one thing i can't stand is a rapper that raps about what he doesn't know. take my chronic example of wackness in hip-hop: soulja boy. everytime this dude comes out with a club banger it's about his riches and swag. well, from recent blogs (the always credible TMZ) this dude is facing eviction from his LA house. supposedly he owes about $10,000 in unpaid rent. and i don't care how much you try to defend yourself on twitter. according to soulja boy, "numbers don't lie." if they were telling the truth, wouldn't this issue be cleared up in its entirety. but all of this is taking away from the main subject of this post. . .





you turned your swag on too high and too often. . .








asher roth

i appreciate this dude for so many reasons. he raps about what he knows. yeah he's from the 'burbs in pennsylvania. so that's what his music is about. it's completely refreshing to not hear somebody prove about how hard they are. and everybody's criticism is his rookie status. okay dude is a newbie, but give him a chance. he's learning. last time i checked nobody's debut album was a masterpiece.

and have you read his tweets? i followed this dude once i heard him raging on the balloon kid. "see what movies like "Up" do to kids?" priceless.

maybe my support stemmed from the greenhouse effect. i appreciated his verisimilitude on so many levels. even though he rapped over tracks from jay-z and the cool kids ("roc boys" and "black mags") it was still a fresh take on the song. he took something he loved and appreciated and made it his own on so many levels. after a whle you get tired of the shit some rappers put out nowadays. but at least with asher roth, you're getting a track from HIS point of view. it's not some overdone and highly stylized shit.

besides, i love a dude that has an individual style. in a complex interview he admits that he doesn't wear his pants hanging off his ass. he likes to keep it simple. there's a balance between the classics and the things he loves.

and anyone who feels the need to bring up the eminem comparison. . . let it go. okay there's some physical similarities (OBVIOUSLY). but damn, if they're not constantly bringing it up then why are you. they rap about completely different things. they've lived polar opposite lives. let it stay that way and let the man be.

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