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Asher Roth: The Greenhouse Effect (Mixtape Review) 
Published Monday, July 14, 2008 10:00 AM
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By Deepa Shah

Roth Mixtape

 

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He's a skinny, white guy from Philadelphia who dropped a one hundred fifty bar freestyle for Jay-Z right on the spot, and now he gives us a full volume of Hip-Hop fun on his mixtape The Greenhouse Effect Vol I (SRC). Roth's quick rhymes and clever wit over party beats is a throwback to the days when Rap was all about dope music.

 

His charismatic diss lyrics and frat boy sense of humor are similar to an early, less angry Eminem. He raps over everything from Jay-Z and Timbaland to Britney Spears and John Mayer – the Roth boys are about bringing good times back to Hip-Hop.

 

Asher and his college buddies form the Roth Boys crew and introduce themselves on "Roth Boys" – a remix of Jay-Z's "Roc Boys." "Jay passed over me for Pittsburg Slim / But in the end, I am kickin' it with Steve Rifkind / Enough said, well expect, Hey yo Steve, do you have enough bread? / La Heim, that's more like it, but what do I know I'm just a white kid." Roth's still a college kid at heart with sex anthems like "Morning Do" and "Rub On Your T*tties" that could get any drunk girl grinding with Solo cups in the air.

 

Dance tracks "Demonic" and "Gimme Your Box" twist up Britney favorites "Break The Ice" and "Gimme More," respectively, as Roth and crew take shots at the pop tart. Roth's Greenhouse Effect is the soundtrack to any kegger, but weak production and overly thoughtful lyrics on "Dey Know Asher" and "Stop Waiting On The World To Change" can be a buzz kill.

 

Granted every party must come to an end, Roth still gives his best on this mixtape. His ego mania taints every track as his rhymes of greatness border on overkill. But Roth gives you exactly what you would expect from a college loving, party animal living it up with his best friends: party music to drink, and dance to. Roth and his boys may not change Hip-Hop, but they'll sure as hell have fun with it.


Comments

 

Water Ur Seeds said:

He looks like one ov them American College preppy twats from the movies lol Or one of dicks on the PS2 Game 'Bully'. I can imagine him sayin 'This aint basketball J Rock' lol that clip from 'How High'

Other than that, the dude has got skills lol
July 14, 2008 10:16 AM
 

hip.hop.addict said:

He'S a!gHt..K!nDa Hot!
July 14, 2008 10:17 AM
 

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July 14, 2008 10:26 AM
 

nyk_nyk said:

I've had the mixtape for about a week now and I'm feeling it.  This dude can spit and his songs aren't tainted with drugs, guns, muder...etc like everything else nowadays.  He definitely sounds like em on a lot of songs, but I think he can still separate himself.  I think his most lyrical track is "The Sun God Free".  If people allow themselves to be open minded, I think you can really appreciate what he has to offer.  I would love to hear a Em and Ash song produced by Dre, I'm sure it would be crazy!
July 14, 2008 10:27 AM
 

kevmac said:

He's not the best I've heard, but he's nice.  I think Pittsburg Slim will have more commercial success, but lyrically Asher Roth is the better of the two.
July 14, 2008 10:40 AM
 

MattLee said:

"Roth's Greenhouse Effect is the soundtrack to any kegger"

LOL Anyone else die laughing reading that?
July 14, 2008 10:42 AM
 

Tommy K. said:

I'm gonna give it a listen today.
July 14, 2008 11:08 AM
 

Rosco! said:

Damn, i thoght 4 sho it was gon be a 10/10. I mean I aint heard it but, on the cover it says "AKA the best mixtape ever" you gotta live up to shit like dat. BUt yea if u wanna hear a good mixtape. DOwnload Cassidy's 7-7-08 birthday mixtape. FIRE! Here's the link:

mixtapetorrent.com/green-lantern-cassidy-happy-birthday-2008
(you have to have bittorrent or any other torrent thing to download)

I PROMISE YOU WONT REGRET DOWNLOADING THO. He take so many shots at wayne btw.
July 14, 2008 11:15 AM
 

myspace.com/757checkmeout said:

i fux wit his his mixtape jus listened to the whole thing yesterday. his style and voice are real similar to slim shady but his subject matter isn't. i like that demonic shit prolly the best and cartoon chick is pretty funny
July 14, 2008 11:27 AM
 

da bul Reef said:

ONE WORD,  "TRASH"!!!!!!!!!! AND I AINT SAYIN IT CUZ HE WHITE, MUHFUCKA COULD BE GREEN, HE'S GARBAGE!!!
July 14, 2008 11:43 AM
 

Water Ur Seeds said:

I downloaded His mixtape, its dope

He sounds like A mix of Eminem & Jin... mixed in with some Kanye College-Ness, sayin that He holds His own.

