Courageous. Controversial. Witty. Brutally honest. The present and future of hip-hop in New York City. Troy Ave has been called all of these things. But there’s one thing that nobody ever disputes about him: he’s his own man. The Brooklyn-born rapper has called the shots in his heralded career, and stayed true to his vision even as his peers have capitulated to industry expectations. On More Money More Problems, his highly anticipated third album, he stands alone – no features, no B.S., no music business hand-holding. As always, he’s put it out on his own BSB Records, the independent imprint he’s steered to great success for the past five years, since the 2013 release of New York City The Album.
On “Ice Cream,” Troy Ave sets the record straight, putting his naysayers into a proverbial highchair. Without going into specifics, Troy addresses the notion of being an informant as well the other alleged falsehoods that keep holding him back in the eyes of the public. He does, however, brag that public derision never keeps him from “reaching the bag.”
He raps, “I’m a millionaire with a court case, I could Tay-K what my flows say” in reference to his much-publicized legal drama. Many of the legal stipulations in his case are far too complicated for the average person to (even) comprehend.
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