Told You I Was Right!!!

Remember when I talked about why beef is only used as a marketing ploy only sell a few more records? Well, it works!! I was listening to the Hot 97 yesterday and Rick Ross decided to call in. I'm not sure on whether this is true, but his crappy rendition of an album was number 1 in the country. Upon checking several websites, this travesty turned out to be completely true In my eyes this makes absolutely no sense. However, this does prove my point. All beef is used for now is to sell a record. To further prove my point, I have this bit of information. After the whole beef situation was settled with album sales with 50, Ross turns his focus towards Eminem. For what reason, I have no f***** idea!! The real coincidence is that Eminem has his Relapse album coming out in a little while and that could be used to bring in sales for Shady. I'm not sure whether he's trying to pay back the favor for what 50 did for him or something. I'm not exactly sure, but i don't exactly care. I'm just plain sick and tired of all this crap. The difference between this potential beef and what already took place is that Eminem doesn't need to start a fake conflict to sell anything and he never did. It shows what incredible lyrics and word play can do. Too bad Rick Ross among many many others failed to realize that. Don't get in fake conflicts...just get better.

Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle

The supposedly brand new great white hope of hip hop has arrived in the form of Asher Paul Roth. I've heard of this guy before, but I made the conscious decision not listen to his mix tapes and watch youtube videos in order to give this the fairest review possible. After all, I am the average hip hop head and this is supposed to be based solely on the mainstream music that the average music fan would ever get to purchase. With that said, here goes nothing.

Before you ever play the first song, you would probably compare this guy to Eminem. If you do that, you would automatically hate this album. In my eyes, you cannot compare one artist to another. I judge each MC based on what he or she can do on that particular album and all other artists that he or she can be compared to do not exist for the sake of the review. If you treat this as an album by another artist, i guarantee that you will enjoy every track. If you listen to the single "I Love College," then you will assume that this is the worst song on the album, and you would be absolutely. That's how I prefer it. If the the single is still a hit and it sucks compared the rest of the LP, this is a pretty good job done. I listened through the whole thing a couple of times and pointed out some tracks that stood out.

"Lark on My Go-Kart" is the first track and a great intro to the album. It's basically a two minute freestyle that shows off this kid's skills. His word play is ridiculous and somehow he connects each verse and then goes on a complete tangent and still makes it sound hot. Even established artists can't pull off what this guy did. Going from Little Miss Muffet to Mario Kart is crazy to say the least. Another track that stood out was "As I Em." It wasn't surprising that he addressed the obvious, but in the song he stood out as a separate artist from Slim Shady. The rest of the LP talks about random things like having a bad day and blunt cruzin' (if you don't know what that is, you need to find your local dealer right away).

Against all the haters saying that this guy is just a cheap copy of Eminem, you do as much resarch as Fox News. Do yourself a huge faveor and listen to some incredible skill, new material, and an overall great album from Asher Paul Roth. Right now, he'll probably be called one of the best white MCs in the game. WIth time and a little luck, he could be considered on the best MCs of all time. No race involved.

UNTIL NEXT ENTRY...

Note: Bryan, I got your email and yes I will review the new Jadakiss album. Just give some time on it. Also, I'm not gonna compare this album to his others. If you don't like that, screw you.

Up and Coming...

I talk about hip hop and what I like and do not like about it. But, I never discussed the most important aspect of the culture. That would be the five elements. If you're a true fan, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If not, just wait and see in future posts.

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