June 23, 2003 @ 8:00 pm
Pastor Troy - Universal Soilder (Universal)
In the South, where folks often walk straight off the corner into the congregation, people expect rap to touch on the sacred as well as the profane, though it handles the latter much more convincingly than the former.
In the South, where folks often walk straight off the corner into the congregation, people expect rap to touch on the sacred as well as the profane, though it handles the latter much more convincingly than the former. Pastor Troy flips this equation. On his uneven but occasionally stirring new release, the ATL crunkmeister is at his best when dropping lyrics about the rapture, although he spends most of his time preaching about Rémy, dubs, and booty claps. Troy's trademark bare-knuckled delivery shines when bolstered by guest producers like Lil Jon ("If They Kill Me") and Jazze Pha ("You Can't Pimp Me"). Über boardman Timbaland contributes the album’s two tightest tracks—the sinus-clearing “Are We Cuttin’” and the nasty "Tell 'Em It's On." Elsewhere, Troy, whose father is a minister and ex–Army drill sergeant, returns to his roots with good results: "Bless America" is a blusteringly patriotic antiterrorism broadside worthy of the WWF. And the metallic "When He Comes" mixes visions of Christ with AK-47 fire, giving the impression that Troy is a conflicted soul. If only he bared it more often.
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