“Wanna Be a Baller” was released in 1999 by Lil' Troy as the lead single from his album “Sittin' Fat Down South”. The track features Big T, Yungstar, F Pat, Lil' Will, and H.A.W.K., and is built around a sample of Toto's 1982 song “I Won't Hold You Back.” The record became a major regional hit before crossing into the mainstream, eventually reaching No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. It helped spotlight Houston's late-90s rap scene and remains closely associated with the city's sound during that e
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“Wanna Be a Baller” was released in 1999 by Lil' Troy as the lead single from his album “Sittin' Fat Down South”. The track features Big T, Yungstar, F Pat, Lil' Will, and H.A.W.K., and is built around a sample of Toto's 1982 song “I Won't Hold You Back.” The record became a major regional hit before crossing into the mainstream, eventually reaching No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. It helped spotlight Houston's late-90s rap scene and remains closely associated with the city's sound during that e
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