Go get it at for free at: http://www.asherrothmusic.com/
July 14, 2008 11:44 AM
 

Epix said:

This dude sounds like Slim, alot.
July 14, 2008 12:26 PM
 

nameisVincent said:

www.myspace.com/nameisvincent

i peeped this mixtape pretty ill hes smart and he has a lyrical talent .. lets see what happens there's times he says shit and you just say wtf was that but there's times they're genuis .. so lets see what happens after listening to it .. im a fan for sure .

"if my voice didnt work, but my hands could talk. would you take time to see what a def man thought ..
July 14, 2008 1:12 PM
 

INK said:

HE HAD SOME NICE LINES ON THE MIXTAPE PUT I WASNT FEELIN A MAJORITY OF IT......
July 14, 2008 1:12 PM
 

mIkE dA cHaMp said:

yea he sounds like em [which aint bad to sound like him lyrically] but also vocally, can anybody comment on the mixtape. i downloaded and this boy can spit.

dude say.....

take what jigga figured and figure more/i figure jigga bitter cuz he didnt know/but since when has a jigga decision ever gone gold?
July 14, 2008 1:16 PM
 

Tek617 said:

Fuk these white boys rappin man.....
July 14, 2008 2:11 PM
 

MildaGeneral said:

I been feelin this mixtape, you can tell hes just enjoyin what he's doin. For every fooley type joke song like "Rub on Ya T*****s" (a personal fav lol) hes drops some insightful sh*t like "the Lounge", so now the spot lights on him, lets see what he do...
July 14, 2008 3:08 PM
 

SPACEMANRAM said:

Dude is nice. His rhymes are creative, and hip hop needs that. I'm looking forward to hearing a full LP from him.
July 14, 2008 3:11 PM
 

Theyztenz said:

I'd listen to his songs before I'd listen to the rest of the crap thats out there...except Yung Berg and V.I.C...they spit them flames!! hahahaha LA HEIM!!!!
July 14, 2008 3:16 PM
 

Scoe said:

i can fuck wit dis kid manye.. don't sleep real talk. i think we gon be hearin from him. download this and more albums & mixtapes for free, at the aquivelent to albumbase @ www.bangaheads.ning.com
300!!
July 14, 2008 3:20 PM
 

KarEeMdaDreAm said:

how the fuck does this preppy kid get more love than eminem when em is lyrically top 5 off all time?

please someone tell me?

its all you new "hip hop fans" that lil wayne brought over thats making these speculations, fuckin idiots lol
July 14, 2008 3:36 PM
 

MackSwami said:

THIS SURF DUDE IS ASSWALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE IS WEAK AS FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont fuck with these bums fakin like they hip hop.
Hip hop means something to me.
This pussy trying to be funny but I aint laughing and I damn sure not going to lick his nuts like AHH is doing. This guy is a bum.
My B.G.'s off the block will tear his ass apart on that mic.  
What the hell makes him so special other than he is a white????
G.T.F.O.H.
 
 
July 14, 2008 3:49 PM
 

wetmoneynewcash said:

I CO SIGN ASHER, STRATE UP AND DOWN LIKE 6 O'CLOCK TALENT IS TALENT AND COMPARE'N HIM TO MARSHALL IS JUST IGNORANT BECAUSE YAWL LOOKING AT SKIN COLOR IN STEAD A SKILLZ. I COPPED THE MIX TAPE TWICE SO SHOUT OUT TO HIM.
July 14, 2008 4:50 PM
 

J-DUBB THA YOUNG HECTIC said:

mackswami said

"What the hell makes him so special other than he is a white???? "

thats what i wanna know to. he's str8 but damn, y'all talking like he is the new savior. its kool for a white boy to sound like Slim but its not kool for Black rappers to sound like each other? i dont understand that
July 14, 2008 5:15 PM
 

sorriano04 said:

the two best songs on the mixtape were "Roth Boys" and the "Cannon Remix"

July 14, 2008 5:53 PM
 

TheAakBaby said:

I can't cosign this guy ... his flow is nothing too serious ... his delivery needs work on the clarity (maybe that was production) ... and his lyrics don't absolutely suck, but they could be stepped up ... then again, everybody that people act like is "next" usually have some coming up to do
July 14, 2008 5:55 PM
 

Esq. of LastLeveL said:

