April 20 is a big day for Asher Roth, as the young rapper sees the release of his first album, Asleep In The Bread Isle. Recently, he traveled back to Pennsylvania to perform at his alma mater, West Chester University.
“It’s a little crazy, man. It just goes to show you it’s working,” said Ahser to MTV News. “This music is bringing people together.
West Chester, I’m kinda cheating a little bit, because that’s home. So
it isn’t until I walk the streets of British Columbia and people are
outside waiting for me. Then, I know, ‘OK, this is really working.’ ”
Ahser Roth has found success with his “I Love College,” which has become a favorite at schools across the nation. In addition, he’s had a steadily growing buzz on the Internet. The rapper is currently on a promotional tour for his album all across the nation – but he feels most comfortable at home.
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“You know that you can just go up there and totally be yourself and the
crowd’s going to be there with you,” he said. “Being here in PA — and
this is just another one of those state schools — where we used to just
come and hang out and just, on numerous occasions, kind of walk these
streets, so then we pull up [now] and it says, ‘Asher Roth: sold out.’
It’s like I’m starting a new life, man.“
But does Asher Roth, who has appeared on the cover of magazines such as XXL, let the success get to his head? “Not at all, man,” he replied. “I think that’s kind of the cool part
about it. I mean, yes, is it kind of turned up a little bit. Is it [me]
at volume 10? Absolutely. But at the same time there is also that very
simple part of me where I just like to chill out and don’t want to talk
to anybody — but everybody has that, though. For the most part, though,
it’s not some extreme — there’s no celebrity. It’s not like David
Bowie, where he goes home and he’s whoever and when he’s out onstage
he’s got his David Bowie [showmanship] going on. But with me it’s very
much Asher Roth — offstage, onstage, on-camera, off-camera.“
