Micah LeVar Troy (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Pastor Troy, is an American rapper from Augusta, Georgia. He is best known for his 2002 single "Are We Cuttin'" (featuring Ms. Jade), which entered the Billboard Hot 100. The year prior, he signed with Universal Records to release his fourth album and major label debut, Face Off (2001), which entered the Billboard 200. "Are We Cuttin'" spawned from his sixth album, Universal Soldier (2002), which peaked at number 13 on the chart. His seventh, By Any Means Necessary (2004), served as his final release with the label.
Along with his solo career, he was the lead member of the Southern hip hop group D.S.G.B. (Down South Georgia Boyz).
Early life Micah LeVar Troy was born on November 18, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Alfred Troy, is a former drill instructor turned pastor.
Troy graduated from Creekside High School and attended Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, before deciding to fully pursue his career in rap. His rap name comes from his last name and his father's profession as a pastor, and is also a pun on the name Castor Troy, a character from John Woo's 1997 film Face/Off, played by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. His fourth album is titled Face Off in reference to the movie.
Career He released his first album, We Ready (I Declare War), in 1999. To generate attention and buzz, he attacked record producer Master P verbally on the song "No Mo Play in G. A."
Fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris enlisted Troy to appear on his Jermaine Dupri-produced song "Get Off Me", from the former's Def Jam Recordings debut, Back for the First Time.Birchmeier, Jason. [ "Back for the First Time" – Overview]. allmusic: 2000. Troy also formed the Augusta, Georgia-based hip hop group D.S.G.B. (Down South Georgia Boyz) during this time, for which he served as frontman.Birhchmeier, Jason. [ DSGB biography] at allmusic He guest appeared on Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz' song "Throw It Up", from their collaborative album Kings of Crunk (2002).Henderson, Alex. [ "Kings of Crunk" – Overview]. allmusic: 2002. In 2002, Troy's album Universal Soldier became popular in the South; it spawned the single "Are We Cuttin'" featuring Ms. Jade, which was also featured on the soundtrack for the action film xXx, released that year.Reid, Shaheem. Pastor Troy Reps For Georgia. MTV News: September 23, 2002. The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200.D'Angelo, Joe. Elvis' #1s LP To Hit #1. MTV News: October 2, 2002. In 2003, Troy appeared on Young Jeezy's 2003 album Come Shop wit' Me on the track titled "GA".[ "Come Shop Wit' Me"] – allmusic
Troy released By Any Means Necessary in 2004. Following this album, Troy was released from his Universal contract due to creative disputes. He then released Face Off, Part II, which addressed some issues with Lil Scrappy and BME. In 2005, he appeared with Killer Mike on Chamillionaire's track "Southern Takeover" off of The Sound of Revenge.
He released three albums in 2006, starting with Stay Tru, followed by By Choice or By Force and Atlanta 2 Memphis, the latter on which in collaboration with Memphis, Tennessee, rapper Criminal Manne. Stay Tru entered the Billboard 200 at number 150, selling 6,000 copies its first week.Harris, Chris. T.I., Pink, Shakira Can't Shake Rascal Flatts From Billboard #1. MTV News: April 26, 2006.
Troy released his sixteenth solo album, Ready for War, in June 2009, and released seven follow-up studio albums until 2011. In 2012, he released The Last OutLaw, and in 2013, he released The Streets Need You. In 2014, he released the mixtape Crown Royal Part 4, as well as the album Welcome to the Rap Game, while he released the sixth installment of his Crown Royal mixtape series in 2015, along with WAR (We Are Ready) in Atlanta, which featured Paul Wall and Bun B.
In 2017, Troy announced his retirement, and released his last album O.G.P.T in July of that year. He also announced he was in the process of completing his second film, titled Down 2 Come Up, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, which was slated for released on March 17, 2020. Despite announcing his retirement, his career continued with the release of two albums: Clubber Lang (2018) and Enemy of the State (2019).
Personal life In January 2020, Pastor Troy made homophobic comments on the outfit Lil Nas X wore during the Grammy Awards.Lil Nas X Responds to Pastor Troy's Homophobic Post papermag, Sandra Song, January 29, 2020Lil Nas X responds with a shrug to Pastor Troy's homophobic comments ajc.com, Melissa Ruggieri, January 30, 2020 In a subsequent interview, Pastor Troy said he was not being homophobic but then claimed that "being gay isn't right" and made several other homophobic comments.Pastor Troy Talks Lil Nas X, Says He Isn't Homophobic But Being Gay Isn't Right hotnewhiphop.com Erika Maria, January 31, 2020Pastor Troy Says He's Not Homophobic Because He's Taken Photos With LGBTQ Fans complex.com, Joshua Espinoza, February 1, 2020
Awards On April 5, 2016, Pastor Troy received the Legends of ATL Award from BMI for his contributions to music in Atlanta.
