| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00602527018355 | | Release Date: 4/20/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210882271 | | Item#: M4LXJC | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Lark on My Go-Kart ~ Asher Roth |  | | 2. Blunt Cruisin' ~ Asher Roth | | | 3. I Love College ~ Asher Roth | | | 4. La Di Da ~ Asher Roth | | | 5. Be By Myself - (featuring Cee-Lo) ~ Asher Roth | | | 6. She Don't Wanna Man ~ Asher Roth | | | 7. Sour Patch Kids ~ Asher Roth | | | 8. As I Em - (featuring Chester French) ~ Asher Roth | | | 9. Lion's Roar - (featuring New Kingdom/Busta Rhymes) ~ Asher Roth | | | 10. Bad Day - (featuring Jazze Pha) ~ Asher Roth | | | 11. His Dream ~ Asher Roth | | | 12. Fallin' ~ Asher Roth | |
| Explicit Version. 2009 debut from the fast-rising Rap phenomenon. While so many rappers are delivering tired rhymes to back up their fake back stories, Asher Roth has quickly emerged as the future: a Hip Hop anomaly grounded enough to take pride in his suburban roots but confident and talented enough to have already earned the respect of Rap royalty such as 50 Cent, Ludacris, Akon, and Andre 3000. The album's sound fuses influences from Hip Hop, Rock and R&B to create a masterpiece for the ages. With a humble and hard working demeanor, a vigorous live show and MC skills to match, the sky is the limit with Asher Roth. Features the single 'I Love College'.
"Roth never floats sham tales of suburban hardship here. Instead, he just wants to have a good time--and for the most part, he provides one as well." Entertainment Weekly
"The effortlessly cool beats, hooky choruses, and above all, his witty, super-fast flow indicate this skinny blond to be a genuinely talented star." New Musical Express
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | The second-coming of sorts to literate white MCs like Paul Barman, Asher Roth's full-length debut came heavily hyped, thanks to his appearance on a DJ Drama mixtape and a stamp of approval from Jay-Z. Given Roth's knack for wordplay and arcane references, ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE could have been more subversive. It's often difficult to discern when the suburban Pennsylvanian is sending up the trappings of the hip-hop lifestyle. Either way, he's learned his lessons well from heroes like Eminem; the class-clown chatterbox flow matches up well with the alterna-pop production and left-of-center guest spots by Cee-Lo and Jazze Pha. ASLEEP is at times contrived, but displays the talents of a rapper with the potential for something unique. | | Sold as hip-hop's Great White Dope, rapper Asher Roth ("The King of the Blumpkin") came on the scene with the great "I Love College," an infectious slacker anthem as simple as "I love college, I love drinkin', I love women" and with a "Chug! Chug! Chug!" chant in the middle. A hilarious 18-minute freestyle on Tim Westwood's radio show made him all the more lovable, but Asleep in the Bread Isle is an everyday suburban rap album, if there is such a thing. The first problem is the big cut itself, now stripped of its Weezer sample thanks to Rivers Cuomo's reluctance to license the riff to "Say It Ain't So." It blows the whole mash-up charm of the original bootleg, but it's still a party starter, and one with a conscience as it fights against date rape and suggests doubling up on the condoms. That doesn't mean Asher is the responsible type, as "Blunt Cruisin'" drives around town stoned, while "Lark on My Go-Kart" speaks of a "door-matted whore" who needs her feet fixed. If that sounds like Eminem, the differences are outlined on the reggae-fied "As I Em," which explains Asher's relationship to the Slim Shady LP with the brilliant "My Mom brought it down while I was ironing/Irony." The line "Don't get it twisted/I definitely benefited" shows respect, but when the song goes off on a tangent about how hard it is to break through, it seems like side-stepping how Em's debut was filled with danger while Asher's is relatively safe. Smoking weed, having sex, and swearing is hardly riveting material, and when Asher can't turn these topics into something clever, it becomes tiresome. The promising "Fallin'" pulls the rudder up at the last moment, making one believe the rapper could have made a knockout debut if the meteoric rise of "I Love College" hadn't hurried things along. ~ David Jeffries |
Musical Guests | | Cee-Lo | | Chester French | | New Kingdom | | Busta Rhymes | | Jazze Pha |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/21/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : B0012812-02 | | Label : Universal Motown | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602527018355 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.60)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Roth's timbre and cadence will remind listeners of Eminem, a subject he addresses head-on in 'As I Em.' But he is his own man -- a blithe braggart, untroubled by the need to keep it real."Billboard (p.63)
- "Live instrumentation supports Roth's poetic, witty lyrics over head-bobbing beats, with drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, tambourine and even violin in the air." Blender (Magazine)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "'I Love College' is the hit, a charmingly debauched romp..." XXL (Magazine Publisher)
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- "[W]ith his first shot, Asher more than proves his musical worth, crafting an album too good to sleep on." |
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| | Bio | | | Asher Roth Who am I?
My name is Asher Roth also known as Asher Paul Roth and my friends say I'm the truth. I started rapping a little bit ago. They say I'm poetic. I say I'm nice. See me. To answer your questions, yes I'm skinny, yes I rapped 150 bars to Jay-Z in his office on the spot, yes I have porn on my computer, yes Scooter Braun found me rapping in my dorm room and signed me as the first artist to SchoolBoy Records off of MySpace, yes I throw keg parties every Sunday, and yes Steve Rifkind (Wu-Tang, Akon, David Banner, Big Pun, Loud Records, SRC, etc. etc.) calls me the "best lyricist he has heard in the last 10 years." Thank you Steve, I'm not very good with compliments, but thank you that means alot big guy. Funny thing is I'm not even a rapper. See me. As for this whole career thing I now have the #1 most downloaded mixtape in the country, The GreenHouse Effect, with my boys Cannon and Drama and the college anthem, my single "I Love College" is now on iTunes and the video is on your TV right now...so tell your friends you knew about me first. For now I'm living with my boys entourage style (we all picked up and left) in ATL while we record this project on Universal and Scooter's dime. See me. When I'm not rhyming I find time to purchase rare kindergarten art off ebay. As I was recently enlightened that it portrays the soul in its purest form. On the weekends I like to watch football and dance in celebration of the coming week. I collect business cards purely for prank phone calls and pay my rent by doing BICH Work (Boys In Cougar Homes). My boy Greg Mike and I, both started living by the credo...WWJD. What Would JEEZY Do? More often than not we find ourselves going with answers "YEEAAHHH" and "HAHAAAA." Ever since I've been living a much more positive lifestyle. See me. Kind regards to genius Scooter Braun and bulldog Steve Rifkind. Glad to be signed to you guys. What up Brain Bangley!? Hola Tommy Blowpops aka Boyder! Glad to be here. Hello to all my friends and family and anyone who decides they want to come with us. Special hello to the ladies especially my heavyset honeys. Can I get a soul clap!
Seeee me.
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