News MC Asher Roth Readying Major-Label Debut

I Got It MADE · 02-05-2009, 05:55 PM

New Universal rapper Asher Roth is putting the finishing touches on his debut album, tentatively titled "Asleep in the Bread Aisle" and due April 21.

Roth told media at a listening event Tuesday Feb. 3) that the project is still a work in progress, and that's awaiting features from Ludacris, Cee-Lo and possibly Lady Gaga for the tracks "Leo The Lion," "Be By Myself" and "She Don't Want A Man," respectively.

A Morristown, Pa., native, 21 year-old Roth signed with Universal in 2008 after his now-manager, Scooter, heard several songs on MySpace which Roth recorded while attending West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Scooter quickly invited the MC to Atlanta for business meetings and he landed on Universal shortly after.

Now, following numerous online song releases like upcoming first single "College" through hip-hop Web site like Onsmash.com and NahRight.com, Roth is aiming to release an album that will appeal to both college-age and adult fans.

On "Asleep in the Bread Aisle," known producers like Don Cannon contribute, but newcomer Oren Yoel crafted the bulk of the album's beats. His mixture of boom-bap drums and pop sensibility mixes well with Roth's happy-go-lucky and sincere rhymes. On cuts like the comical "Bad Day," Roth describes a plane trip to a wedding in New York, where he's stuck between a screaming baby and an over-sized seatmate.

And on "As I Em," which samples the theme from the TV show "Action Jackson," Roth, who is white, addresses comparisons to Eminem.

"He paved the way for me. Since we've got the same complexion and the same voice inflection its easy to make the comparison," he rhymes. "If you have no more questions and no more thoughts, I'd like to introduce you to Asher Roth."

Here is the track listing thus far for "Asleep In The Bread Aisle":

"Lark On My Go-Cart"
"Blunt Cruisin'"
"I Love College"
"Bad Day" ft. Jazze Pha
"Be By Myself" ft. Cee-Lo
"Sour Patch Kids"
"She Don't Want A Man"
"As I Em" ft. Chester French
"His Dream" ft. Miguel
"Ladida"
"Leo The Lion"
"Fallin"
"Nothing You Can't Do"

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Freshmen · 02-05-2009, 06:48 PM

Cool just looking forward as hell for all this, the first single "I Love College" is so crazy, propz !!!

TeGo · 02-05-2009, 07:50 PM

asher's that dude..

def lookin forward to his album..

ClubAmerica · 02-05-2009, 08:51 PM

ehh dont really like dudes music

citystarz™ · 02-05-2009, 10:43 PM

cant stand this lame

balling90 · 02-06-2009, 04:26 AM

Hate is strong, He rap better than 90% of rap game now we need more rappers who dont rap about clubs n shitty subjects

Wesey · 02-06-2009, 10:34 AM

hope he can get a collaberation with some of the freshmen on his album

I think I Love College should have a remix with Kid Cudi, B.o.B., Charles Hamilton and Wale that would be crazy!

I Got It MADE · 02-06-2009, 10:38 AM

i love college is a dope song, but i heard the radio version the other day and it sounded wack, lot of the shit he can't say, i don't think thats a good first single, even the beat was different then the original or the one with jim jones on it, maybe it didn't get cleared or something...

