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Pastor Troy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Drumma Boy, T.I., Rasheeda and Whodini. Those roots explain a lot about how Pastor Troy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lil Scrappy, YoungBloodz, Shawty Lo, Young Jeezy and Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Timbaland, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Killer Mike and Chamillionaire, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Pastor Troy, reaching back through Drumma Boy and forward to Timbaland. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Micah LeVar Troy, known professionally as Pastor Troy, is an American rapper from Augusta, Georgia. He is best known for his 2002 single "Are We Cuttin'", 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.
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Pastor Troy connections
Pastor Troy grew out of Drumma Boy, T.I., Rasheeda and Whodini, shares an orbit with Lil Scrappy, YoungBloodz, Shawty Lo and Young Jeezy, went on to shape Timbaland, Ludacris, Young Jeezy and Killer Mike. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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