Thisis50 got ahold of Asher Roth for an interview about why he chose 4-20 to drop his album and what some of the biggest misconceptions are about him. Enjoy…

Asher Roth sat down with Diggiwaxx to talk about his latest album and the comparisons to Eminem. Check out the video above.

Asher Roth and his label have announced his first ever US and U.K. tour which already begun on April 18th just in time to promote his first full length album, “Asleep in the Bread Aisle”. The tour will concentrate on east coast venues with a stop in the United Kingdom. Asher will also make an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show April 28th. After the jump check out all the tour dates and venues.

Asher Roth Tour Dates

Apr 18 2009 8:00 pm - Wescott Theatre -Syracuse Syracuse, New York

Apr 20 2009 4:15 pm - ALBUM RELEASE Myspace Free Concert - THE NOTE West Chester, Pennsylvania

Apr 20 2009 8:00 pm - “ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE” is in STORES!! WORLDWIDE

Apr 21 2009 8:00 pm - Blender Theatre Gramercy feat Chester French New York, New York

Apr 22 2009 8:00 pm - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Apr 23 2009 8:00 pm - Rutgers University Camden, New Jersey

Apr 24 2009 8:00 pm - Santa Fe Cafe - U of Maryland College Park, Maryland

Apr 28 2009 4:00 pm - Jimmy Kimmel Live Los Angeles, California

May 2 2009 8:00 pm - The Bamboozled Music Festival East Rutherford, New Jersey

May 7, 2009 - The Tabernacle club in London

Asher Roth’s recent appearances at MTV Spring Break 2009 and South by Southwest have definitely pumped up fans for the anticipation of his debut album “Asleep in the Bread Aisle” which drops April 20th. Asher recently sat down with MTV news to review 8 out of the 12 tracks on his new album. Track by Track reviews can be seen after the jump or listen to what Asher has to say in the video above.

In the video above Asher sat down with MTV at his old

Track by Track Review of 8 of the 12 Songs on ‘Asleep in the Bread Aisle’.

“Lark On My Go-Kart”
Asher recently released an animated video for this song, which is the album’s intro. Most people thought Roth was a novelty act and questioned whether he could really rap after “I Love College,” but “Lark” changed things.

“With Lark coming out, it was a cornucopia of just vivid lyrics … different images, no real concept, nothing really to draw from except for these references from my life,” he explained. “People were like, ‘I don’t even know what to expect anymore,’ and I think that’s the beauty of that record.”

“Blunt Cruisin’ “
Roth’s album will be released on 4/20 — a date he said is appropriate for anyone who knows him — and the song’s title speaks for itself. “You drive around a familiar area, listening to your favorite CD and enjoy the nice weather. It just gets things in the right mood,” he said. “Every song is very visual. I don’t want to waste my listeners’ time.”

“I Love College”
Roth was surprised that this was the record that basically launched his career. “I wrote that song for me, because I’m sitting on the couch like, ‘I love college. I miss college. I want to go to college for the rest of my life.’ I wrote that song for me. The next thing you know, you had a bunch of people who were like, ‘I feel that same exact way.’ ”

Although people will probably associate his name with “I Love College” for a while, he insists he’s no one-hit wonder. “People need to trust me when I say this — there’s going to be a lot more benchmarks along that way.”

“Be By Myself”
Slated to be the second single off the album, this song features Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mobb fame.

“We had a good problem to have in the sense of, ‘Which way do we go next?’ ” Roth said of choosing the follow-up to “I Love College.” “That’s what’s cool about the album.”

“Lion’s Roar”
This track features Busta Rhymes, as well as Oren Yoel’s band, New Kingdom. Roth is a Leo, hence the title of this song, and on this cut he wanted to let the beat do its thing, instead of trying to outshine it. “Sometimes the best way to handle a record is sort of getting out of the way.”

“She Don’t Want A Man”
This track, influenced by Roth’s two older sisters and a distaste for disrespecting women, features Keri Hilson. “As much as I want to be sleazy and go out have a bunch of random sex, it’s tough for me,” he joked. “It’s an ode to my girls that just want to go out and have a good time and don’t want some sleazy dude all over them.”

“As I Em”
Whether it’s because they are both white or because they do sound alike, Roth has been compared to Eminem — a lot — and he addresses the comparisons on this song, which features D.A. Wallach of Chester French.

“Sour Patch Kids”
Roth has said that he wants to start a revolution with his music — to organize kids so that they can be more proactive in their world.

Source: MTV.com

Promoting your new album can often be tiresome and challenging at times but this new technique is something to behold. Asher Roth has taken it to another level with his Naked parody of D’Angelo’s classic hit music video “How Does It Feel”. Check out the video above for a few laughs.

I finally came across a youtube video of Asher Roth’s performance at the MTV Spring Break 2009 in Panama City Beach. Asher performed ‘La Di Da’ for the hundreds of spring breakers on hand. Check out the video above, it’s sick. Remember his album ‘Asleep in the Bread Aisle‘ drops 4/20.

Asher Roth’s intro song “Lark On My Go Kart” for his debut Album ‘Asleep in the Bread Aisle’ which drops April 20th gets a video. The whole video is an animated cartoon but it’s still entertaining. Check out the video above.

VladTV.com recently caught up with Asher Roth to talk some baseball, beer pong and rapping. He talks about how he used to be a pretty good athlete when he was playing baseball at 16. Check out the short interview above. Enjoy…

Asher Roth’s debut Album “Asleep in the Bread Aisle” won’t hit stores until April 20th but we got ahold of his intro song “Lark On My Go Kart” which you can listen to below.

In an interview with MTV, Asher Roth says one of his goals is to bring back the celebration of live music. He goes onto to say, “I Want To Start A Revolution” and “If you’re going to change the world with anything it’s going to be music”. Also in the interview he admits to being a big Bob Marley fan and he hopes to carry on his tradition of freedom and unity. Check out the short interview above.