Years after rapper Asher Roth released his Eminem-inspired, Asleep In The Bread Aisle track, “As I Em,” the Morrisville, Pennsylvania emcee has been met with a response to the record from Eminem. On Eminem’s “Asshole,” a record from his newly-released The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the Detroit rapper briefly recalls Asher’s record as he calls out the emcee by name.
On the Skylar Grey-assisted record, Eminem raps, “Quit actin’ salty, I was countin’ on you to count me out/Ask Asher Roth when he round-a-bout dissed me to shout me out/Thought I was history/But goddamn honkey, that compliment’s like backhanding a donkey.”
Asher responded to the diss during an appearance on Hot 97’s the Juan Epstein show and revealed that instead of being offended by Eminem on “Asshole” he was more amazed by the mention.
“It’s cool, man,” said Asher. “I thought it was pretty amazing…There’s nothing really there. It’s like I’ve never really met him. I don’t know him personally. You know what I mean?”
The Pennsylvania spitter offered an explanation as to why he released “As I Em.” On the song, Asher shares his first memories hearing the rapper and also gives credit to Eminem as he raps, “But Em was in it way before I committed/And his lyrics were the shit so I really gotta come with it.”
According to Asher, the record was also released to prove he’s his own person following the numerous comparisons he received to Eminem.
“Man, it was just like when things were coming out everybody was like [all] ‘Em, Asher, Em, Asher, Em, Asher.’ And so, for me I just wanted to like talk about how I was my own person,” he said. “You know what I mean? And that’s really all it was. And talking about when I first been introduced to Em’s music when I was young in seventh grade. And just kinda like talking about that relationship with being inspired by an emcee and listening to that music and having it be influential…I think Em’s just being Em.”
Several months ago, Asher offered a critique on the music industry in the form of an open letter he penned in June. In the letter, he commented on leaving his former label and choosing to take a more lax approach with his music.
“That is why I’ve decided to stray from the path UMG has laid for me and continue on the scenic route. I prefer to relay my music directly to my fans. Show them what it is I see,” said the rapper. “Share with them what it is I think. I enjoy letting you hear free-flowing ideas recorded in basements and broom closets. Who cares that they will probably never be heard on the radio? I want to be proactive and not reactive and I would rather nothing get in the way of the relationship I have with my family, friends, fans and my music.”
Since the release of his open letter, Asher has dropped his The Greenhouse Effect Volume 2 mixtape and was recently featured on Blended Babies’ “See The World.”
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Asher is an extremely underrated mc.
SLAP YOURSELF TWICE!!! Asher Roth is garbage. Copywrite MURDERED dude… Couldn’t even come back with a decent diss!
Copywrite who? lol exactly
The fact that you say “Copywrite who” tells me you know little about Hip Hop. Peep Cremation by Copywrite and say shit again.
Agreed with Tumblr, and fuck TOOHOTTOTOUCH. Asher is dope.
Ahser is weak. that is all
Fuck off he is overrated, rappers like Z-Ro, Apathy, RA The Rugged Man etc are underrated..
“The fact that you say “Copywrite who” tells me you know little about Hip Hop. Peep Cremation by Copywrite and say shit again.”
Haha, since when has Copywrite been essential Hip-Hop? He’s got bars but he’s got absolutely no personality. A developed standard emcee. Not that I’m saying Asher Roth is any better, but still, Copywrite is no legend or some shit.
lol this dude said copywrite
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I dunno why Eminem would take Asher’s track as a diss. Sounded more like he was giving Em props. Oh well.
Asher Roth is a dope MC. Doesn’t take himself too seriously, but doesn’t make a fool of himself either. He actually is sensible and mature. How many MCs can you really say that about? I respect him.
i dont need my MC’s to be mature and sensible. what are they trying to run a babysitting company? i just want them to say some cool or funny shit that rhymes
i love Em but this was such a stupid diss. 1) pretty damn sure roth didn’t subliminally diss him. 2)out of all the people he could diss he disses asher roth? very uninteresting. and 3)this shit happend years ago, who the fuck cares anymore
This is Em’s motto, dis people that don’t have the skills or relevancy to dis back.
I mean no one worth mentioning ever really disses him lol.
Because those with skills and relevancy all respect him lmao…
People with relevancy and skills respect him. So of course he’s not going to diss them.
Like The Game said.. “Notice in Hip Hop, nobody ever wants a problem with Em, including myself, he slays MC’s”
If he slays MC’s then why he never won the Canibus battle? You mean he slay MC’s like in the song Canibitch? lol hahaha.
Ohh and Ja Rule was also slayed by 50 Cent, Hailie Revenge Eminem didnt even had a verse. And speaking of Ja Rule, he ist real competition. So I guess Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera are MC’s….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCGNTO0qaVc
This pretty much sums up this “lames” career: bite Eminem, make “0” songs people are interested in, coast for a few years than comeback supposedly with something new only to reveal “nada”. Now you can live off a corny mention from your idol FOREVER!! To make it all worse he enjoys being disrespected instead of reacting like normal people (or MC’s) & write a response. Instead he goes on the radio to tell the world he’s “stoked” that Eminem even acknowledges his existence! #WhatALoser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPoDFil1r0
not one person gives a fuck about Asher Roth.
the truth has been spoken
he’s doper than em…he doesn’t do corny pop songs
FUCK ASHER SOFT FUCK EMINEM FUCK JOE BUDDEN FUCK ICE CUBE FUCK LUDACRISS FUCK ASHANTI
HEYY MOTHER FACKERR WHERE ARE U ASHER SOFT WHERE ARE U TYLER THE CREATER WHERE ARE U LUDACRISS
Say what you want about Asher Roth, but that Pabst & Jazz mixtape was dope.
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Who is this fool tho
White on white disses are my favorite, hopefully this beef ends in violence.
the diss was pretty wack.guys like lil wayne and rick ross call eminem out and he says nothing.but than disses asher rother over some bullshit? em is dope but he picks his battles.he goes at ppl that are safe
ASHER ROTH JUST A COLLEGE HOMO. JA RULE ON SOME RULE SHIT. #FUCKFAME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aPAGeb_IA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70K6Nw7Cdbg
he’s been smoking too much weed. look at that man’s hair tho
Everyone hating on Asher Roth has probably never heard his shit. If they had, they would realize how stupid and uneducated they sound. Case closed.