Ash Roth in the Building Tonight (+ others)

On the heels of his disappointing and relatively lackluster mainstream debut, "I Love College," my boy Ash Roth is getting ready to drop his debut album--soonzies!!!! According to my several friends in the industry, Asher's shit is finna drop April 21. He's getting some pretty legit features, including Cee-Lo Green (the Soul Machine), who has the uncanny ability to make any song good. Just listen to this. Asher is also looking to have Ludacris and Jazze Pha guest on a track each. I'm worried that this album is gonna be too much "I Love College," and not enough of the dope shit that he dropped on "The Greenhouse Effect." Only time will tell; at least Cee-Lo and Luda will be able to salvage a couple of tracks if everything else sucks.
Also, more good news on the rap front: Kid Cudi says that his album is finna be done in time to drop sometime this summer. Coupled with Jigga's BP3, Wale's debut, LUPE'S NEW JOINT!!!!!, and Kings Like Us consistently dropping flames, 2009 could prove to be a pretty dope year for hip-hop.

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