By Marista Lane
Asher Roth is now number one on iTunes. The white Jewish rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, struck it big with “I Love College,” an anthem/satirical ode to college life. It was the first hit off his debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, which climbed atop iTunes rankings after it’s release on Monday.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer:
[“I Love College”], which Roth calls ‘satire at its finest,’ has sold nearly a million copies since its release in January, and been streamed more than 36 million times on his MySpace page….
[The Guardian proclaimed] “rap is about to get its first white Jewish superstar since the Beastie Boys.”
The Inquirer also said, “A spokesman for Roth said he does not consider himself Jewish and does not practice Judaism.”
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