Pastor Troy
Recognized for the lyrical self-consciousness, thoughtfulness, and sincerity he injects into his otherwise standard approach to Dirty South rap, Pastor Troy stood out among the masses of up-and-coming Southern MC trying to break out nationally in the early 2000s. Born Micah LeVar Troy on November 18, 1977, in the College Park suburb of Atlanta, GA, he grew up under the influence of his father, Alfred Troy, a principled man of Haitian descent who is a former drill instructor turned pastor. Street culture, and specifically rap music, also influenced Pastor Troy when he was a teenager at Creekside High School and, later, a student at Payne College.
Pastor Troy made his recording debut in 1999 with We Ready - I Declare War, an underground album released by Madd Society Records. "No Mo Play in G.A.," a Master P dis, drew attention to the album and earned Pastor Troy some initial notoriety. A pair of subsequent underground albums -- Book I and Pastor Troy for President, both released in 2000 -- set the stage for Pastor Troy's major-label debut, Face Off (2001). Released by Universal Records, the album was led by the non-charting single "This tha City" and included previously released material (e.g., "No Mo Play in G.A."). Also in 2001, the Pastor Troy-affiliated group DSGB (i.e., Down South Georgia Boyz) made its debut on The Last Supper, released by Khaotic Generation Records.
Pastor Troy's second album for Universal, Universal Soldier (2002), was his most successful. The album, his first comprised of entirely all-new material, boasted a couple Timbaland productions, including "Are We Cuttin'," which was released as a single. Lil Jon also produced a few tracks ("Who, What, When, Where," "For My Hustlaz," "If They Kill Me"). Universal Soldier charted at number 13 on The Billboard 200, while "Are We Cuttin'" broke into the The Billboard Hot 100 (number 96) -- both career highs for Pastor Troy. By Any Means Necessary (2004), the follow-up album, and "Ridin' Big," its lead single, couldn't match the commercial success of the previous go-round, and consequently Pastor Troy and Universal dissolved their partnership.
Once again an independent rapper, Pastor Troy began releasing a variety of albums at a fast rate: Face Off, Pt. 2 and Hood Hustlin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 were released in 2005; Stay Tru, By Choice or by Force, Down South Hood Hustlin, and Atlanta 2 Memphis in 2006; and Tool Muziq in 2007.
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Face Off
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Records on 1 Jan 2001
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Universal Soldier
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Records on 1 Jan 2002
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The Best of Pastor Troy, Vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 19 Oct 2010
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Universal Soldier
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Records on 1 Jan 2002
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We Ready I Declare War
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by MADD Society on 1 Jan 1999
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Face Off Part II
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Money & Power on 1 Mar 2005
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Greatest Hits vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 22 Mar 2011
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Clubber Lang
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Georgia Girlz, Inc. on 28 Sep 2018
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Attitude Adjuster 1 & 2 (Special Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 11 Nov 2022
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The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 26 May 2015
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Attitude Adjuster (Special Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 19 Feb 2008
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Ain't Gangsta No Moe
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Out of Bounds Ent. on 1 Mar 2011
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Down South Hood Hustlin'
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by X-Ray Records on 10 Oct 2006
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Face Off
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Records on 1 Jan 2001
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Ready for War
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 9 Jun 2009
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Ready for War (Special Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 9 Jun 2009
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G.I. Troy: Strictly 4 My Soldiers
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by MADD Society on 2 Mar 2010
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Still Troy
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Out of Bounds Ent. on 15 Mar 2011
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Attitude Adjuster 2 (Special Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Real Talk Entertainment on 15 Jun 2010
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