Asher Roth, Behold Your Legacy!
Asher Roth first started showing up on hip hop blogs about a year ago, and he always seemed like kind of a joke until you realized that serious people were working with him. Huh. So he is for real? But even as he gained traction, it was still difficult to take him too seriously. He recently did an interview where he admits to just how limited his understanding of the genre is. Fair enough. But dude samples Weezer and rips on Eminem's style for rhymes about homework. Goofy.
Speaking of sampling Weezer, there is his hit single*, "College," which I think premiered on College Humor, or Facebook. I think it premiered on a Co-Ed Naked Lacross t-shirt, actually. It's a catchy but weightless tribute to Will Ferrell's Old School. I'm pretty sure it was written by the owners of Steve & Barry's (RIP) and/or the owners of Einstein Bagels central campus location.
His album just dropped last week, but it's been nearly a year after "College" leaked on-line, and already the true legacy of Asher Roth is revealed:
Frat dudes playing awful covers on their acoustic guitar. PEACE OUT, JACK JOHNSON.
To Asher Roth:
Congratulations, son. New Godz.
Man, I hate college.
*"College" actually only sampled Weezer in its demo form, but even without the sample the official version still sounds really Weezer-y in its hook. Especially when the Asian frat dude jams it on his acoustic guitar.
Posted by Gabe at 12:00 PM in Music Related Content
Tags: Asher Roth | College | Covers
i would bone many of those dudes based on the representative stills illustrating their youtube videos (i didn't actually play them).
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yikes.
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Say It Ain't College?
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I hate this dude... and I hate the dudes, who act like such bros playing G-tar signing songs they can "relate to" please... I went to college-- it wasn't as fun as Asher Roth makes it out to be. and also putting two condoms on its a terrible idea... now everyone pregnant because of Asher Roth forgot to mention that condoms rip when you have two on... thanks (again)
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Jesus Christ. I was blissfully ignorant of this shit before you went and posted about it. I'm already surrounded by these frat idiots, and the last thing they need is an "anthem." Obviously its a little too late for this one, but someone needs to silence Mr. Roth immediately before he causes more problems.
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When I just noticed the pic with the article I thought "what's that dude doing with Greg Gillis?"
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you know I personally wish the dudes who live next to me could play this on guitar. instead, I'm forced to hear wonderwall and demons by guster all day long.
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Asher Roth is the sound of me putting a gun in my mouth.
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#1 can actually play the guitar... except he sings like a totally humourous John Mayer.
I don't think I can make it through all of them...
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Anyone who can make it through them all wins the internet.
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I DID IT! The swine flu I've been laid up in bed with has clearly begun it's long, painful track to my brain, because I sat through all of them. Welcome to the last circle of hell, self.
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i'm pretty sure i have swine flu, but this just made my fucking day.
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Here. You can borrow my mask.
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I always wondered what that mask was for.
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It's left over from when I was pretty sure I had SARS.
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File all of this under "things I didn't want to know existed, but had suspicions that they did."
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Hey, I think that guys was out in the Quad today......actually, I think he's out there every day....and he looks different every day.....clearly, there is no way that more than 1 person would think this was a good idea, right?
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Worst. Post. Ever. I knew Asher Roth sucked, and I knew frat boys liked him, and I kind of assumed that some of them did a cover of it with acoustic guitar, because duh, hip hop+acoustic guitar+frat boy who wants girls to think he's 'deep' or something=genius, but I didn't need to see the evidence for it. Like, you can just tell me that stuff like this is out there, and maybe post some links, but I have no desire to actually see it. It's like the femskins thing or whatever it was called. Telling me shit like that goes on is enough to horrify me, I don't need the video on top of it, because you know if you post a video, there's no way I'm not going to watch it. Same here. Just the knowledge that people record themselves playing one of the worst songs ever conceived on acoustic guitar is enough for me. I don't need to see the unholy act being done. Thanks.
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I saw him perform at the MTVU woodie awards and when he came on stage, m friend and I were convinced that he was the host and it was just a ridiculous fake song. And then we were confused when he left.
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I thought we were going to be nice to frat boys after the whole Westboro protest thing. How soon we forget 'gum.
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This man speaks truth to power
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This is all very confusing. I thought he got played out once already ... when I was in college a few years ago. Did someone let him make MORE music or is he just now making it into the mainstream? Either way, this makes me want to head down the boulevard.
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Last summer I remember your sister blog Stereogum posted the goddam song saying that it was interesting and good. Now your saying "If you thought "I Love College" couldn't get any sadder..." ?!?!
Fuck you, Stereogum. You turncoating bastards.
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You remember incorrectly:
http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/suburban-rapper-samples-weezer_012701.html
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I hope the parents of these young men know how much their sons are enjoying college.
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What's with the Pitckfork, Stereogum, (and now Videogum) acting like this kid only has one song? Good album. Get it.
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Nope, don't get it. Total waste of okay production by the way of Asher Roth referencing everything that happened in the 90s
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I missed the memo that you weren't supposed to like this guy. Maybe that's why I gave it a fair listen and think it's pretty good. A couple of duds, but not sure why who covers the songs on Youtube should determine whether or not I like them.
