"Asher Roth" Archives

THE CONFESSIONAL: I Once Pulled An Asher Roth On Twitter

Posted on 30 April 2009 (4)

They say confession is good for the soul. Today we offer another installment of The Confessional, an ongoing feature on Your Favorite White Boy, where your man B-Double will be confessing certain things that he would not dare bring up in the company of his hip-hop brethren. Bless me Reverend Run, for I have sinned. [...]

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PEEP THIS: Its [Not] The Real

Posted on 27 April 2009 (0)

Its becoming a bit of an epidemic. Industry cats biting independent folks. This time, its the good folks over at Hot 97 doing their best impression of the Rosenthal Brothers at Its The Real. Now, I’m not some agent of the ITR folks. I know they have no beef with Rosenberg et al. In fact, [...]

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THE STREETS SAY: “Asleep In The Bread Isle” (Asher Roth)

Posted on 21 April 2009 (5)

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 [...]

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Asher Roth: The Other White Meat

Posted on 14 April 2009 (6)

I have a complex relationship with Asher Roth. I initially dug him, because he didn’t seem like some entitled douche who was ready to receive his accolades because he was co-signed by industry heavies. Then, when his music started to come out (his average “A Milli” freestyle, horrible XXL mixtape cuts, etc) I lost my [...]

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Is XXL Mag The Kiss of Death For New Artists?

Posted on 22 October 2008 (0)

Probably not.  But maybe. Now, right off, props to XXL magazine. I actually think that they are a far superior product – good columns, on point reviews, all of that. However, I’m wondering if being labeled “the next big thing” in XXL is akin to winning the “Best New Artist” Grammy: it deads your career [...]

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