Asher Roth Recruits Justin Bieber

Asher Roth and pop sensation Justin Bieber will be working together on Roth's upcoming sophomore album. The two have been close friends for a while now and both artists are managed by Scooter Braun.

Bieber has been making the rounds on several mixtapes and remixes, and shared on his Twitter page that he would be working with Roth.

"Did a lil something on the upcoming @chrisbrown mixtape..." Bieber tweeted. "Ladies love me. then we got crazy on the @asherroth album. #shawtymane"

No official release date has been set for the album as of yet, but Q-Tip and Organized Noize are among the project's contributors.

Asher Roth On Justin Bieber

In a recent interview with XXL, alt-rapper Asher Roth shared his history and friendship with pop sensation Justin Bieber. According to Roth, he and Bieber became good friends when they both lived in Atlanta, and Roth still supports the young star in everything that he does.

"Bieber is my guy, like, I think people really think I'm joking or I'm lying when I say we legitimately used to babysit him," Roth revealed in the interview. "Not on some young kid stuff but we would look out for him and look after him. When I was in Atlanta, I had moved to Atlanta, Bieber moves down the street from me and he was like 12, 13 at the time. We used to just come over and hang out. We used to play [video game] Rock Band and chill. I have Bieber rapping on the [2008 Greenhouse Effect mixtape] 'Cannon' [song]. ... You cannot not be happy for an over successful fun loving good kid. He's a really, really awesome dude...He's a hip-hop head, he really is -- he loves it. I might have to ghostwrite for him but other than that, he's a good dude. I'm really excited to see what he does in the future."

Cool Kids Release Date Set

The Cool Kids have finally announced the release date for their long-delayed debut album,When Fish Ride Bicycles. The album will be released on June 12th via Green Label Sound.

The Chicago duo's battles with former label Chocolate Industries led to the extensive delays, while the Kids attempted to keep their buzz alive with mixtapes. The Cool Kids were one of the most talked-about indie acts in 2007 and 2008, only to watch a lot of their momentum die with the album continually being pushed back.

Bun B., Ghostface Killah, Mayer Hawthorne, Travis Barker and Asher Roth are all featured on the project.