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lol i dont usually listen to rapp but dis is some good shit it speaks to my life and shit. me and my bros like to get blazed and ride around campuss wit it blastin out of our bmw. I LOVE COLLEGE LOL fuckin tight as hell. its also great music to daterape to
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Best avatar I've seen in a long time
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The original that samples Say it ain't so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOsh_TuVJvY
Rivers Cuomo wouldn't let him use the sample so he had to completely change it for the album; I think that's the best thing weezer has done since 1996.
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second dude looks like a giant baby. it's even more off-putting than the way he has no rhythm.
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I take back what I said about the baby-looking guy having no rhythm. I hadn't listened to the original at that point, so I didn't realize it was completely devoid of any flow.
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Those videos make me want to die. The third dude in particular.
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RIP BLUTARSKY, we miss you so.
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"Alright, we need to recover Asher Roth's 'I Love College' [...]"
No, no we don't.
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congratulations you guys, you all hate college frat boys...who does'nt? whats new? hating them is too easy, too predictable, too conceited.....stop conforming and hate something that is'nt hated by every other goddamn trendy new yorker intellectual!
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I think we might need a Proper Placement of Apostrophes video lesson on Videogum.
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Were these the casting videos for Tool Academy?
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This guy is coming to Penn State for a free concert. It's so ironic and horrific that i had to write and opinion piece about it.
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Rump roast on top of those guys necks.
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Shouldn't this be tagged under fake rap?
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I accidentally saw Asher Roth when he opened for Girl Talk and Busdriver at University of Colorado Boulder.
I had no idea who he was, but I watched about seven of these guys as they got the idea to do this.
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Did this guy also write "Summer Girls" ten years ago?
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Ijaf
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I don't think it's a coincidence that 4 out of 5 of these bros have douchey headwear. Asher Roth is not good. I think his name is derived from a demon's, like Azerroth or something. The apocalypse draws near.
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I'm trying to place that last guy's accent. Asian with about 20 years of douche?
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youth culture killed my dog
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i made it all of 29 seconds into the first one. when he opened his mouth and for some reason didn't put a gun in there, i was done.
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I like how that last guy is trying to turn it into a bro folk song.
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man, I went to the wrong college. all I ever got were paper assignments and gray hairs.
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Well I'm the kid in the fourth video down or second from the bottom anddddd I can tell you I'm no "frat boy" or whatever other nicknames you have. I simply covered a song that is becoming popular...shoot me!
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Okay!
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8=D
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Eminem The II!
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What the hell college did this guy go to? Was it in a John Hughes film, perhaps?
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Asher Roth gives me douchebumps.
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I propose the following be put up in the original's place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxERb1naHZw
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I propose the following be put up in the original's place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxERb1naHZw
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Frat song of the year, brah.
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"You guys are always going off about how much money you have. Do you realize what's going on in this world right now?' All these black rappers? African rappers? Talking about how much money they have. Do you realize what's going on in Africa right now? It's just like, you guys are disgusting. Talking about billions and billions of dollars you have. And spending it frivolously, when you know, the Motherland is suffering beyond belief right now."
-- Asher Roth
http://pitchfork.com/news/35212-echo-chamber-asher-roth/
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I really hope this asshat's next single is called "I Love Jail". And he records it from where he is (Jail).
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Asher Roth is what the devil masturbates to
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Music are and society are as much out of tune as they are in tune. The popular opinion is stepping on the toes of everyone who’s complaining on this website. Asher Roth is making money and getting air time and empowerment of one group of musical taste means less power for another; bitching about a type of music isn’t going to change anything, get out there and make your own music. From most of the posts that I’ve try to read it seems like everyone here has a bigger problem with frat boys than Asher Roth anyway. Asher Roth shows appeal to the college society; not necessarily Greek life. Your vulnerability is showing through all of your assumptions; if you want to attack the society, fine, just don’t use music as your open window, its an artistic expression whether you like to believe it or not.
Spoken in clear enough English for you? I hear I have a broken English accent with 20 years of douche behind it. :-)
-Keith AKA the Asian Kid from the last video.
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cool story, brah
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Keith, do backwards baseball caps enhance the Asher Roth experience?
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Yeah! Tight dudes make their own music on acoustic guitars and put it on Youtube.
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"Time isn't wasted / When you're getting wasted"
Eat it, Confucious!
Swine flu >> Asher Roth
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1 dollar for a slice of pizza? Where did he go to college? Saskatchewan?
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West Chester Pennsylvania, where Bam Margera is from
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I thought rap was annoying enough as it is with everyone Auto Tuning themselves into ATM machines but then this Aryan motherfucker comes along. I swear to God, this has to be the worst thing to happen to sound since ever.
And who the fuck loves college? College sucks. It's not like the world isn't already running rampant with entitled twenty something honkeys with acousitc fetishes.
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Wow, racist.
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get my iphone / ipod app on itunes!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312622077&mt=8
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Please,Please, Please, lets stop ALL white boys from ever trying to rap. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM, just stop trying to be something your not. Your not "Hood" nor can you ever related to it. Even though this white boy is rapping about college, he still sucks and try way to hard, Em messed it up for all white boys trying to rap, stick to the metal/indie/rock/finger puppets that you white boys are so good at.
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