THE STREETS SAY: “Asleep In The Bread Isle” (Asher Roth)
THE STREETS SAY: 3.5 out of 5
Sketches of My Soul: (4 out of 5)
Summary: “Asleep in The Bread Aisle is definitely an acquired taste. Asher jumps through numerous topics throughout the album, but at the end of the day, this album is simply about having fun. There are few weak records on the album (the generic “Blunt Cruisin” and “Bad Day”, which features a horrific hook by Jazze Pha), but Asher Roth delivers with a promising, yet unorthodox debut. While the Eminem comparisons surely will not stop, Asher has quietly shown that the only ways the the two are alike are “they have the same complexion and similar voice inflections”.
The Smoking Section (3.5 out of 5)
Summary: “Asleep In The Bread Aisle offers up an euphonic musical experience from a promising Hip-Hop artist. While there’s plenty of room for growth and maturity, Asher Roth’s slacker mentality validates the stoner’s pass to thrive in the game for future endeavors.”
The Kaos Effect (2 out of 5)
Summary: “There are some albums that I’ve heard, that might of went triple wood as far as sales, but I can still listen to them 7 years later and it’s like the first time I’m hearing it. I think Asher Roth’s album is going to be the opposite. It’s going to do well in the form of sales because of the hype surrounding it, but I think people won’t even be talking about this record by the end of 2009.”
Byron Crawford (No Rating)
Summary: “I was all set to find something to like about this album, just for the sake of being a contrarian, but I couldn’t. This isn’t a very good album at all. The first half is at least listenable. The second half? Not so much. Roth makes the mistake of not making every song about hanging out at exciting parties, smoking weed, banging hot broads, and whatever else it is you do at college when you’re not Bol.”
KevinNottingham (73 out of 100)
Summary: “With his first release on Universal Motown, Asher Roth’s Asleep in the Bread Aisle may have a title that defines the album a little too accurately: a rapper with a grocery store of selection, yet, settles with the most convenient lane. Even with that said, the potential of this emcee couldn’t be clearer, but there are plenty of elements in AITBA that will frustrate, bore, and impress the listener all at once.”
My review had 420 WORDS in it. Beat that all of yaz!!!
TC, you are the Tolstoy of hip-hop album reviewers.
this cd is in my opinion not that good at all i dont want to be be so blunt…but its the truth i herd a lyrical ability in the green house effect mixtape that i just didnt hear in asleep in the bread aisle. i think it will sell very well but, the buyer will be very dissapointed. I think this has alot to do with the record label trying to get a certain sound out of him. If you like pop music with a little sprinkle of hip hop then you will like this cd. For all the hip hop junkies your probably not going to like it at al
The Album is hot! critics bitchin’ cause it doesn’t sound pop like an eminem album! His tracks are way more hip hop. Most people don’t really know what hip hop is, and thus when it comes along, they play it down. Byron Crawford says he rhymes about the same ol’ party, females, and weed. Would it be great if he talked about killing a whole bunch of persons 3 a.m. in the morning? Or maybe he should rhyme about brittany spears, and christina aguilera? Would that make his album greater?
ima say lower.