Asleep in the Bread Aisle
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| Studio album by Asher Roth | ||||||||||
| Released | April 20, 2009 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||||||||
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| Length | 47:31 | |||||||||
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| Metacritic | 56/100 |
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| AllMusic |
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| The Boston Globe | favorable |
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| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
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| PopMatters | (3/10) |
Asleep in the Bread Aisle is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Asher Roth. It was released on April 20, 2009, by Schoolboy, SRC and Universal Motown Records. The production on the album was largely contributed by Oren Yoel, while the album features guest appearances from Cee-Lo Green, Busta Rhymes, Keri Hilson, Jazze Pha, pop duo Chester French, and the hip hop group New Kingdom.
The album received a mixed response from critics, with reviews divided by Yoel's production clashing with Roth's delivery of hip hop party clichés. Asleep in the Bread Aisle debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, while it was supported by all 4 singles; "I Love College", "Lark on My Go-Kart", "Be by Myself" and "She Don't Wanna Man".
On Asleep in the Bread Aisle was known for the contributions from its producers, such as Don Cannon, along with newcomer Oren Yoel, who crafted the bulk of the album's beats. The album features guest appearances from Cee-Lo Green, Jazze Pha, Keri Hilson, Busta Rhymes, pop duo Chester French, and hip hop group New Kingdom from Los Angeles. During the recording sessions, Jazze Pha was at the downstairs recording in the same studio, and then he went upstairs to check things out, which ended up providing some vocals for the track, titled "Bad Day". The album carries a PA label but there is no actual Parental Advisory sticker on the album cover. Instead, the PA warning is hand-drawn over the cover like the rest of the text. The cover image was not inspired by a guy who fell asleep in the bread aisle from taking Tylenol PM, there isn't even a citation. Will we ever know exactly? Probably not, but lets be real, Asleep In the Bread Isle, is a title about money, bread means money. Roth is Asleep in the Money Isle, living the life, get it?
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