@wetmoneynewcash:

I initially thought the same thing when AHH had his interview up and people were commenting on that then. I thought people were just trying to shove him in the 'white rapper' box. But, when I checked him out...I was honestly surprised that he sounded "similar to an early, less angry Eminem." That's just reality my dude. But, with that in hindsight, he's cool. Not great, but he's new and original. Deserves a listen.
July 14, 2008 6:03 PM
 

fatboiswole said:

shiit...i'll co-sign! at least he is what he is and not tryna be sumthing that he's not....i can always respect that
July 14, 2008 6:43 PM
 

Coo3 said:

Yo!
When i wuz sayin thiz kid aint nuttin special...
and he shouldn't be gettin shine...
and thiz kid iz bitin Em erbody dude wanna call me a hater...
happy to c at leazt half of yall agree wit me...
Stop lickin diz catz nutz...
July 14, 2008 7:07 PM
 

Coo3 said:

And itz pissin me off wit erbody sayin "at least he'z himself and not tryna be sumbody else"...
Daz shitt almost every rapper is himself...
but really i dun give a damn who they are as long as they can spitt yall actin like yall wana be his friend or sumthin...
Yall think niggaz aint theyself juz cuz they rap about drugz sumtimez...
even thiz kidd be talkin bout smokin weed...
and if you look up most these rapperz history you'll find out dey did sell drugz so they are bein themselvez...
Kanye don't rap about drugz or gangz neither do Lupe but nobody seem to like them...
Yall juz on diz kidz nutz cuz he white and yall dun wanna sound racizt...
diz aint about his race itz about talent...
and dez labelz want him cuz of course erbody wanna sign Em and since they cant get him they were like "hey letz get thiz white kid who also soundz and rapz exactly like him"
I promise you if this cat stopz rappin like Em he'll get dropped and forgotten...
Im not a hater...
juz tellin the truth...
His mixtape shoulda been like a 5/10...
maybe 4/10...
July 14, 2008 7:13 PM
 

netherhere said:

check this ASHER ROTH DISS at www.myspace.com/wasnevergood its called RIPROTH
July 14, 2008 7:24 PM
 

Intelekt said:

Damn, I can already see that some of you guys wanna act like HipHop is only for Black people in the hood. 'Fucked up, man. if Hiphop didn't branch out from the hood to burbs and everywhere, to all kinds of people, then Hip Hop woulda BEEN dead a long time ago. I'm not saying to look at him any different or special cause he's white, just let him do his thing, and if you don't like it, then don't support it.

I do think AHH's comparison to Eminem is retarded though. Even if he sounds like him vocally, the style and substance of the music is all different. Plus, Eminem is one of the greats, like top 20 at least, if not 10. This kid hasn't displayed the skills, artistic vision, or longevity to be compared to one of the greatest.
July 14, 2008 7:29 PM
 

netherhere said:

coo3 i agree with you....not your spelling, but with what your saying. back in the day you would get ripped if you sounded exactly like another artist....check my diss track to this kid www.myspace.com/wasnevergood its called "RIP ROTH"
July 14, 2008 7:50 PM
 

linda33 said:

Hello
How are you, hope is fine,
My name is linda i saw your profile today at (allhiphop.com) and i love it and i will like to know you more please i will like you to email me back through my email address (lindakerrone@yahoo.com) so that i will tell you all about me
and give you my picture for you to know whom i am .waiting for your lovely reply soon!
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linda
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July 14, 2008 8:27 PM
 

Danny B said:

you can't compare him with Em... it doesn't make sense to compare a kid that justed his career to a living legend.  He sorta sounds a lil bit like him vocally, but with delivery, and rhyme scheme he's on a way lower level.  He's okay, but i don't know how well he will be picked up and liked by the mainstream audience... rap isn't what it used to be.  We'll see if he actually puts out an album wit a single and shit how well it does.  Other than that, he's slightly above average... for now
July 14, 2008 8:38 PM
 

Villain said:

DUDE IS STRAIGHT FIRE
I been conversating with him for a while now, and homeboy has got his shit on lock. I mean, he ain't no dumb "kid". he has a plan, you'll see. He's on some"my name is my company" shit.
Respect Game.....
July 14, 2008 9:12 PM
 

Cabana da Don said:

NIGGAS ARE QUICK TO HATE LOL.YOU KNOW HATE IS PURE FUEL FOR ARTIST NIGGAS LIVE OFF THAT.THATS WHY LIL WAYNE FELL OFF BECAUSE DOESN'T HAVE ANY HATERS HE GOT LIKE 1 FOR EVEY 100 NOW.
July 14, 2008 9:32 PM
 

