![]() The first recorded rapper came from Texas, a former drug dealer named Troy Lane Birklett who became Lil’ Troy and had a career with the group Mass 187 and as a solo artist since the late 1980s. The name originates in American gangs a nickname given to members who aren’t at the top of the hierarchy, and rap (as it has done with many street codes and expressions) has appropriated it. Some of these Lils may be short in stature but there’s nothing small about their talent, personalities, or antics, especially judging by the way they’ve invaded the American rap landscape, crushing the other family that was once in vogue, that of the Youngs (Thug, Jing, Buck, M.A.) without contest. Recently it’s started to make another comeback. ![]() In a musical style where a big ego might be one of the qualities you need the most in order to stand out, a lil’ prefix has been going in and out of fashion for the past thirty years.
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