Wanna Be a Baller

"Wanna Be a Baller"
Single by Lil' Troy featuring Fat Pat, Yungstar, Lil' Will, Big T and H.A.W.K.
from the album Sittin' Fat Down South
Released May 15, 1999
Format CD single, maxi single, 12"
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:39
Label Universal, Republic, Short Stop
Songwriter(s) Troy Lane Birklett, John Hawkins, Patrick L. Hawkins, Jarvis Lemon, Terence Glen Prejean, Bruce Isaac Rhodes
Producer(s) Bruce "Grim" Rhodes
Lil' Troy featuring Fat Pat, Yungstar, Lil' Will, Big T and H.A.W.K. singles chronology
"Small Time"
(1998)		 "Wanna Be a Baller"
(1999)		 "Where's the Love"
(1999)

"Small Time"
(1998)		 "Wanna Be a Baller"
(1999)		 "Where's the Love"
(1999)

"Wanna Be a Baller" is a single by American hip-hop artist Lil' Troy featuring Fat Pat, Yungstar, Lil' Will, Big T and H.A.W.K.. It was released in 1999 as the 2nd single from his debut major label studio album Sittin' Fat Down South. The song peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart.

Lil' Troy wrote but did not perform in the song.[1][2]

The song samples "Little Red Corvette" by Prince.[3]

Legacy

This song has had a tragic legacy as almost everyone featured on this song has died at a relative early age.[4] Fat Pat died February 3, 1998, almost one year prior to the song's release. Lil Troy's Cousin Lil Will died in a car accident in February 2016. Big Hawk, who filled in for his brother Fat Pat for the video shoot, died May 1, 2006. Big T died May 8, 2018. He contributed vocals for the song's hook.

Yungstar, a Houston-area mixtape legend is the lone survivor and is still active performing and featuring on other artist's songs while recording for his upcoming album.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 70
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[5] 40
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[5] 31
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[5] 8
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[5] 36

References

  1. ↑ "Shot Caller: An Interview with "Wanna Be A Baller's" Lil Troy". Passion of the Weiss. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ BMI Work #5530613: Wanna Be a Baller
  3. ↑ "Shot Caller: An Interview with "Wanna Be A Baller's" Lil Troy". Passion of the Weiss. June 24, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Garrick, David (2018-05-09). "Tragic Legacy of Wanna Be a Baller". Houston Press. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Lil Troy allmusic
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