Ever since catching a case for the shooting at Irving Plaza last year Troy Ave’s been going through the motions on the streets and in his personal life.
Showing up to The Breakfast Club clad in a bulletproof vest, Troy Ave a.k.a. NewPac opens up about what went down on Christmas, the fallout he had with Banga’s family, and that rumored sex tape that never saw the light of day. And no, he didn’t want to talk about went down at Irving Plaza last year.
Here are the 11 things we learned about Troy Ave on The Breakfast Club.
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1. Where My Homies?
Troy Ave stopped messing with a few of his homies after they cowered the night of the shooting at Irving Plaza.
2. Christmas Shooting
After he got shot in his car on Christmas, Troy’s girlfriend pulled him out the car and they jogged to the hospital. On the way there he would bang on car doors asking for help but no one would take them to the hospital until one guy decided to give them a ride.
3. Banga
He never met Banga’s family other than his brothers. He said he offered the family to pay for a horse-drawn carriage and flowers but they said they didn’t want any flowers, they preferred monetary gifts.
4. Banga’s Headstone
Though the family said that Banga didn’t have a headstone, Troy’s been trying to get the info to put one but the family keeps asking for apologies and other things before giving him the green light to place a headstone at his grave.
5. Banga’s Bond
As far as those rumors that Troy left Banga in jail for months, “long story long,” he says that when they went to bail him out there was a hold on his name, then the bail bondsman played games with the money until his lawyer threatened him with legal action.
6. Taxstone
Troy says he never had no relationship with Taxstone for it to have gone so bad. That’s all he’ll say on that subject.
8. Capital Steez
He doesn’t believe him losing his man Banga as karma for what he said about Capital Steez committing suicide.
9. That Sex Tape
That Troy Ave “sex tape” wasn’t so much a sex tape as it was a music video turned porno.
10. Braid Life
Troy is rocking braids because he can’t get a haircut due to the bullet shrapnel in his head that prevents him from getting clippers rub against the shrapnel.
11. Kendrick Lamar
Even though he called Kendrick Lamar a “weirdo,” Kendrick reached out to Troy while he was locked up and showed love. And yes, K. Dot brung up the “weirdo” comment.
