Troy Ave (born Roland Collins) raised eyebrows when he said he was the second coming of Tupac earlier this week in an interview with The Breakfast Club. He compared himself to the West Coast icon because of the shootings he’s been involved in over the past few years, including the Irving Plaza shooting where he was hit in the leg and his bodyguard was killed.
The BSB rapper is taking the claim a step further by announcing a new album called Dope Boy Troy Vol.2: NuPac. In an Instagram post, he revealed that the project is due out April 14 and he’s “airing everybody tha fuk out.” What appears to be the cover art for NuPac is a collage featuring photos of both Ave and Tupac in similar situations from their shootings.
Ave is out of jail on $500,000 bond and still facing charges stemming from the Irving Plaza shooting. He released the Roland Collins project while he was behind bars. Media personality Taxstone was arrested in January in connection to the shooting.
Dope Boy Troy was also victim of a shooting during Christmas when he was hit in the arm and head while going to visit his family in Brooklyn.
Tupac was shot at New York’s Quad Studios in 1994 where he was hit five times. He then died two years later after a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
Glorifying being a victim, black people are wierd lol.
White women voting and supporting Trump….? Racist white people are Dumbasses…. lol
I can see how he can make the comparisons internally, but EXTERNALLY these are the kind of comparisons you have to wait for others to give you. If others don’t feel it, then it comes off as a grab for attention.
He’s definitely the NuPac with all the haters he has
What haters? No one gives two fucks about this guy.
I’m rolling over in my grave . . .
I repeat: How do you sell less then 10,000 units, and you this fuckin delusional?
Who?
Mike Jones… Jones…….
sucks the foreskin off his corpse?
Troy Ave is like this guy who other street rappers might big up because of his ties and actions, but never actually be successful The public doesn’t give a shit about how real he is, because that era is long gone. The fact that he is an arrogant asshole doesn’t help either. If you rounded up all the industry people who have respect for him, he wouldn’t even push 100 copies. He has nothing special to say, not does he have a special way to make basic rapper songs. Therefore, dude will never be successful, and with him jumping the gun like this, he has placed himself in a box that he may never break out of. Capitalising off Tupac being inducted this same week as the new trailer, best believe real hiphop fans are not stupid enough to fall for this shit. Ain’t nobody pre-ordering your garbage ass reach for attention slime. #Facts
Name should be Boopac; cause his rap skills is Doo Doo and Booty sweat..
I’m sure there are Troy Ave fans somewhere out there and he’s doing them an injustice. There’s always gonna be comparisons in sports and entertainment. For years ppl wondered if Kobe could be the next MJ, in the end he may have came closer than most, but MJ is still king. Arguably 2Pac could be the MJ of hip hop, but in this case Troy Ave can only compare himself to…….??????? Sorry I can’t think of anybody…..
what new rappers are better than dope boi troy
who else is this gangsta
281-330-8004!!!!!!!! Hit mike jones on tha low!!!!!!
Smoking a Primo full of Tupac ashes somewhere…….
Meanwhile, Joey Badass album is #1 on iTunes hip hop charts and #4 on overall iTunes music charts. And the 14th is when Kendrick drops his album, so yeah, no one cares, Troy Ass.
doooooooooope Im so sexcited!!! I been sayin Troy Ave is da second coming of 2 Pac….. cant wait for dis album. skrrt
I’m sure Troy will be so happy that one out of his only 5 fans will buy his album.
wannabes
Anyone aged 30+ can likely name or sing along with a 1/2 dozen Tupac songs, which are all from the 90’s! That is a legacy. On the other hand, how many people out there have even heard of Troy Ave or can name one “song” by him? Yeah, me neither.
more…
He needs to be shit a few more times, hopefully it takes.
If getting shot up makes you the NEW TUPAC then 50 cent been the new pac. This shows you how actually stupid and retarded these rappers are. Pac wouldve smacked this black bitch around, troy sucks ass
smdh…
Ooo shit..can’t honestly say I’ve heard a single song by the dude, just a handful of features. They’re okay..but he NO Tupac. I’m not even a huge Pac fan but it’s a travesty if he does name his album anything relating to Pac.
RIP to one of the greats.
He might at best be the New Tony Yayo
he is the new 50 in my eyes. also yall some haters troy the real deal. if he wasn’t why does every og rapper fucck with him. Snoop 50 jadakiss faboubuls camron. the list goes on
gangsta rap lives with him
You named like 4 NY rappers and one West Coast rapper. Of course New York rappers gonna fuck with him because he’s from there and that’s the only place where he can get any buzz at all. How about naming more OG rappers not from New York that fuck with him? Pretty hard to do, right? And you’ll see that the proof is in the pudding that Troy isn’t as big as you think he is.
REST IN POWER 2PAC AKA MAKEVALLI……THE LAST OF THE REAL…
damn this dude troy average is disrespecting pac’s legacy. similar photos; that’s his basis for comparison.
2 clips 1 Glock , leave you flat from 1 shot , cats playin the role of Makaveli its only 1 pac .
TROY AVERAGE!!!! SORRY, BROOKLYN!!!!