IronCro · 02-06-2009, 01:25 PM

I love college is kind of corny

02-05-2009, 05:55 PM	#1
I Got It MADE Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1,216 Repped: 131 Repped 3,308 Times in 580 Posts Neg Reps: 79 Neg Repped at 343 Times in 172 Posts	MC Asher Roth Readying Major-Label Debut MC Asher Roth Readying Major-Label Debut New Universal rapper Asher Roth is putting the finishing touches on his debut album, tentatively titled "Asleep in the Bread Aisle" and due April 21. Roth told media at a listening event Tuesday Feb. 3) that the project is still a work in progress, and that's awaiting features from Ludacris, Cee-Lo and possibly Lady Gaga for the tracks "Leo The Lion," "Be By Myself" and "She Don't Want A Man," respectively. A Morristown, Pa., native, 21 year-old Roth signed with Universal in 2008 after his now-manager, Scooter, heard several songs on MySpace which Roth recorded while attending West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Scooter quickly invited the MC to Atlanta for business meetings and he landed on Universal shortly after. Now, following numerous online song releases like upcoming first single "College" through hip-hop Web site like Onsmash.com and NahRight.com, Roth is aiming to release an album that will appeal to both college-age and adult fans. On "Asleep in the Bread Aisle," known producers like Don Cannon contribute, but newcomer Oren Yoel crafted the bulk of the album's beats. His mixture of boom-bap drums and pop sensibility mixes well with Roth's happy-go-lucky and sincere rhymes. On cuts like the comical "Bad Day," Roth describes a plane trip to a wedding in New York, where he's stuck between a screaming baby and an over-sized seatmate. And on "As I Em," which samples the theme from the TV show "Action Jackson," Roth, who is white, addresses comparisons to Eminem. "He paved the way for me. Since we've got the same complexion and the same voice inflection its easy to make the comparison," he rhymes. "If you have no more questions and no more thoughts, I'd like to introduce you to Asher Roth." Here is the track listing thus far for "Asleep In The Bread Aisle": "Lark On My Go-Cart" "Blunt Cruisin'" "I Love College" "Bad Day" ft. Jazze Pha "Be By Myself" ft. Cee-Lo "Sour Patch Kids" "She Don't Want A Man" "As I Em" ft. Chester French "His Dream" ft. Miguel "Ladida" "Leo The Lion" "Fallin" "Nothing You Can't Do" billboard

02-05-2009, 06:48 PM	#2
Freshmen Son Of A Fresh Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 219 Repped: 4 Repped 47 Times in 25 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cool just looking forward as hell for all this, the first single "I Love College" is so crazy, propz !!! __________________

02-05-2009, 07:50 PM	#3
TeGo Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In Ya Bedroom Wit Da Nina, Where The Lube At? :ninja: Posts: 8,273 Repped: 1,076 Repped 1,597 Times in 722 Posts Neg Reps: 23 Neg Repped at 121 Times in 91 Posts	asher's that dude.. def lookin forward to his album.. __________________

02-05-2009, 10:43 PM	#5
citystarz™ trapmuzik Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: B-Town Posts: 4,750 Repped: 1,010 Repped 439 Times in 251 Posts Neg Reps: 147 Neg Repped at 86 Times in 68 Posts	cant stand this lame __________________

02-06-2009, 04:26 AM	#6
balling90 AKA account canceler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 172 Repped: 2 Repped 14 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 3 Posts	Hate is strong, He rap better than 90% of rap game now we need more rappers who dont rap about clubs n shitty subjects __________________ "with no concentration im better than Adolf"-Joell Ortiz

02-05-2009, 08:51 PM	#4
ClubAmerica Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Uruapan, Mexico Posts: 507 Repped: 222 Repped 21 Times in 19 Posts Neg Reps: 117 Neg Repped at 17 Times in 16 Posts	ehh dont really like dudes music

02-06-2009, 10:34 AM	#7
Wesey Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 357 Repped: 12 Repped 57 Times in 28 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 10 Times in 8 Posts	hope he can get a collaberation with some of the freshmen on his album I think I Love College should have a remix with Kid Cudi, B.o.B., Charles Hamilton and Wale that would be crazy!

02-06-2009, 10:38 AM	#8
I Got It MADE Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1,216 Repped: 131 Repped 3,308 Times in 580 Posts Neg Reps: 79 Neg Repped at 343 Times in 172 Posts	i love college is a dope song, but i heard the radio version the other day and it sounded wack, lot of the shit he can't say, i don't think thats a good first single, even the beat was different then the original or the one with jim jones on it, maybe it didn't get cleared or something...

02-06-2009, 01:25 PM	#9
IronCro Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,817 Repped: 1,531 Repped 283 Times in 93 Posts Neg Reps: 21 Neg Repped at 33 Times in 24 Posts	I love college is kind of corny

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