Pastor Troy
Birth name	Micah Levar Troy
Also known as	"P. Troy", "P.T. Cruiser"
Born	November 18, 1977 (age 30)
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	Southern Rap, Underground Rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	1997—Present
Label(s)	SMC Recordings, Money And The Power Records
Associated acts	D.S.G.B. & Mr. Mudd
Website	Official Site

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Biography

Pastor Troy, son of Haitian-American drill instructor turned pastor Alfred Troy, attended Creekside High School in the Atlanta area. Troy was once as student at Paine College in Augusta, GA before he fully pursued his career in rap.^[1] For other uses, see Haiti (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      A pastor is an... Creekside High School is a public high school serving grades nine through twelve located in Fairburn, Georgia. ... Paine College is a private Historically Black college located in Augusta, Georgia. ...

Pastor Troy released his first album, We Ready: I Declare War, in 1999. Subsequently, he was featured in several songs by other artists. Ludacris featured Troy on his album Back for the First Time in the song "Get Off Me."^[2] In addition, Pastor Troy is also the front man of the rap group D.S.G.B. (Down South Georgia Boys).^[3] He was also featured on the collaborative album Kings of Crunk by Lil Jon in the song "Throw it Up".^[4] Luda redirects here. ... Back for the First Time was the second album and major-label debut LP from Def Jam South recording artist Ludacris. ... Kings of Crunk is the 2002 album by Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz. ... Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, hype man, and producer. ...

Troy and then friend Lil' Jon reached the top of the charts in the south with songs such as "Vice Versa" and "Throw it Up"; Atlanta-based heavy metal band Armani Death Machine has covered "Vice Versa".^[5] Since being in the music industry, Pastor Troy has been in public beefs with Master P^[1], Lil Scrappy and The BME Click, and Hitman Sammy Sam, with whom he has since come to terms with. In 2002, Troy's album Universal Soldier became popular in the South, especially with the song "Are We Cuttin'" featuring Ms. Jade, which was also featured on the soundtrack for the action film XXx that year.^[6] The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200.^[7] In 2003, Troy appeared on Young Jeezy's 2003 album Come Shop Wit' Me on the track titled "GA".^[8] Lil Jon This article is about the American rap producer. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known as Master P, is an American rapper. ... Lil Scrappy (born Darryl Kevin Richardson II on January 19, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a rapper signed to BME Recordings. ... Universal Soldier may refer to: Universal Soldier (1992 film) Universal Soldier (song), a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie Universal Soldier (Pastor Troy album) Universal Soldier (1967 Donovan album) Universal Soldier (1995 Donovan album) Universal Soldier (1971 film) Universal Soldier (cyborg), the cyborg type in the 1992 Universal Soldier and its... Historic Southern United States. ... Ms. ... Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Jay Jenkins (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina) formerly known as Lil J currently known as Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. ...

Troy later released one of his more commercial albums, By Any Means Necessary, in 2004. This album featured songs like the hit "I'm Ridin' Big". Following this release, Pastor Troy was released from his Universal contract because of creativity disputes.^[1] He then released Face Off, Part II, which addressed some issues with Lil Jon and BME, adding new songs, and even remade some of his hits. In 2005, he appeared with Killer Mike on Chamillionaire's track "Southern Takeover" off of The Sound of Revenge. By any means necessary is a translation of a phrase coined by the French intellectual Jean Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands. ... Face Off, Part 2 is a 2005 album by Pastor Troy. ... Killer Mike (born Michael Render on April 20, 19??) is an African-American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the Selecto Hits imprint. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979)better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ... The Sound of Revenge is the debut solo album from American rapper Chamillionaire. ...

Pastor Troy often feuded with fellow gangster rapper, Pastor Yam. Pastor Yam's performances have been highlighted in a series of ytmnd.com pages. One being, samfest.ytmnd.com.

Pastor Troy released three albums in 2006, starting with Stay Tru, then followed by By Choice Or By Force and Atlanta 2 Memphis, which is a collaboration album with Memphis rapper Criminal Manne. Stay Tru debuted at the Billboard 200 at #150, selling 6,000 copies its first week.^[9] Currently, Pastor Troy is signed with two record labels. SMC (Stay Tru, Tool Muziq) and Money and Power Records (Face Off Part 2, Atlanta 2 Memphis).^[1][10] Stay Tru is the 2006 album by Pastor Troy Track listing Stay Tru Me Actin Up Skit Lyin Bout Her Crib Police cant Break it Up Where the Hoes Skit-Idol Well uh-huh Polos & Lacoste Watcha Say Heard the Party Attitude Adjuster Get Down or Lay Down Off... Atlanta 2 Memphis is a 2006 collaboration album by Pastor Troy and Criminal Manne. ...

Pastor Troy owns a Customised Ford F-650 truck, which was highlight on The Raw Report DVD , Vol. 1. ^[11] He has also been mentioned in two songs by Kanye West: "Get 'Em High" (featuring Talib Kweli and Common): "And I will cut your girl like Pastor Troy / And I don't usually smoke, but pass the 'dro", as well as "'03 Electric Relaxation" (featuring Consequence): "Original rude boy like Pastor Troy/The G-500 is my favorite toy/Cause it don't look like a thug or a hood/But he keep dem gorillas so we still be good" The Ford F-650 Though initially called the F-600, The Ford F-650 is a commercial truck offered by Ford. ... The Raw Report DVD-Magazine is a quarterly released DVD magazine series that focuses on the extensive culture of both mainstream and underground hip-hop, while combining key formulas of a print magazine. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Singles from The College Dropout Released: September 30, 2003 Released: February 24, 2004 Released: May 25, 2004 Released: Aug 31, 2004 The College Dropout is the debut album by rapper Kanye West, released in 2004. ... Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, New York City on October 3, 1975) is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... For the food preparation, see Smoking (cooking). ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja,[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... Consequence (born Dexter Raymond Mills, Jr. ... For G-class stars, see Stellar classification. ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ...

Discography

Solo

• 1999: We Ready: I Declare War
• 2000: Pastor Troy for President
• 2000: I Am DSGB
• 2001: Face Off
• 2001: A Thin Line Between The Playaz And The Hataz
• 2002: Hell To Pay
• 2002: Revelations
• 2002: Universal Soldier
• 2004: By Any Means Necessary
• 2005: Face Off, Part II
• 2005: Face Off, Part II, Chopped And Screwed
• 2006: Stay Tru
• 2006: By Choice Or By Force
• 2007: Tool Muziq
• 2008: The RaptureYet to be relesed

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With D.S.G.B.

• 2001: The Last Supper
• 2003: 'Til Death Do Us Part

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With Other

• 2000: Book I with "The Congregation"
• 2005: Hood Hustlin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 with "Nino P.K.O."
• 2005: Hood Hustlin': The Mix Tape, Vol. 2 (Slowed and Chopped) with "Nino P.K.O."
• 2006: Down South Hood Hustlin with "Nino P.K.O."
• 2006: Atlanta 2 Memphis with "Criminal Manne"

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Singles

Solo

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With D.S.G.B.

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Featured

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