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US"Big L – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums." Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. n.d. Web. October 27, 2011. <http://allmusic.com/artist/big-l-p144340/charts-awards>. R&B Rap Ind We Ready (I Declare War) Released: March 16, 1999 Label: Madd Society Records/Candy Coated Management — — — — I Am D.S.G.B. Released: September 12, 2000 Label: MCA Records — — — — Pastor Troy for President Released: November 7, 2000 Label: Real Thang Records — — — — Face Off Released: May 22, 2001 Label: Madd Society Records/Universal 83 13 — — Hell 2 Pay Released: January 1, 2002 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Universal Soldier Releases: September 24, 2002 Label: Universal 13 2 — — By Any Means Necessary Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Universal/Khaotic Generation 30 7 — — Face Off, Part II Released: March 1, 2005 Label: Money & Power Records 112 — — — Stay Tru Released: April 18, 2006 Label: SMC Recordings, 845 Entertainment 150 21 12 15 By Choice or by Force Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Koch Records/Money And The Power LLC/Fastlife 130 — — — Tool Muziq Releases: July 3, 2007 Label: SMC Recordings/Money And The Power Records 91 11 4 9 Attitude Adjuster Releases: February 19, 2008 Label: Real Talk Entertainment 116 15 4 14 A.T.L. (A-Town Legend) Released: May 13, 2008 Label: Siccness Records — — — — TROY Released: November 18, 2008 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Feel Me or Kill Me Released: April 14, 2009 Label: SMC Recordings/Money And The Power Records/Fontana Distribution 121 — — — Ready for War Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Real Talk Entertainment — — — — Love Me, Hate Me Released: July 28, 2009 Label: Siccness Records — — — — G.I. Troy – Strictly 4 My Soldiers Released: February 16, 2010 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Zero Released: May 25, 2010 Label: Bcd Music Group — — — — Attitude Adjuster 2 Released: June 15, 2010 Label: Real Talk Entertainment — — — — King of All Kings Released: August 3, 2010 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Still Troy Released: March 15, 2011 Label: Turned Up Ent — — — — H.N.I.C. Released: April 5, 2011 Label: Siccness Records — — — — The Last Outlaw Released: June 19, 2012 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — The Streets Need You Released: July 30, 2013 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Welcome to the Rap Game Released: October 7, 2014 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — WAR in Atlanta Released: June 27, 2015 Label: Khaotic Generation — — — — O.G.P.T Released: July 28, 2017 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Clubber Lang Released: September 28, 2018 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — Enemy of the State Released: September 13, 2019 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — I Said What I Said Released: April 10, 2020 Label: Madd Society Records — — — — PT Cruzza Released: May 31, 2021 Label: Madd Society Records — — — —
Collaborations With D.S.G.B. YearTitleChart positionsUSUS R&B2001The Last Supper——2003Til' Death Do Us Part—42
Other collaborations YearTitleChart positionsUSUS R&B2000Book I (with The Congregation)——2006Atlanta 2 Memphis (with Criminal Manne)—882008A.T.L. 2 (A-Town Legends 2) (with The Lumberjacks)——
Mixtapes, compilations and remix albums YearAlbum2001A Thin Line Between the Playaz and the Hataz2002Revelations2004I Am American (Compilation) (presented by Lil Jon & Pastor Troy)2005Hood Hustlin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 (with Nino of P.K.O.)Hood Hustlin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 2 (Slowed & Chopped) (with Nino of P.K.O.)2006Down South Hood Hustlin (with Nino of P.K.O.)2009Still No Play in Georgia (Best Of) (Mixtape)Ready for War (The P.T. Mixes)2010Crown Royal (Mixtape)The Be2011Crown Royal 2 (Mixtape)2013 Crown Royal Legend (Mixtape)2014 Crown Royal 4 (Mixtape) Crown Royal 5 (Mixtape)2015 Crown Royal 6 (Mixtape)
Singles YearSongU.S. Hot 100U.S. R&BAlbum1999"No Mo Play in G.A."——We Ready (I Declare War)2001"This tha City"——Face Off"Vice Versa"(featuring Peter the Disciple)—132002"Are We Cuttin'"(featuring Ms. Jade)9647Universal Soldier2003"You Can't Pimp Me"(featuring Peter the Disciple)——2004"Ridin' Big"—91By Any Means Necessary2006"Pop a Few Bottles"(featuring Rasheeda)——By Choice or by Force2007"Saddam"——Tool Muziq2008"Heaven Is Below"——A.T.L. (A-Town Legend)2009"I Want War"——Feel Me or Kill Me"Comin wit Me"——Ready for War2011"Dirty Atlanta"(featuring Ralph)——Still Troy"Ain't Gangsta No Moe"——
Collaboration singles YearSongU.S. Hot 100U.S. R&BAlbum2003"D.S.G.B."(with D.S.G.B.; Down South Georgia Boyz)——Til' Death Do Us Part2014"We Represent Dat"(with Lil Jazz)——Non-album single2016"Money Up"(with King Killumbia & Lil Ru)——Welcome to Killumbia2018"Hoe Check II prod by King Killumbia & D Gutta"(with King Killumbia, Project Pat, The Last Mr. Bigg, Mr. Flip & Natalac; Remix with Lil Brod)——Pimp of the Nation2018"Roll Down"(with Dusty Roadz & King Killumbia)——Kranked Up2018"IDGAF prod by Witeout"(with King Killumbia, Lil Wyte & Kaotik)——Non-album single
Production credits
Pastor Troy Book I (by Pastor Troy & The Congregation): "Havin' A Bad Day" Face Off: "This Tha City" "My Niggaz Is The Grind" "Move To Mars" "Throw Your Flags Up" "No Mo Play In GA" "Eternal Yard Dash" with Big Toombs "Oh Father" Universal Soldier "Universal Soldier" "Bless America" Face Off (Part II): "WWW (Who, Want, War)" "Where Them Niggaz At" "Respect Game" Tool Muziq: "I'm Down"
D.S.G.B. The Last Supper: "We Dem Georgia Boyz" "My Folks" "Brang Ya Army" "Above The Law II" "Southside" "Repent" Til Death Do Us Part: "I'm Outside Ho" "Sittin' On Thangs" with Taj Mahal
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