Yesterday, AllThatsFab.com’s Martine and Simone headed uptown for a music meeting with Asher Roth. This was a great experience, because we definitely have a new found respect for this guy. Asher is not all about smoking weed, drinking beer, and college parties—he’s actually one of the most intelligent and interesting people I’ve come across. There’s a deep story behind all of the tracks listed on his debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, and I couldn’t help but bob my head to each and every song. My favorite tracks were “Lark On My Go Cart” and “His Dream ft Miguel“.(<—beautiful lyrics, really).  Full review of the listening session & track listing  after the jump:

The listening party was held at The Digiwaxx Office which is a cool intimate spot to hold events like this and the turnout was ridiculous, in a good way. We listened intently as he played tracks from his debut album and while we expected the explanations and interactions with the movers, shakers and bloggers of the music industry to be somewhat mechanical and routine, we got something completely different Asher is hilarious and his personality is relaxed and electric all at the same time. I think every rapper in this new school clique of hip hop should be fighting over who’s gonna be BFFs with Asher because they all need a little of his attitude. We talked about everything from divine intervention and being single to that infamous remake of D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel” video.

Story Behind the D’Angelo Video:

Roth: “I am a HUGE fan of D’Angelo! I can listen to D’Angelo everyday, allday. One day we were just sitting around and my friend had mentioned to shoot a video similar to D’Angelo’s “How Does it Feel”. When April Fools Day came around, I was just like F**ck it! Let’s do this! I don’t care that I’m a little scrawny white boy!”

Track Listing:
1. Lark On My Go-Kart
2. Blunt Cruisin’
3. I Love College
4. La Di Da
5. Fallin’
6. Be By Myself Feat. Cee-Lo
7. She Don’t Wanna Man Feat. Estelle
8. Sour Patch Kids
9. As I Em Feat. Chester French
10. Lion’s Roar Feat. Lil Wayne
11. Bad Day Feat. Jazze Pha
12. His Dream Feat. Miguel
13. Nothing You Can’t Do

Asher Roth is one of the most down to earth artists ever, and I really hope when he reaches the top of the charts, he remains the cool, calm, and collective person that he is.