Lil' Troy

Lil' Troy
Background information
Birth name	Troy Birklett
Origin	Houston, Texas
Genres	Southern Rap
Occupations	rapper author
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1997 - present
Labels	Short Stop Records

Lil' Troy is an American rapper from Houston, Texas.

Lil' Troy, who featured in his songs many members of Houston's thriving rap scene of the late 1990s, managed to reach national audiences with his single "Wanna Be a Baller".^{[citation needed]} The song propelled his debut album, "Sittin' Fat Down South", all the way into the Billboard Hot 100^[1]. Released in 1998, Universal picked up the album, re-released it in 1999, and helped "Wanna Be a Baller" gain a substantial fan base, eventually spending 6 weeks on the Billboard Top 40^[2]. His last album was a screwed and chopped version of his album "Back to Ballin."

Discography

• 1998: Sittin' Fat Down South
• 2001: Back to Ballin
• 2002: Back to Ballin (Chopped and Screwed)
• 2006: Paperwork

External links

• Lil' Troy Interview with WorldWideConnected
• [1] At MySpace

Notes

1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittin%27_Fat_Down_South
2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=382&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Top+40+Tracks&ci=3035721&cdi=7502193&cid=10%2F23%2F1999