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Asher Roth
Background information
Birth name Asher Paul Roth
Born (1985-08-11) August 11, 1985 (age 26)
Origin Morrisville, Pennsylvania, US
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2005-present
Labels Schoolboy, SRC, Def Jam
Associated acts Nottz Raw, All City Chess Club
Website asherrothmusic.com

Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Roth is signed to Schoolboy Records, SRC, and Def Jam.

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Early life [link]

Asher Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a small town about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia.[1][2] His mother, Elizabeth (née McConnell), is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm.[3][4][5][6] His mother has Scottish ancestry and his paternal grandfather was Jewish.[7][8] Roth does not consider himself Jewish, although his name often leads people to believe he is.[9] He attended Pennsbury High School. Growing up, Roth was exposed to little hip hop in his family, with his parents preferring "The Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire ... Bruce Springsteen and Dire Straits."[10] According to Roth:

The first CD I ever bought was Dave Matthews Band's Crash ...That is how suburban I am...I finally got into hip hop in '98 when I heard the Annie sample with Jay-Z....When I wrote my 'A Milli' freestyle, that was me listening to 10 years of hip hop and not relating to it at all. Like, Damn I don’t sell coke. Damn, I don’t have cars or 25-inch rims. I don't have guns. I finally got to a point where I had the confidence to do this thing myself, and I was making music for me. And it turns out, a lot of people feel the same way I do.[11]

Asher has also stated that:

Hip-hop has always been very influential in the ‘burbs, [but] it’s just a matter of where we could relate to it. You find a lot of kids that are really confused. You look at them and they’re dressed out of character. They don’t look right. I figured out, I don’t have to dress this way, but I can still love hip-hop.[12]

After graduating high school, Roth entered West Chester University and became an Elementary Education major, while continuing to record verses over other people's beats. During sophomore year, Roth posted some of his verses on his MySpace page and sent a Friend Request to Scooter Braun, an Atlanta-based promoter and former VP of Marketing for Jermaine Dupri's So So Def. One week after speaking to Braun, Roth flew down to Atlanta and was immediately signed by Braun, who subsequently became his manager.[10]

Asher Roth cites Jay-Z and Eminem among his influences in hip hop, mostly by Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life".[13]

Roth's lyrics characteristically center around what have been called "middle-class minutiae, some also consider them to be a joke."[11] Roth's song "I Love College" is about partying after a visit to Penn State, but includes fatuous lyrics such as "I can get pizza a dollar a slice"[11] that have been identified as "far from threatening".

Music career [link]

After linking up with Braun, Roth moved to Atlanta to pursue a hip-hop career full-time. As industry buzz grew, Roth was courted by a number of labels, including SRC, Def Jam, Warner Bros. Records and Atlantic Records.[14] Roth would eventually sign a joint venture between Braun's Schoolboy Music and Steve Rifkind, chairman of SRC/Universal Records. On June 13, 2008, Roth put out his first professional release, the Don Cannon and DJ Drama-helmed The Greenhouse Effect mixtape, via the Internet. This resulted in Roth being the second white rapper to be featured on Drama and Cannon’s Gangsta Grillz series.

[edit] 2009: Asleep in the Bread Aisle

Main article: Asleep in the Bread Aisle

Roth started recording a full album in late 2008. It was completed in 2009. The first single was "I Love College" which received many hits across North America. His second single was "Lark on my Go-Kart". After the two singles were released, Roth's studio album Asleep in the Bread Aisle was released on April 20, 2009. He supported his album with a nationwide tour with B.o.B. and Kid Cudi. Asher also joined Blink-182 in the second half of their reunion tour in the fall of 2009.

Roth was featured on the cover of XXL magazine’s annual Top 10 Freshmen: Hip-Hop’s Class ’09 issue.

[edit] 2010-present: The Rawth EP and Is This Too Orange?

After finishing touring in 2009 and releasing a second mixtape, Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry,[15] Roth began working on his second studio album. From his friend Boyder's YouTube page, he has been seen working with producers Pharrell Williams and Nottz Raw. While working with Nottz, the two of them decided to collaborate on a project together, due to having a number of records rejected by the label due to sampling & copyright issues.[16] The end result was an eight track EP, solely produced by Nottz, entitled The Rawth EP. The EP, which features appearances from Colin Munroe, D.A. (of Chester French), Rhymefest and Kardinal Offishall, was released December 27, 2010.[17] Roth released and promoted "G.R.I.N.D (Get Ready It's a New Day)", the first single off of his upcoming second album, by traveling to different radio stations around the country. Roth revealed four tracks on his upcoming album in a XXL article. One features Game, one is produced by Swizz Beatz and another is titled "Run it Back".[10] On May 25, it was announced that Roth's second studio album would no longer be called The Spaghetti Tree.[18] His song with Akon titled "Last Man Standing" is featured on the soundtrack for the videogame Madden NFL 12. In an interview with Rikki Martinez of Power 106 he announced he will be releasing a mixtape titled Pabst & Jazz and revealed the title of his upcoming second album, Is This Too Orange?.[19] On November 11th, 2011 he released the first offering off Pabst & Jazz, a song titled "Common Knowledge". In November 2011, Roth signed to Def Jam Recordings after several years been signed to SRC Records.

