Asher Roth reminisces about seeing his little bro Justin Bieber go from his basement to becoming the “biggest pop star in the world.” “He was rapping with us in our basement when we were creating The GreenHouse Effect,” the “I Love College” MC tells Rap-Up TV.

Asher also reveals that the new 16-year-old host of MTV’s “Punk’d” is quite the prankster, but a good kid. And could a collabo with the Biebs be in the cards?

Fresh on the heels of releasing her sophomore album No Gravity, Shontelle is back on her grind as a songwriter. The Barbadian singer recently linked up with her childhood friend Rihanna to pen the track “Man Down” for Ri’s fifth album Loud, explaining how the collaboration came to be.

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood—a beautiful day, that is, for producer-rapper Nottz, who enlists Asher Roth and Colin Munroe on the collabo “Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor).” Sampling the classic theme song from the children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” the tune sports a chunky boom-bap instrumental complemented by a twinkling piano melody, with Asher taking a stroll down memory lane and Nottz bigging up his native ‘hood. Won’t you listen below?

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Asher Roth is back on his grizzy in the official video for “G.R.I.N.D. (Get Ready It’s a New Day),” the first single off his sophomore album The Spaghetti Tree, due in early 2011. Rapping along to the 1500 or Nothin’ production, the “I Love College” rapper cuts through the gritty streets of L.A. on his bike while bringing people from all walks of life together in pursuit of the American Dream.

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Asher Roth turned Brooklyn Bowl upside down for the Hennessy Artistry Series kick-off on Wednesday night. “They take upcoming artists that have a foundation, they blend it together—music and culture,” the 25-year-old rapper tells Rap-Up.com. “It’s respectable. It’s one of those no-brainers that you want to be a part of.” Inside the venue, the Pennsylvania native helped turn the party into a drinker’s and cannabis enthusiast’s heaven.

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Shontelle blames it on the DJ on the aptly-titled “DJ Made Me Do It” from her sophomore album No Gravity, landing next Tuesday. Though the previously leaked version of the track was carried by only the Barbadian songstress, the LP cut features none other than Asher Roth who stops by to add a sweet 16 to the effervescent club jam, originally recorded by duo Nina Sky and penned by The Smeezingtons and Jackie Boyz.

“We just wanted to do something fun with a house feel, and that’s the song that came out,” Nina Sky previously told Rap-Up.com. “We love the record, it’s dope.” Listen below and get in the Friday night mindset.

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Before he figured out he loved college, rapper Asher Roth was a self-proclaimed smart ass. The MC is the latest to be featured on MTV’s “When I Was 17,” speaking on being a straight-A student up until 10th grade, his former rap group Suburban Threat, and working jobs at Whole Foods, Red Lobster, and Best Buy, where he would slip his own mixtapes onto the loudspeaker.

“When I was 17, I was pretty clueless,” he says, with his mother Beth and high school friends sharing memories of the young MC. “I was a smart ass. Definitely a smart ass. I was such a wannabe when I was 17.”

Peep the vids below, and look out for his sophomore album The Spaghetti Tree, dropping later this year.

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Asher Roth is done with frat parties and is getting serious about life. The hip-hop graduate shares what he’s learned at the young age of 24 on “G.R.I.N.D.,” an acronym for “Get Ready It’s a New Day.” The 1500 or Nothin’ production is from his sophomore album, on which he’s working with Pharrell and Ryan Leslie, among others.

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