Troop 41 is an American hip hop

Hip hop

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 ensemble from Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

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 founded in 2005. The group consists of three members: T-Breezy, Lil Lee and Lil Inferno.

Their 2010 single Do the John Wall was originally released by KAIRIZMIC Music, whose artist management and marketing genius pushed the song to chart as a top 100 digital single on iTunes and in Billboard Magazine, peaking at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100

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. The Do the John Wall single was later re-released on Universal Republic

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 after successfully garnering the group a major recording contract due to charting on iTunes and Billboard Magazine, and receiving over ten million views on YouTube

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. Troop 41's Do the John Wall single was produced by Darius "DeeMoney Beatz" Lassiter, and Executive Produced by Sigh Griffin. The song is based on a Kentucky-based dance, and inspired by seeing NBA basketball

Basketball

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 player John Wall

John Wall (basketball)

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 performing the dance.

The group were described by SPIN

Spin (magazine)

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as "a would-be Southern Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

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".

Members

• Tristian Brown - (T-Breezy), who graduated from Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
  Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
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• Lelynd Darkes (Lil Lee), who graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School
  Needham B. Broughton High School
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• Dakare Wilder (Lil Inferno), who graduated from William G. Enloe High School

Do the John Wall

"Do the John Wall" is a hip-hop dance song by Troop 41. This song is based on the John Wall Dance, which came from Kentucky Wildcats

Kentucky Wildcats

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/Washington Wizards

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 player John Wall

John Wall

Saint John Wall, O.F.M., was an English Catholic Franciscan friar, who is honored as a martyr.He was born in Preston, Lancashire. When of age, he entered the English College, Douai in 1641, and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1645...

. It was released onto iTunes

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according to reports on May 26, 2010.

Remix

The remix of this song features Young Money rapper Lil' Chuckee.

Rankings

It reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of January 11, 2011.

Young Scrap

Troop 41 was featured on Universal Music rapper Young Scrap's song "Text Me" in 2010.

DJ

Troop 41's Official Tour DJ is DJ Bobby Drake, Also based out of NC.