Asher Roth released his Slim Shady-inspired track "As I Em" off his debut studio album, "Asleep in the Bread Aisle," back in 2009. Eminem has responded to Roth's record by briefly calling him out on "Asshole," a selection from his latest, now-platinum "The Marshall Mathers LP 2." However, the Morrisville, Pennsylvania rapper does not get offended by the Detroit rapper's diss, and explains why he recorded "As I Em."

On the collaboration with Skylar Grey, Eminem spits fire at Asher Roth's track. "Quit actin' salty, I was countin' on you to count me out / Ask Asher Roth when he round-a-bout dissed me to shout me out / Thought I was history / But goddamn honkey, that compliment's like backhanding a donkey," Eminem raps in the second verse of the "Asshole."

During his appearance on Hot 97 interview, Asher Roth expresses that he finds the self-claimed "Rap God"'s diss rather "amazing," instead of being offended.

"It's cool, man," says Roth. "I thought it was pretty amazing... There's nothing really there. It's like I've never really met him. I don't know him personally. You know what I mean?"

The "I Love College" rapper then explains why he released "As I Am," in which he shares his first memories of listening to Eminem and applauds him by rapping, "But Em was in it way before I committed / And his lyrics were the shit so I really gotta come with it."

Asher Roth admits that the record was recorded to prove that he is his own person, following the numerous comparisons he received to the "Monster" rapper.

"Man, it was just like when things were coming out everybody was like [all] 'Em, Asher, Em, Asher, Em, Asher.' And so, for me I just wanted to like talk about how I was my own person," Roth said. "You know what I mean? And that's really all it was. And talking about when I first been introduced to Em's music when I was young in seventh grade. And just kind of like talking about that relationship with being inspired by an emcee and listening to that music and having it be influential... I think Em's just being Em."