Lil’ Troy (born on February 24, 1966 in Houston, Texas) may have first
introduced himself as a rapper, but found fame as an executive producer and the
founder of Short Stop Records. Taking local crew Mass 187 under his wing in
1987, he oversaw the group’s fleeting success: the trio signed to Payday Records
for the single “Gangsta Strut” before returning to Short Stop with two LPs in
the 1990s. Troy’s real breakthrough came with “Wanna Be a Baller”, the second
single from his 1998 debut album Sittin’ Fat Down South, which featured vocals
from Yungstar, Lil’ Will, Big T and Screwed...