As Pastor Troy begins his verse, you can hear the emotion in his cadence along with his growling “Yeah!” adlibs in the background. It isn’t the beat alone or the lyrical content that make this an incredible song. Backed by menacing bell tolls and electric guitars, it sounds like Pastor Troy and featured artist Peter The Disciple are preparing for the end of days. The Cory Mo beat elevates Pastor Troy to a level that many artists, past and present, have never ascended to in their career. Let’s switch focus from the message and discuss another key element for ‘Vice Versa’ being one of the best songs in Hip-Hop history. What if that entity you’ve been praying to all along is the evil that people have been trying to warn you about? What makes their religion the one that’s correct? What if Muslims have it right? Or Buddhists? Or even Atheists? ‘Vice Versa’ makes you question life and all the little details you were brought up to be correct. Who’s to say we’re right? According to the Bible, Jesus’ hair was “that of wool”- I’ve never seen a white person with hair of that texture yet all the propaganda of Jesus is painted as a white man (also part of the “white savior complex” that many Caucasians have). Religion is such a divisive topic because Americans believe Christianity or Catholicism are the only correct ways to worship. The more you listen to ‘Vice Versa’ you begin wondering if your belief system is the right one. At first it sounds like a discussion you would have with your friends after smoking or drinking a little too much on a Saturday night when the party is ending at 4am. This is one of the first records to ever make me question my beliefs. Pastor Troy’s ‘Vice Versa’ is nearly 4 minutes of discussion about spirituality. “Y’all don’t hear me you just wanna dance” would be the prime quote for most people who heard the likes of Outkast, Goodie Mob, Scarface, and more as there were plenty of artists who had a message they just styled it in a way that was more fun to digest. The south has always been portrayed as a region that didn’t have “lyricists” or “conscious” sounding artists for many years. “Again I ask heaven was hell or vice versa/would you start doin’ evil in order to nurture” -Pastor Troy Yet Pastor Troy, a southern rapper, questions everything from the beginning of his long verse on this classic record. As we got older we were able to develop our own beliefs based on life experiences, world events, and many other things (religion is always a circus freak show to talk about between my brother and my mom at Thanksgiving). It wasn’t necessarily the notion of us questioning if it was the right thing to believe in, moreso the demand of going so many times that we opted not to attend once we were able to make decisions for ourselves. My brother and I were in church three times a week while living with my mom. Any sort of a challenge is looked at as disrespectful rather than discussion on why someone’s belief system is like this. What if heaven is really hell? Could you imagine believing one thing for your entire life that’s supposed to be good, only to end up being lied to and it being the worst fate you could imagine for the after life? We’re brought up to believe what we’re taught at young ages are absolutely right but aren’t taught to question them. “What if heaven was hell and vice versa? If I told you go to hell would you tell I cursed ya?” PT Cruiser begins the Carl Mo produced record, offering a thought provoking question. The Atlanta, GA rapper didn’t garner much commercial success during his career but ‘Vice Versa’ will go down as his Mona Lisa.
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Pastor Troy is a Hip Hop legend from the ATL. Also in 2001, the Pastor Troy-affiliated group DSGB (i.e., Down South Georgia Boyz) made its debut on The Last Supper. Released by Universal Records, the album was led by the non-charting single "This tha City" and included previously released material (e.g., "No Mo Play in G.A."). A pair of subsequent underground albums - Book I and Pastor Troy for President, both released in 2000 - set the stage for Pastor Troy's major-label debut, Face Off (2001). "No Mo Play in G.A.," a Master P dis, drew attention to the album and earned Pastor Troy some initial notoriety. Pastor Troy made his recording debut in 1999 with We Ready - I Declare War, an underground album released by Madd Society Records.
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