until Roth completely carves out his own niche and drops his solo debut. SRC, his record company, says to look toward March 17 for that release.

"If you just look at me, man, I'm a white college kid from the 'burbs," Roth continued. "It's visual music. You'll start to see it. That's the thing: As more of my music starts to get released, you get to see the image of who this kid is, through the music. That's my challenge — being able to get people to see and feel and visualize me through my music."

We got a taste of Ash's steez in the hilarious "Roth Boys" Internet video several months ago. Since then, he's been getting co-signs from O.G.s like Cee-Lo, and he and his peer group (which includes Wale, Charles Hamilton and B.o.B) have been mainstays on the Net, becoming blog favorites. That popularity is translating off of cyberspace with an XXL magazine cover and his new video (not the unofficial video that's been floating around) for "I Love College" approaching. (You'll hear a new beat on the video version and album version of the record, because Weezer wouldn't clear the sample of "Say It Ain't So.")

"I feel like as time goes on, people are gonna understand who Asher Roth is as an individual," the smart-aleck MC concluded.

SOurce; MTV

GMNRecordsCT3 · 11-24-2008, 09:16 AM

gotta expect that...

Yuri Orlov · 11-24-2008, 09:51 AM

Good article.Asher is dope.

Ezzid · 11-24-2008, 12:22 PM

propzzz......

TREVER · 11-24-2008, 02:10 PM

yeh, dude's nice.. he's a positive cat with some nice word-play.. people are gonna say "he sounds so white" or whatever.. well.. WHAT THE FUCK ELSE HE SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE??? hahaha

KiNG oF KwEeNZ · 11-24-2008, 03:24 PM

he sounds like em! i dont care what no one says everyone knows he sounds like em. not the content, just the voice.

pDASH · 11-24-2008, 03:39 PM

i think he has a lot of talent, and all the songs i've heard so far are hot, but regardless his voice sounds like eminems!

urmp101 · 12-01-2008, 10:12 PM

asher roth is tight, but hes no where near as good as eminem

11-24-2008, 09:08 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Asher Roth Denies Eminem Comparisons Asher Roth Denies Eminem Comparisons "Van Wilder"? OK, maybe he could see that. But Eminem? Just 'cause he's white? Really? Morrisville, PA, native Asher Roth says that, as an MC, he shouldn't be compared to the iconic Marshall Mathers. "My music ... I feel has a warm approach to it," Roth began, when discussing the contrasts between his style and Em's. "It's very uniting. Obviously Em is very influential, but his music has an angry tone to it — and it's passionate, so I can't take anything away from that. My whole tip is very relaxed and warm and weed-influenced. I mellow out and enjoy life and not sweat the small stuff. That's all I can do, man — be who I am. Let people say what they want to say. You have to take the love and disregard the hate. "You have to differentiate yourself," he added. "You say there are preconceived notions about, 'This is a white rapper, he's Eminem.' Now I have to go ahead and say, 'Let me show you why I'm not.' Everyone has their challenge musically. I have to challenge myself and challenge my listeners to understand that this is an entirely different project." Although the 23-year-old has different subject matter from Em, he will definitely remind you of a young Slim Shady some of the time. Hey, nobody says he's biting the style, but the voice — and the way he can bend abstract metaphors — will draw honest comparisons until Roth completely carves out his own niche and drops his solo debut. SRC, his record company, says to look toward March 17 for that release. "If you just look at me, man, I'm a white college kid from the 'burbs," Roth continued. "It's visual music. You'll start to see it. That's the thing: As more of my music starts to get released, you get to see the image of who this kid is, through the music. That's my challenge — being able to get people to see and feel and visualize me through my music." We got a taste of Ash's steez in the hilarious "Roth Boys" Internet video several months ago. Since then, he's been getting co-signs from O.G.s like Cee-Lo, and he and his peer group (which includes Wale, Charles Hamilton and B.o.B) have been mainstays on the Net, becoming blog favorites. That popularity is translating off of cyberspace with an XXL magazine cover and his new video (not the unofficial video that's been floating around) for "I Love College" approaching. (You'll hear a new beat on the video version and album version of the record, because Weezer wouldn't clear the sample of "Say It Ain't So.") "I feel like as time goes on, people are gonna understand who Asher Roth is as an individual," the smart-aleck MC concluded. SOurce; MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

11-24-2008, 09:16 AM	#2
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11-24-2008, 09:51 AM	#3
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KiNG oF KwEeNZ Awesome... Yes I Am! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Killa Kweenz, New New York Posts: 3,938 Repped: 3,086 Repped 401 Times in 132 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 8 Posts	he sounds like em! i dont care what no one says everyone knows he sounds like em. not the content, just the voice. __________________ I'm no meteorologist, but I'm pretty sure its raining bitches

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TREVER WHITEBOY Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: THE VERM... Posts: 251 Repped: 0 Repped 14 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 3 Posts	yeh, dude's nice.. he's a positive cat with some nice word-play.. people are gonna say "he sounds so white" or whatever.. well.. WHAT THE FUCK ELSE HE SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE??? hahaha

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pDASH Answers 2 Questions Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,285 Repped: 288 Repped 320 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	i think he has a lot of talent, and all the songs i've heard so far are hot, but regardless his voice sounds like eminems! __________________ BIG EX! www.thisisBIGEX.com

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urmp101 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 98 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	asher roth is tight, but hes no where near as good as eminem

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