Lil' Troy
Lil' Troy | |
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| Born | Troy Lane Birklett February 24, 1966 |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Troy Lane Birklett (born February 24, 1966),[1][2] known professionally as Lil' Troy, is an American rapper and songwriter.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Birklett was born in Houston and grew up there.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]In 1987, Troy Birklett founded Short Stop and joined the group Mass 187 in 1987. Mass 187's song "Gangsta Strut" was featured on local radio.[3] He was arrested in November 1999 and sent to a federal detention center in Beaumont, Texas west of Orange. He was there nine months.[4][5]
Wanna Be a Baller and later career
[edit | edit source]In the late 1990s, Lil' Troy featured many of Houston's rappers in his songs. He reached national audiences with his single "Wanna Be a Baller".[6] The song reached No. 70[1] on the Billboard Hot 100, and propelled Sittin' Fat Down South, his debut album on his Shortstop/Me & Mine Entertainment label, to the Top 25 albums on the Billboard 200. After the success of the lead single, Lil' Troy was picked up by Universal Music Group, which re-released his debut album in 1999 with national distribution. The debut album was a success; it was certified Platinum by the RIAA selling 1.9 million copies in the US.[4][7] Lil' Troy released a follow up in 2001, titled Back to Ballin. The album did not have a charting single and did not fare nearly as well as his debut. He released his third album, Paperwork, in 2006.
Lil' Troy later became a truck driver, forming Birklett Trucking Company in Missouri City, Texas west of Pearland.[8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Chart positions[9] | Certifications | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Ind | |||
| 1998 | Sittin' Fat Down South | 20 | 6 | – | |
| 2001 | Back to Ballin
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95 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Paperwork
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– | – | – | |
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| 1998 | "Small Time" | – | – | – | Sittin' Fat Down South |
| 1999 | "Wanna Be a Baller" (featuring Fat Pat, Yungstar, Lil' Will, and H.A.W.K.) | 70 | 40 | 31 | |
| "Where's the Love" (feat. Willie D & Ardis) | – | – | – | ||
| 2001 | "We Gon' Lean" | — | — | — | Back to Ballin |
| "Back to Ballin" | – | – | – | ||
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
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- American drug traffickers
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- Universal Records artists
- Gangsta rappers
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