Lil’ Troy

Lil’ Troy ‘s blazing debut album, Sittin’ Fat Down South, on Troy’s very own label, Short Stop Records, is blowing up radio stations across the South! The hot single “Wanna Be A Baller” is a tight mix of soulful sounds and R&B tunes backing up classic hip-hop rhymes: “…hit the highway/ making money the fly way/ but there’s gotta be a betta way…” And Troy’s cool demeanor laying back on the couch tells us that there is “a betta way” – blessing the mic, that is.

Hailing from South Park, Houston, Troy Birklett a.k.a. Lil’ Troy comes from a family of musicians. Following in the family tradition, Troy quickly learned to play the saxophone and guitar which he played in a band after high school. When the band broke up, Troy and his producer Bruce “Grim” Rhodes, put out a song with then DJ Akshun; that song was “Scarface” and DJ Akshun, today, still carries that name, Scarface – see that, game recognizes game!

After a triflin’ short-lived deal with London/Payday Records, Troy was left with a lot of tracks and no rappers. In the search for a hit-making MC, Troy the producer picked up the mic and laced the rhymes himself, becoming Lil’ Troy the rapper. “Where’s The Love’s” 2Pac-esque sound, and Troy’s singing in “Still A Bitch” proves his skills as an MC, and as a musician, so don’t sleep! Maybe that’s why Lil Troy, from the top of the regional charts, is sittin’ fat down south.