Roland Collins, known as Troy Ave, is chart-topping American rapper who XXL Magazine named part of the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class.  Since 2003, the Brooklyn, New York native has released four mixtapes independently (I’m In Traffick (2009), Bricks in My Backpack (2010), Bricks in My Backpack 2: Powder to the People (2011), White Christmas (2012), […]

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Roland Collins, known as Troy Ave, is chart-topping American rapper who XXL Magazine named part of the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class.  Since 2003, the Brooklyn, New York native has released four mixtapes independently (I’m In Traffick (2009), Bricks in My Backpack (2010), Bricks in My Backpack 2: Powder to the People (2011), White Christmas (2012), selling over seventy-thousand copies on his own.  His studio albums, New York City: The Album (2013), and Major Without a Deal (2015) hit the US R&B charts at No. 47 and No. 14, respectively.

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