Roth: 'Eminem broke down barriers'

Asher Roth has said that he has "nothing but respect" for fellow white rapper Eminem.

The 'I Love College' star told MTV that he felt Eminem's depression when listening to his latest Relapse LP.

Roth said: "He broke down barriers and stereotypes of what the stigma of a white rapper was, but the thing about Eminem that I just appreciated so much is that...it's really crazy when people start to put cameras in your face and want to talk about you and your life all the time.

"And somebody of the personality type of Eminem, I'm so proud [of him] for going through so much hardship, so much craziness and so much stuff where anybody else would've just pulled the plug."

He added: "He puts it out on the table for everybody to take from and learn from, and for that, I have nothing but love and respect for somebody who can do that, and do that well."