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Back to Ballin' [PA]

Lil' Troy
1 disc

1. Pimp Is Back
2. For Years
3. Mo Money, Mo Problems
4. Pop Ya Collar
5. We Gon Lean
6. Back to Ballin
7. There He Go
8. Lesbian Nights
9. Long Time
10. Let's Smoke
11. Buckle
12. Wired Up
13. Touch Ya Toes
14. Keep My Name Out Your Mouth
15. Dead Wrong
16. We Gon Lean - (Remix by Dirk, Dirk remix)
17. Wanna Be a Baller - (Chop & Screw mix)
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 8321
Credits

Producer
Engineer
Personnel includes: Lil' Troy (rap vocals); Ronnie Spencer (vocals); Funky Fingaz (guitar); De Juan (bass); Billy Cook (background vocals).
Producers include: Joe Traxx, DJ Miz, Rakesh, Mr. Mixx, Lee.
Personnel: Billy Cook , Ronnie Spencer (vocals); Funky Fingers (guitar).
Audio Mixers: Lil' Troy; Mr. Mixx.
Audio Remixer: Dirk.
The life of rap impresario Lil Troy is a testament to the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the modern hip-hop scenario. Though the Texan has been in and out jail over the years, he's managed to start his own record company, produce several artists, and even introduce his own clothing line. Somewhere in there he also found time to establish himself as a first-rate rapper. BACK TO BALLIN' is a perfect example of Troy's hard-hitting style. Needless to say, considering his checkered past, he concentrates heavily on thug life tales, romanticizing the gangsta scene and unloading a seemingly limitless line of bragadoccio regarding his prowess in the love-'em-and-leave-'em department. Nevertheless, its Troy's entrepeneurial skills that most strongly inform his work, and the perks of financial success, even for a hard character from the streets, are the real bottom line on BACK TO BALLIN'.
Critic Reviews

Vibe (12/01, p.190) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...Troy winds his way through Miami clubs, across West Coast ghettos and into East Coast old school to arrive at everywhere but the native Houstonian's musical homeland, the [Dirty South]....Troy proves adept at juggling the assorted styles..."
Vibe (12/01, p.190) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...Troy winds his way through Miami clubs, across West Coast ghettos and into East Coast old school to arrive at everywhere but the native Houstonian's musical homeland, the [Dirty South]....Troy proves adept at juggling the assorted styles..."