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Track Listing
1. Lark On My Go-Kart
2. Blunt Cruisin'
3. I Love College
4. La Di Da
5. Be By Myself - (featuring Cee-Lo)
6. She Don't Wanna Man
7. Sour Patch Kids
8. As I Em - (featuring Chester French)
9. Lion's Roar - (featuring New Kingdom/Busta Rhymes)
10. Bad Day - (featuring Jazze Pha)
11. His Dream
12. Fallin'
Album Notes
The second-coming of sorts to literate white MCs like Paul Barman, Asher Roth's full-length debut came heavily hyped, thanks to his appearance on a DJ Drama mixtape and a stamp of approval from Jay-Z. Given Roth's knack for wordplay and arcane references, ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE could have been more subversive. It's often difficult to discern when the suburban Pennsylvanian is sending up the trappings of the hip-hop lifestyle. Either way, he's learned his lessons well from heroes like Eminem; the class-clown chatterbox flow matches up well with the alterna-pop production and left-of-center guest spots by Cee-Lo and Jazze Pha. ASLEEP is at times contrived, but displays the talents of a rapper with the potential for something unique.
Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- Roth's timbre and cadence will remind listeners of Eminem, a subject he addresses head-on in 'As I Em.' But he is his own man -- a blithe braggart, untroubled by the need to keep it real.
[W]ith his first shot, Asher more than proves his musical worth, crafting an album too good to sleep on.
3 stars out of 5 -- 'I Love College' is the hit, a charmingly debauched romp...
Live instrumentation supports Roth's poetic, witty lyrics over head-bobbing beats, with drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, tambourine and even violin in the air.
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