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by
Asher Roth
- Record Label: SRC/Universal Motown
- Release Date: Apr 21, 2009
- Summary: The debut album for the 23-year-old rapper from the suburbs of Philadelphia.
- Record Label: SRC/Universal Motown
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 20
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Mixed: 10 out of 20
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Negative: 3 out of 20
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The effortlessly cool beats, hooky choruses, and above all, his witty, super-fast flow indicate this skinny blond to be a genuinely talented star.
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Roth never floats sham tales of suburban hardship here. Instead, he just wants to have a good time--and for the most part, he provides one as well.
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The quality of Roth's rhymes varies wildly, from sophomoric to inspired, but when the two collide, as on the funky rant 'Bad Day,' he hits the sweet spot and the funny bone.
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Get past Roth’s pinched-sinus tone and penchant for overpronounced internal rhyme and he is a different animal [than Eminem].
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Unburdened by Kanye's melancholia or Eminem's vertiginousness, Roth is perfectly likable, and perfectly bland.
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The hook aspires to nothing, and so its nothingness is an anthem for do-nothing/think-nothing slacker types we like to imagine were listening to the Beastie Boys and Nirvana in 1994, but were probably listening to the aforementioned Dave Matthews.
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Asleep feels less like an album of music meant to entertain than an assumption that you can actually bump a marketing plan in your cars and house parties.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 2 out of 7
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JohnDApr 23, 2009Catchy Suburban White - Boy Rap.. Solid fun from start to finish.
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JamesS.Apr 21, 2009
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A.H.Apr 22, 2009
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JimmyPMay 1, 2009
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Feb 8, 2012
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MardyBApr 22, 2009
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BenApr 27, 2009
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