Personal life [link]

Asher Roth is open about his use of cannabis. As stated in an interview conducted and filmed by DJ Vlad, Roth stated his views about the legalization of marijuana and the use of cigarettes:

Cigarettes don't do anything for you except kill you ... I honestly don't believe [marijuana] is the gateway drug, because I use it and I've never done anything else ... I'm trying to be open about my "pot smoking" ...[20]

Discography [link]

Main article: Asher Roth discography

Studio albums [link]

Mixtapes [link]

  • The GreenHouse Effect (2008)
  • Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry (2010)
  • Pabst & Jazz (2011)

EPs [link]

  • Just Listen (2005)
  • The Rawth EP (With Nottz) (2010)

Awards [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ Crosley, Hillary (5 February 2009). "MC Asher Roth Readying Major-Label Debut". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/mc-asher-roth-readying-major-label-debut-1003938761.story. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  2. ^ Lester, Paul (27 April 2009). "Fratboy slim and the kosher kids". The Guardian. https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/mar/26/asher-roth. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  3. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (2009-05-07). "Asher Roth Q&A". Time Out Chicago. https://chicago.timeout.com/articles/music/74293/interview-with-asher-roth. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
  4. ^ Condrani, Ed (2 August 2009). "All rapped up". Bucks County Courier Times. https://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/206/2009/august/02/all-rapped-up.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
  5. ^ Caramanica, Jon (15 April 2009). "To Be Young, Rapping and White". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/arts/music/19cara.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
  6. ^ St. James (2 June 2008). "The HHNLive.com Interview: Asher Roth". HHNLive.com. https://hhnlive.com/features/more/455. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 
  7. ^ The Jewish Week, July 2009.
  8. ^ "Asher Roth is on his way to hip hop stardom". Philadelphia Weekly. 15 April 2009. https://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/Asher-Roth-42983072.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
  9. ^ Sacks, Adam (1 April 2009). "Asher Roth Raps Suburbia, Campus Life". The Jewish Daily Forward. https://www.forward.com/articles/104454/. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
  10. ^ a b c "Feature Highlights '08: Asher Roth:So Far, So Good". XXL. 30 December 2008. https://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=23318. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  11. ^ a b c Fennessey, Sean (2008-10-30). "Asher Roth". Vibe. https://www.vibe.com/music/next/2008/10/asher_roth/. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  12. ^ Michael, Jon (2008-06-18). "Asher Roth – Not Your Average". Sixshot.com. https://www.sixshot.com/articles/11518/. Retrieved 2009-03-05. [dead link]
  13. ^ - Asher Roth interview about comparisons and influences, YouTube
  14. ^ Blanco, Alvin (2008-07-10). "Asher Roth: School's Out". AllHipHop. https://allhiphop.com/stories/features/archive/2008/07/10/20276597.aspx. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  15. ^ Asher Roth – Seared Foie Gras w/ Quince & Cranberry (Mixtape)
  16. ^ HHU Intv: Asher Roth Talks “The Spaghetti Tree,” Performing with The Roots, Nottz & More
  17. ^ Nottz Raw & Asher Roth – The Rawth [EP Album]
  18. ^ eskay (2011-05-25). "Last Man Standing". NahRight. https://nahright.com/news/2011/05/25/asher-roth-ft-akon-last-man-standing/. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  19. ^ Asher Roth Announces New Album Title (Video)
  20. ^ Interview with DJ Vlad about drugs, YouTube

External links [link]


Asher Roth
Studio albums
EPs
  • Just Listen EP
  • The Rawth EP (with Nottz)
Mixtapes
  • The Greenhouse Effect
  • Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry
  • Pabst & Jazz
Singles
Other songs
Related articles
Scooter Braun
Record Labels
Other companies
  • SB Projects LLC (Sheba Publishing, SB Consulting, SB Management)
Artists
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Asher

Asr (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, Modern shr, Tiberian šhr), in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asr.

Name

The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asr means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term 'eshan his in two variations—beoAsri (meaning in my good fortune), and ishsheruni, which textual scholars attribute to different sources—one to the Yahwist and the other to the Elohist. Many scholars suspect that the name of Asr may have more to do with a deity originally worshipped by the tribe, either Asrah, or Ashur, the chief Assyrian deity; the latter possibility is cognate with Asr.

Biblical narrative

Asr played a role in selling his brother Joseph into slavery (Gen. 37:23–36). Asr and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan. On his deathbed, Jacob blesses Asr by saying that "his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties" (Gen. 49:20).

Asr was the eighth son of the patriarch Jacob and the traditional progenitor of the tribe Asr. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.

