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Pastor Troy - True-To-Life Lyrics and Trunk-Rattling Beats

Pastor Troy has Riding high off his success, a laundry list of albums
become one of the followed. In 2000, he released two highly praised under-
most respected figures ground albums Book I and Pastor Troy for President. Then,
in hip-hop today. Not he came back again with the Universal-distributed “Face
only does he appeal to Off” in 2001. In that same year, he struck again with his
the mainstream mass- affiliate group DSGB’s (Down South Georgia Boyz) debut
es with major label album “The Last Supper”.

attention, but he also Pastor Troy’s second album for Universal, Universal Sol-
keeps his grassroots dier, came in 2002 and was
fan base satisfied with his most successful, charting at
a slew of independent Number 13 on The Billboard
albums, true-to-life 200. The album’s lead single
lyrics and trunk- “Are We Cuttin’” hit number
rattling beats.
Photo Credit: Pastor Troy 96 on The Billboard Hot 100.

Born Micah LeVar Troy in the College Park suburb of Once again an independent
Atlanta, Pastor Troy made his recording debut in 1999 rapper, Pastor Troy has
with “We Ready- I Declare War”, independent album Photo Credit: Pastor Troy released a small library of
which got picked up by and distributed through Universal material from mixtapes to albums to chopped and
Records. Troy instantly gained national notoriety on the screwed albums. Now with his latest offering, “King of All
album’s single, “No Mo Play in G.A.,” where he dissed Kings”, Troy is ready to take back what’s rightfully his.
the at-the-time reigning champ of Southern rap Master P.

The Hooten Hollers - The Strange & Unexplained, Raucous & Intense

John Randall’s demonically-tinged vocals and manic
guitar, and Andy Rehm’s screaming falsetto vocals and
steady, pounding drum beat keep the band focused on
their unique blend of deep blues and country punk.
Kellie Everett brings the power with the deep rumble of
her baritone and bass saxophones.

Winter solstice, 2018 marked the release of a new
album, “Live in Missouri”, recorded at The Blue Note in
Columbia, MO earlier in the year. This new recording
closely captures the intense energy of The Hooten Hollers
in concert, with a combination of improvisation,
Photo Credit: LOMM extended versions of songs, and many fan favorites.
Columbia, Missouri’s The Hooten Hollers spent ten years
forging an inimitable style culled from their love of roots
music and the unbridled spirit that birthed it. Citing
influences ranging from rhythm & blues to rock’n’roll,
honky tonk to jazz and soul to punk, the group’s unique
instrumentation forms a sound that not only nods to
past but adds to history. Known for wild live shows and
themes of the strange and unexplained, the result is
both raucous and intense.
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