Why is asher roth so underrated

He's similarly clearly put a lot of thought and effort into making a well-rounded album that hits diverse emotional and sonic beats, an album that represents who he is as an artist and a person.

And his record label really went all out and paid a bunch of genuine black people, like CeeLo, Keri Hilson, Jazze Pha and Busta Rhymes, to collaborate with Roth and make him seem at least a little less unbearably white by comparison. So why is Asleep in the Bread Aisle such a slog?

Asleep in the Bread Aisle is less like attending a fun party than it is like hearing about how great a party you weren't invited to was. His words are "clever" without being witty or funny at all, and there's a joylessness to his delivery that defeats the occasionally inspired turn of phrase.

But Roth has CeeLo on the hook, so this particular slab of self-mythologizing self-aggrandizement comes in a shiny, slick package, at least. The closest Roth comes to establishing himself as something more than a frat boy who got lucky is on " His Dream. That's a common hip-hop theme, but the context here makes all the difference. Instead of the usual tribute to a single mother who worked three jobs and pinched pennies so her child could make millions rapping about selling drugs and disrespecting women, Roth pays tribute to his father, a something white-collar white man who put aside some of his own creative and artistic ambitions for the sake of his family.

The song is loving and empathetic, but it would have more emotional weight if the creative dream father and son shared didn't involve exploring the time-tested hip-hop perennials of weed, women and partying from a college-educated white bro's perspective.

By using this candy-coated aesthetic as a foundation, he stumbled upon a young—and largely white—audience who look to rap for fairytales. He seems like the type of guy you would find around a college campus, maybe at the basketball court or pumping a keg.

An abundance of white rappers before him have emerged in similar fashion, skating by on brighter and less complicated versions of better music. Westside Gunn has an unmatched ear for production. Even as his nasal delivery becomes more extreme, you can always count on the production he chooses. Here are a few of the best beats from his new album. Everything sounds refined over a properly executed soul sample. Who knows, maybe if J.

Probably not. Despite being Los Angeles-based, Ash still reps the food of his hometown of Philly hard, as well as its art and music institutions. I just walk right up to Fairmont, take a right, and start breakfast. Photo: bellyofthepig. Philly has incredible art. A documentary details this, but the story goes that this guy collected all of these amazing art pieces, but he wanted the ability to give them to the public.

Asher Roth. Quit Hating, he's no Immortal Technique but he's damn good for being a white, mainstream rapper , you people need to just listen to something other than " I love College ". A very deep and clever rapper. He's attracted his fair share of haters, but you can't deny the grace and skill with which he makes himself into a cheap gimmick.

Asher Roth is dope , my homedog bitchskillet.