Talk:Asher Roth

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A fact from Asher Roth appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 April 2009 (check views). A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/April.

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Please

It's unfortunately that in the course of expanding this article editors have de-Wikified text that was previously-Wkified and, more importantly, removed relevant sections of text. While I respect that personal taste is a factor in deciding what to include and what not to include, in a collaborative effort like this information that is relevant, cited, appropriate, etc. should not be removed without excellent reason. Please edit with respect and care. Boston (talk) 23:15, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i removed the "his lyrics are whack" and "he should delete his stupid myspace" crap.it's a moronic personal opinion and has no place here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.208.81.77 (talk) 21:11, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Terrorist situation

That should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blsupr (talk • contribs) 23:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Morrisville

Morrisville is not even close to 30 miles from Philadelphia. It's more like 10 miles, if that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.71.55.83 (talk) 05:39, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Politizer ^talk/_contribs 06:01, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Remember there are two Morrisville, Pennsylvanias and make sure you are each talking about the same place. Boston (talk) 06:11, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The other Morrisville is in the western part of the state, about 5 hours or 300 miles from Philadelphia. I'm pretty sure we're both talking about the same one. Politizer ^talk/_contribs 15:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He apparently is from the one in Western Pennsylvania, not Bucks County. (CreepyXCrawler (talk) 21:25, 7 March 2009 (UTC))[reply]
- Do you have a source for that? Everything in the article says Bucks County. Granted, those statements are unreferenced, but so is yours. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 21:31, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - The same interview he said he was 21 in,unless, he considers Bucks County Western Pennsylvania.

AR: I’m 21 years from Morrisville, Pennsylvania which is like where I developed most of my character. Right there in Western Pennsylvania. [2]

(CreepyXCrawler (talk) 21:50, 7 March 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Probably just a typo by the website, or a slip of the tongue by Roth. If you do a google search for "asher roth" "pennsbury high school" there are tons of results saying he went there—most of them are not RS, but there are enough to suggest that the one interview you found is just a mistake. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 22:09, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Age

I saw in an MTV article that he is 23 years old, whereas this article says that he was born in 1988? That would make him 21. Can anyone else corroborate this?TauntingElf (talk) 16:03, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In an interview HHNLive.com conducted on June 2,2008, he says he is 21. (CreepyXCrawler (talk) 21:24, 7 March 2009 (UTC))[reply]

I read on a website that he turned 23 in January 2009, therefore he was born in 1986, not 1988! User:Reli source

This needs to be corrected. Asher Roth is in fact 23 years old. They even quote him saying so in the following article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608174/20090331/asher_roth.jhtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.36.16 (talk) 22:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other sources in the article say 21. Obviously one or the other has made an error; someone who has access to better information can clear it up. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 22:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the "Milli Remix" song he says himself that "I'm 22, more like Alex Ovechkin." Since the song came out last year he would be 23. Either way NOT born in 1988. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.178.108.144 (talk) 18:53, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Because the DOB is causing nothing but trouble, I have removed it until someone can provide better sources and settle this once and for all. Here is the text I removed:

(born ca. 1988<ref name=Billboard>{{cite web|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|title=MC Asher Roth Readying Major-Label Debut|publisher=Billboard (magazine)|date=2009-02-05|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/mc-asher-roth-readying-major-label-debut-1003938761.story|accessdate=2009-03-05}}</ref>)

rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 04:39, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did Asher Roth ever live in Yardley? It is in Bucks County.This lists one that is 23,but, gives no DOB or other info. Unless you pay up. http://www.peoplefinders.com/search/searchpreview.aspx?fn=Asher&mn=&ln=Roth&city=&state=&processed=1 72.78.144.155 (talk) 22:26, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need a subscription, you can search here: http://stevemorse.org/birthday/privateeye.html If you search him it says Aug 11, 1985 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.254.154 (talk) 07:47, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish?

Wikipedia community, I work directly with Asher Roth and please consider this the last word on his religion. He is NOT Jewish. This is an fallacy that certain members of the media have mentioned and that has spread. I received this e-mail from Dave Roth, Asher's father:

"I am not Jewish; I have never been in a synagogue and my mother was Roman Catholic. Not even Jews consider me Jewish; it insults their faith to count me among them.(And it really bugged my mother when she read this entry.) 2) His mother, Elisabeth, is a practicing Pagan/Wiccan who reads Taro cards and astrological charts. The Presbyterians would burn her at the stake. 3) He was named for both of his grandfathers. Joseph Asher McConnell and Paul Roth. I consider the failure to acknowledge the tribute to my father an insult to his memory and to me." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.120.19.102 (talk) 18:00, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Jason Newman on behalf of Asher and Dave Roth

Is he Jewish? From what I heard, he is. Peace. —MuzikJunky (talk) 05:29, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For Wikipedia purposes, he is not anything unless there is a good source saying he is. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 12:07, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Asher has not officially confirmed his religion,but, has professed that he is indeed not Jewish. (72.78.61.117 talk) 18:52, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See This, This, and the answer to the question "So what is the name Asher Roth?" here for the answer. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 20:07, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So the answer is "no". The second link is pretty useless—it's an opinion piece written by someone who is clearly very pro-Jewish and wants to claim a celebrity for his own group. The first link is pretty clear that Roth does not identify himself as Jewish. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 21:37, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first link does confirm that he is Jewish in the sense of ethnicity (from his father), so a labeling of Roth as someone of Jewish descent would be appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.198.139.66 (talk) 12:48, 16 April 2009

Seriously, each time I try to add that Roth is of Jewish descent, it's taken down. This article right here shows that Roth has a Jewish father and a Presbyterian mother. Although Roth himself says that he is not Jewish in a religious sense, he is definitely of "Jewish descent" in that his father is a Jew: http://www.forward.com/articles/104454/ --150.212.28.162 (talk) 17:06, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Guardian: But only now, with the emergence of Asher Roth, a 23-year-old from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, is rap about to get its first white, Jewish superstar since the Beasties. Happy? Wikifan12345 (talk) 00:29, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those pesky Guardian writers are too presumptuous; Roth himself usually says "I'm not Jewish" (and again here). A Philly paper even had to sort of correct the Guardian's piece ([3] - "And there's the New York rap trio that the British newspaper the Guardian referenced last month in proclaiming that "rap is about to get its first white Jewish superstar since the Beastie Boys." (A spokesman for Roth said he does not consider himself Jewish and does not practice Judaism.) "). All Hallow's (talk) 18:50, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Discography accuracy

I added the tag unreferenced section due to the numerous changes in the sales and charting of Asleep In The Bread Aisle that seem to be just finding a better manipulation of the existing number to increase the declared prominence of the album. [4] [5] [6] [7]. There are more examples but one could simply view the history. delirious & lost (talk) 06:27, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]