‘Hopefully, I’mma stick around for a decade and be a voice of the next 10 years,’ Roth tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Asher Roth Photo: SRC/Universal This Week’s Main Pick Mixtape Maven : Asher Roth Holding It Down For : The Big Apple? He just moved to NYC Mixtape : Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry Real Spit : Asher Roth is in it for the long haul. He’s not just trying to make a quick dollar and skate — although there are aspects to the game that frustrate him. “I don’t wanna be one of those dudes that’s just like one, two three years, and I’m out,” Roth said, sitting in one of his favorite eateries, Hotel Griffou. “Make a quick dollar. ‘Let me go invest this in real estate.’ I see the opportunity to affect lives in a positive way. I see these 13-year old kids that get a hold of me and be like, ‘Yo, you changed my life.’ Am I 100 percent fulfilled? No. Not even remotely yet. But that’s a good thing. Hopefully, I’mma stick around for a decade and be a voice of the next 10 years. So when people look back, they said I actually added something instead of putting a pop song out that was popular.” Roth, for the most part, raps over beats that are already out there on the tape. He gives props to each producer by noting who the beat is “served by” on the track list. As for that far-out title, he said he tried the delicacy before knowing that foie gras was actually force-fed duck liver. Joints to Check For