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Asher (name)

Asher is a common Jewish and Christian given name, after a character in the Old Testament.

People with the surname

  • Alec Asher, baseball player
  • Alexander Asher (1835–1905), Scottish politician
  • Allan Asher, Australian public affairs official and activist
  • Barry Asher (1946-), American bowler
  • Bud Asher (1925–2013), American politician, football coach and lawyer
  • Gerald Asher (1932–), wine writer, ex-wine merchant
  • Hank Asher (c.1951-), businessman
  • Herb Asher, university professor
  • Iraena Asher (1979-), New Zealand trainee teacher and model, disappeared
  • Irving Asher (1903–1985), motion picture producer
  • Jack Asher (1916–1991), British cinematographer
  • Jane Asher (1946-), English actress and novelist
  • Japhet Asher (1961–), English filmmaker
  • Jeremy Asher (1958–), English businessman
  • John Mallory Asher (1971-), American actor and director
  • Lee Asher (1976-), magician
  • Levi Asher, New York, U.S.-based writer and web designer
  • Max Asher, drummer of the band Warrant
  • Maxine Asher (1930-), researcher and businesswoman
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    Asher (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)

    Asher is a fictional character in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels. Asher is a Master Vampire, and the lover of Jean-Claude and Anita Blake.

    Like Jean-Claude, Asher is fantastically handsome, having been selected for his beauty by Belle Morte, the vampire that made him. Anita describes his hair as the color of metallic gold and his eyes as the pale blue of a Siberian Husky. Although the left side of his face and body is angelically beautiful, his right side is hideously scarred; Asher has become an expert at using his hair, posture, and shadow to present only his left side to viewers until an opportune moment arises to reveal his scars, if desired.

    In the epilogue to Burnt Offerings, Anita states that Asher intended to explore whether modern cosmetic surgery could help his scars. However, when this issue is mentioned in Cerulean Sins it only refers to Asher's ability in bed, which had been limited until a surgeon had removed the restricting scarred foreskin. No other cosmetic surgery or options is talked about and Anita says that touching the scars is like touching any other part of Asher. During a few different intimate times, she's made a point to kiss or caress the scarred side first, then the non-touched side.

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    Podcasts:

    Asher Roth

    ALBUMS

    RetroHash

    Released 2014

    The Greenhouse Effect, Volume 2

    Released 2013

    Pabst & Jazz

    Released 2011

    Seared Foie Gras With Quince and Cranberry

    Released 2010

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle

    Released 2009

    The Greenhouse Effect, Volume 1

    Released 2008
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    Asher Roth

    by: Asher Roth

    [Hook: eddie murphy sample]
    My girl wants to
    Party all the time, party all the time, party all the time (x2)
    [Verse 1: asher roth]
    My girl, she drinks and smokes
    Then she goes to fashion shows
    Forth and back, back and forth
    Takes the (uh) just like a pro
    Try to keep on up with her but really why bother
    Girl's a super hottie plus she parties way harder
    Still looking great with no make-up on
    Keep going strong 'til the break of dawn
    Eighth to the face, take it straight no chase
    When she stray from the pace ain't a damn thing wrong
    Mother, sister, brother they insist on drinking water
    But she's sipping on some liquor, janice dickinson had taught her well
    Hammered, you can hardly tell
    Stammered, but she hides it well
    Hands up in the air and yells "party all the time"
    She dance around me in her thong
    Sing along, favorite song
    Rip a shot, hit the bong
    Going all night long
    [Hook x4]
    [Verse 2: asher roth]
    Sorry little barbie who can hardly take a sip
    Yeah, my chick be drinking whiskey just to chase it with a kiss
    Then she'll charge it to her card, whole bar, plus tip
    Yeah for her and all her friends cause she never pays for shit
    Kind of chick that you see on the t.v. (yeah)
    Real high heels and her cleavage (yeah)
    Rolling up some homegrown asking "can we smoke some weed in here?"
    Isn't like she needed it but got diamonds and pearls
    And definitely ain't a lesbian but kisses other girls
    Drives a car that isn't hers, keeps the keys up in her purse
    Lipstick, red or pink, tell me which do you prefer?
    Mini-skirts exotic furs wanna make the kitten purr
    Try to go and buy a drink but split before you finish yours cause she
    [Hook]
    [Verse 3: meek mill]
    Parties all the time, shorty she a dime
    Ass like nicki, barbie in her prime
    Stripping on that pole, shorty on her grind
    I meet her in the bathroom, dog her from behind
    It's the red cup sipping, ciroc boy mixing
    Bottles of that peach got that pussy all dripping
    Line goes down the street, room full of bad bitches
    Everybody super wasteful and them hoes is mad twisted
    Asher roth passed her off I had to ball, that ass was soft
    I dribbled all on it like basketball
    She nibbled all on it, I smashed I'm gone
    It last through the morning and on through the night
    11am I was off to a flight
    Land in your city it's all of the lights
    I got them hoes rolling like all of the dice
    [Hook x4]




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