Asher Roth on early Pennsylvania days and how well he sings "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by Temptations

Man, I love college…

This week, intern Drew Snadecki interviewed Asher Roth, a hip-hop artist who spoke the famously wise words, “Do I really have to graduate? Or can I just stay here the rest of my life?” back in 2008.

What has the Bucks County, PA native been up to since he presumably graduated?

Making his father proud, of course.

“He’s extremely critical, which I think is great for me, because when you start to see some success, you start to get a lot of people just wanting to keep you happy, not wanting to piss you off,” said Roth. “We call them Yes Men, and my father definitely isn’t one of them.”

Roth even has a track dedicated to his father called “His Dream,” and used SAT vocabulary to tell us why. He said, “[I’m a] total mama’s boy…my dad was the disciplinarian, my mother was kind of loose, but now that I’m grown up, the authority that my dad had in the household really plays a part of where I am now. It’s just kind of like a little bit more mature and taking this opportunity to sit with you and other opportunities a little more seriously.”

It appears that Roth is all grown up and his biggest hit to date is but a distant memory. Listen above to hear about Roth’s other musical influences and his severe case of “Rap Tourrette’s.”

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