@hiphopofthe90s: “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 era. Over two decades later, the song is still widely recognized for its hook and production, and continues to represent a key moment in Southern hip-hop's rise at the turn of the millennium. 💯 Do y'all still have this song in rotation 🤔⁉️ 🎥 Via: Lil' Troy - “Wanna Be A Baller” #rap #hiphop #rapmusic #hiphopmusic #music

Wayne h :

Eazy E version remix is better

FactsoverNonsense :

Sample the Purple Rain 🌂 Beat

onlyfish559 :

Prince knew to let the sample clear 😂😂 this some heat 🔥

Hi :

2k 26 log in song

abo azaha :

name of the song

🫀🫀 :

2k19 nba peak song🔥🔥🔥

Cleo_ She.Wolf_ Oxide :

This song still jams at every party in New Zealand till this day 😎😎😎

Ballaz-N-Disguise :

Rest up Big T

Uncle :

Crazy thing is that Lil’ Troy wrote and produced this song but doesn’t actually have a verse on it.

SMOKINGG421 :

when I was a teenager my Dad would say play that song that sounds country 😂😂

Nostrildamus :

He knew he was about to get loose right here! Sidenote: This would gone crazy on Key & Peele

Rubin :

the golden era of hip hop

shaggysmurfettte :

am I the only one that sings "on the impaller" to keep it rhyming? lol

Hometown Hero 🖤 :

You had to be here 🔥🔥🔥

1983steven :

It’s a iconic 90s hit

Phyllis Montana-Leblanc :

"but there's got to be a better way..." I've always loved that part, because even in his rap, he keeps it real in the wanting "a better way."

Tommyegannn :

Got to be a better wayyyyyyyy✌️✌️✌️

your.a.lost.cause.wemmbu :

THM :

Uncle :

One of the first rappers with “Lil” in his name that had a hit

D9ty :

I still have it in my current Playlist...

userid187697 :

Where does Toto's song influence this? I don't hear it.

🎣🦋🦝JIMMER🦖🤸🌹 :

That hook !!!

Utuy Dinero :

classic🔥

DJtheMagnificent :

the new generation has no idea how much this was played when it first came out! Instant classic.