Known best for his single "I Love College," Asher Roth is a better rapper than that poppy, cliche song would suggest. Although his debut album Asleep in the Bread Aisle did not live up to the hype that surrounded him prior to its release (XXL named him one of ten rappers to watch in 2009 aka "Freshmen Class of 2009"), it was, nevertheless, an enjoyable listen. And here we have a mixtape he released last year to get his talent out in the blogosphere. Light on guests (only his roommates (?!) appear on two tracks) and heavy on the DJ Cannon namedrops, The Greenhouse Effect is a solid display of his ability to create tricky rhyme schemes ("Roth Boys" is an excellent example of his skills), drop hilarious one-liners (as well as raunchy sex raps), and deny the (obvious) Eminem comparisons ("The Lounge" is an entire track devoted to the question of what a rapper looks and acts like).
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