Asher Roth

Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper.

He is best known for his debut single "I Love College".

On June 13, 2008, via the internet, Roth released his first professional release, the Don Cannon and DJ Drama-helmed mixtape, The Greenhouse Effect Vol. 1.

This resulted in Roth being the second white rapper to be featured on Drama and Cannon's Gangsta Grillz series.

Roth subsequently began recording his major-label debut album.

In late 2008, it was revealed Roth was included in XXL's 2009 annual Freshman Class, and was featured on the cover alongside fellow up-and-coming rappers Kid Cudi, Wale, B.o.B, Charles Hamilton, Cory Gunz, Blu, Mickey Factz, Ace Hood and Curren$y.

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's debut single "I Love College", was released in January 2009 and received many hits across North America.

The song also served as his debut album lead single.

His second single "Lark on my Go-Kart", was released March 24, 2009.

After the two singles were released, Roth's debut studio album Asleep in the Bread Aisle was released on April 20, 2009, in honor of cannabis subculture's 420 holiday.

During the summer of 2009, Roth joined fellow XXL freshmen alumni Kid Cudi and B.o.B, for 'The Great Hangover' concert tour.

Roth also joined Blink-182 in the second half of their reunion tour in the fall of 2009.

After touring in 2009 and releasing a second mixtape titled Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry in March 2010, Roth began working on his second studio album, then-titled The Spaghetti Tree.

From his friend Boyder's YouTube page, he was seen working with high-profile record 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 and copyright issues.

The result was an eight track extended play (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.

On July 26, 2010, Roth released "G.R.I.N.D (Get Ready It's a New Day)", the initial first single from The Spaghetti Tree, and promoted the song by traveling to different radio stations across the country.

In a July 2010 XXL interview, while speaking on The Spaghetti Tree, Roth revealed four tracks from the album.

One was said to feature West Coast rapper Game, one produced by Swizz Beatz and another was revealed to be titled "Run it Back".

On May 25, 2011, it was announced that Roth's second studio album would no longer be called The Spaghetti Tree.

On July 19, 2011, Roth released a song titled "Last Man Standing", as a single.

The song, which features African-American singer-songwriter Akon, was featured on the soundtrack to the 2011 video game Madden NFL 12.

In an interview with Rikki Martinez of Power 106, Roth announced he would be releasing a mixtape titled Pabst & Jazz and revealed the new title of his upcoming second album to be Is This Too Orange?.

On November 11, 2011, he released the first offering off Pabst & Jazz, a song titled "Common Knowledge".

In November 2011, Roth signed with Def Jam Recordings through the resurface of defunct label Loud Records, which is now still a subsidiary label of SRC Records.

Roth later left Schoolboy Records in late 2012, due to creative differences with Braun.

In April 2012, Roth revealed he was once again working with producer Nottz Raw, as well as Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, on an EP titled Rawther.

In 2013, Roth signed with indie record label Federal Prism, on which he released his second studio album, RetroHash.

Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

He is of Jewish and Scottish ancestry.

His mother, Elizabeth (née McConnell), is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm.

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.

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.

Roth would eventually sign a joint venture between Braun's Schoolboy and Steve Rifkind, chairman of SRC/Universal Records.