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Asher Roth: Beer Pong Champion |
 Asher Roth is a little different from the rappers you see on TV. He goes to (or went to) college, he doesn’t rock transformer chains and he is very light skinned. Ten years ago, this combination probably would not fly with A&Rs and label executives but this is 2009…and there are no more recipes for guaranteed success. For years, the industry has relied on deceit and mystery to sell records but as all the Rick Ross in hip hop get exposed by regular schmucks on the internet, we feel a little cheated for the tall tales we paid $12.99 for in the past. And though we all wanted to be a rapper for all the glory and riches, we can’t help but doubt how much are our idols are really caking when the rap industry and NBA are having flopping contests.
I Love College So the rappers with borrowed jewels and borrowed stories are finally failing as they should. Now in come the hipsters and the conscience crews. Why not take it one step further and let a suburban white kid rap about how much he loves college? If having your closet look like a rainbow and 30 year olds repeatedly bitching about hip hop (or the lack of) are trends these days, then I guess Asher Roth has a pretty good chance of setting a new trend . For those that are unfamiliar, Asher Roth began making a name for himself after popping up on Don Cannon and DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz series. It is a very misleading the debut to say the least. According to Roth himself “The first CD I ever bought was Dave Matthew’s Band’s Crash…That is how suburban I am”. Kudos for honesty my friend. Not only do I believe you, I believe the truth will help you sell a modest number of albums. Having attended a few college parties before, there is no question that Asher Roth would be the popular host getting everyone drunk. How can you not like the fun popular white boy?
Lark On My Go Kart Nineties hip hop motivated many suburban teens to become ghetto, so when Asleep In The Bread Aisle drops on 4/20 (shout outs to Earth Week), maybe Asher can reverse the trend and motivate ghetto teens to love college.
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