i gave you power

you know with the recent departure of crunk music being the norm amongst southern rappers, in favor of more dance-oriented styles, i was thinking about the boy pastor troy. now i know that some people from the other regions might not know who i'm talking about, but in the dirty south his name speaks volumes. i believe he made crunk music popular, he is clearly one of the early predecessors to the sub-genre. i remember when i was in middle school, and if one of his songs played, it almost was a guaranteed fight or a near riot. troy had or still has beef with lil jon (not to mention that famous beef with master p). he felt jon stole his style and ran with it. now i don't know how true this is but troy would've definitely been a mainstream success during crunk's peak. i'm not discrediting lil jon with anything, he deserves the title he bestowed on himself: the king of crunk. shit without jon's influence the south wouldn't be running the rap game right now. but troy's string of underground hits are undeniable: "this tha city", "vica versa", "if they kill me", and "i'm ridin' big" to name a few. yeah he made attempts to that next level (that stupid-ass "are we cutting?" bullshit) put never reached the levels he should have. jon's last album went 2x platinum off two videos and that's pretty impressive with the staggering album sales of recent years. i always felt like troy didn't get his shot, but with rumored talks with cash money, this could be interesting partnership. i feel he could mesh well with weezy & co. i just hope he can make another album like the original face off...