Asher Roth
Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper. He is best known for his debut single "I Love College". Roth released his debut studio album Asleep in the Bread Aisle, on April 20, 2009, by Universal Motown, SRC, and School Boy Records; the latter of which was launched by Roth's former manager Scooter Braun. Roth later left Schoolboy Records in late 2012, due to creative differences with Braun. In 2013, Roth signed with indie record label Federal Prism, on which he released his second studio album, RetroHash.
Asher Roth
Asher Paul Roth
August 11, 1985
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Rapper
- songwriter
2005–present
- Federal Prism
- Pale Fire
- Lock-n-Load
- DRC
- School Boy
- Universal Motown
- SRC
- Loud
- All City Chess Club
- Blended Babies
Life and career
1985–2007: Early life and career beginnings
Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He is of Jewish and Scottish ancestry.[3][4] His mother, Elizabeth (née McConnell), is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm.[5][6][7][8] He attended Pennsbury High School. After graduating from high school, he entered West Chester University and became an Elementary Education major, while continuing to record verses over the popular production of other rappers.
During his sophomore year, he 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 Recordings. One week after speaking to Braun, Roth flew down to Atlanta and was immediately signed by Braun, who subsequently became his manager.[9]
Musical style
Influences
Asher Roth cites Jay-Z and Eminem among his influences in hip hop, mostly by Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life".[31] 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."[9] According to Roth:
He also stated:
Personal life
Roth does not consider himself Jewish, although his name sometimes leads people to believe that he is, and he has Jewish ancestry.[34]
Roth is open about his use of cannabis. As stated in an interview conducted and filmed by DJ Vlad, Roth explained his views about the legalization of cannabis: "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."[35]