Roland Collins, better known by his stage name Troy Ave, is an American rapper. Hailing from New York City's Crown Heights neighborhood, his moniker is adapted from a street near his childhood home. His two studio albums, New York City: The Album (2013) and Major Without a Deal (2015), were both self-released and entered the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart; the latter entered the Billboard 200. He was named in XXL magazine's 2014 Freshmen Class.