TX Made Marcuz said:

Tek617 said:
Fuk these white boys rappin man

mackswami said
"What the hell makes him so special other than he is a white???? "


  J-DUBB THA YOUNG HECTIC said:
mackswami said

"What the hell makes him so special other than he is a white???? "

thats what i wanna know to. he's str8 but damn, y'all talking like he is the new savior. its kool for a white boy to sound like Slim but its not kool for Black rappers to sound like each other? i dont understand that
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those that i juz re post...those are whut yawl cawl tha HATERZ.....tombout errthang but if tha niggaz got skillz or noit smh ......but on tha real i dont see how he sound like eminem cuz tha nigga more mello....maybe if i hear a mello eminem then i would co-sign that but tha mixtape aiight best song on their "Roth Boyz"...."Cannon"...."Battle Me"...."Mr.Me 2"....."The Sun God Freestyle"....."The Lounge"....."Just Listen" ......now he needz work...but whut Tru Emcee dont tha boi iz gonna go far hip hop but i wouldnt be surprized if eminem triez to hate on tha kid....cuz i mean we all know eminem iz tha whyte version of 50 ....cuz honestly i dont thank Eminem iz gonna be az big az he used to cuz how many cd'z can u make juz off of wanna kill/rape ya momma and so on nomtombout but tha dude iz ill....i cant wait to see him five yearz 4rm now......

http://www.myspace.com/bang_screw_4lyfe go add me now!!!!!

July 14, 2008 10:32 PM
 

Ken_Masters said:

fuck this whiteboy, bitin Ems vocal tone dont make u hot. fuck u if u dumb enuf to fall for this gimmick and call it hip hop
July 14, 2008 11:39 PM
 

tripcity86 said:

white boy got serious flo
July 14, 2008 11:56 PM
 

Asher "Black Bomb" Sommer said:

Asher Rothschild? Now we have Illuminati rapping?
July 15, 2008 1:14 AM
 

Black_Thought said:

Where can I get a copy of this..
July 15, 2008 4:44 AM
 

Epix said:

WTF DOES SOMEONES COLOUR MATTER?

SOME OF YA'LL NEED A BIG SPOON OF STFU,DAMN.

YEAH HE WHITE, WE CAN ALL SEE THE PICS, YOU DONT NEED TO REFER TO HIM AS "THE WHITE BOY" THAT SHITS JUST DUMB DOUBLE STANDARD SHIT.

IF A WHITE DUDE CAME IN HERE AND REFERED  "THE BLACK BOY" WHAT A FUCKING UP ROAR THERE'D BE.

THAT SHIT NEEDS TO STOP.
July 15, 2008 5:30 AM
 

nastyminded said:

He's Burnin up
July 15, 2008 7:08 AM
 

kevmac said:

He's nice, but this album fell far short of my expectations.
July 15, 2008 8:30 PM
 

NicestBull said:

After reading many of his unwitty, uncreative, predictable and half ass reviews, Deepa Shah should think about throwing out how his 9th grade teacher taught him to write a review.

2 pistols: 6/10
G-Unit: 6.5/10
3-6 mafia: 6.5/10
nas: 9/10???
bobby digital: 6.5/10
PLIES!!!! 7/10!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS??!!!

Asher Roth: 6.5/10???

I'm sorry, Allhiphop, although very popular, y'all shits WEAK.
July 15, 2008 9:43 PM
 

Tek617 said:

@ TX MADE MARCUS - damn dawg, there's net talk, and then there's just straight illiteracy! LOL! nga said "tombout" ahahahahah wtf is that!!!!

ya;ll wanna hear a WHITE BOY with some serious hip hop true to the game sht? check my homie SLAINE and his "The White Man is the Devil" series...can we get a review on that??

fuk this prep-school image, gimme a white boy from the hood
July 16, 2008 4:03 PM
 

AnjaliJade said:

Deepa Shah is a woman, assholes.
July 17, 2008 9:44 AM
 

MrMaJiK said:

....I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.>>>>>


WHO IS TeV '95???
July 17, 2008 11:23 PM
 

iknowhiphop said:

nromally dont comment on mixtapes but I tend to band "HEAVY ROTATION VOLUME 2, RAZORS EDGE (not released yet) and RING LEADER (not released yet). These are a couple releases from UDG Entertainment. (www.myspace.com/udgent). These are sum follow up after that bangin album Unsportsmanlike Conduct. Get dat sh**
August 3, 2008 7:38 PM
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