A Year Later: XXL’s “The 10 Freshmen”
October 13, 2009 by B-Easy · 40 Comments
It’s been almost a year since we did the article on XXL’s “The 10 Freshmen”. The XXL magazine cover featuring their picks for “Hip-Hop’s Class Of ‘09” gave the new blood the much-needed light, caused widespread debates, and may have forever linked the careers of all the rappers involved Read more
How To Save Hip-Hop
June 30, 2009 by H20 · 16 Comments
It seems like you can’t start a conversation about Hip-Hop without talking about one of the following: the latest hot single on the radio, Auto-Tune, and whether or not Hip-Hop is dead. Well, I’ve compiled a list of five things that we, the listeners, can do in order to save Hip-Hop Read more
The Numbers Game: Rick Ross Is #1
April 29, 2009 by B-Easy · 9 Comments
Deeper Than Rap did what most expected and debuted on the top of the charts. He sold over 150,000 copies in his first week. I’m not gonna get too heavy into the chart performance of Ricky’s new album since i already covered it in a previous Read more
Poll Question: Deeper Than Rap or Asleep In The Bread Aisle?
April 21, 2009 by B-Easy · 13 Comments
Okay, so finally both albums by Asher Roth and Rick Ross have officially been released. And both album couldn’t be any more different. We at nappyafro have also released our reviews for both albums Read more
Asher Roth|Asleep In The Bread Aisle
April 21, 2009 by B-Easy · 21 Comments
Straight outta the suburbs of Morrisville, Pennsylvania comes Asher Paul Roth. A great white hype? Naw, we already got Marshall Mathers for that title. Not to say that Asher Roth doesn’t owe Eminem some thanks. He’s been a called a less psychopathic Read more
iPod Hustle: Asher Roth, Fat Joe, & Crooked I
April 6, 2009 by B-Easy · 2 Comments
Wow. It’s been a while since I did an iPod Hustle. The last time I did one of these it was 2008 and it featured…Norah Jones? Okay, let’s make this one good then. For the newcomers (And there are some of you), iPod Hustle is where I look on my iPod and see Read more
XXL’s “The 10 Freshmen” Covers
October 20, 2008 by B-Easy · 19 Comments
Today I finally saw the covers for December’s XXL, and you know what? They aren’t bad at all (Way better than last year’s “Leaders Of The New School”). It features Wale, B.o.B., Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, Cory Gunz, Blu, Mickey Factz, Ace Hood, Curren$y, & Kid Cudi. Now, let’s look at this list again Read more
Tha Carter Cartel Interviews Asher Roth
August 19, 2008 by nappyafro.com Staff · 6 Comments
First of all, let it be known that we fucks with Tha Carter Cartel. We’re friends with a lot of other sites, but we FUCKS with Tha Carter Cartel. When Derek hit us up and slid this Asher Roth interview our way, you know we had to show love. Check out this excerpt and find out about SRC Records and Steve Rifkind’s newest sensation… Read more
The New King of Hip-Hop Part II
July 16, 2008 by H20 · 35 Comments
Alright, last time I wrote about my concerns on who would run the rap game when all the greats are too old or not popular enough to continue. Some people loved it, other people hated it, and some people thought I was sleeping on some new up-and-coming artists, like Huey, Webbie, Blu, Dolla, and even Aster Roth! Read more
Song of the Week: Asher Roth – “Roth Boys” (Video)
July 2, 2008 by King Jerm · 4 Comments
This week I decided to switch it up a bit, instead of doing an audio, I decided to do a video! This is the newest sensation on the net right now Asher Roth! He is making big noise with his mixtape the DJ Drama & Don Cannon hosted The Greenhouse Effect, and like many people, King Jerm is late on the bandwagon. Read more
