Troy Jackson, aka Quithelastword, is an independent rap artist and song writer hailing from South Jamaica queens New York. Growing up in a structured, two parent household and being the youngest of four children, music has been brewing in Troy’s veins since birth. His father was a singer during the 70s so Troy’s music selection is deep. He grew up listening to a variety of R&B classics ranging from Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, to hip hop legends like LL Cool J, who is a Queens native himself. Troy recalls LL Cool J as the first rapper he listened to during his childhood. “My big brother would play his songs and rap to them all day,” he says with a warm smile about the memory.

 

Before music became his life-long goal, Troy had a great interest in the sport of basketball. He began playing basketball when he was in the fifth grade at elementary school. During his junior year in high school, Troy outgrows the extracurricular activity and starts his musical journey. This was the beginning of Troy transitioning into Quithelastword, the musician that he is today. While in high school, Qui joins a rhyming group called UNC which was formed by Qui and a few of his friends. The creation of the group UNC becomes successful, which led up to Qui and his friends to start their own entertainment company shortly after called F.A.M.E which is the acronym for Focus Artist Maintaining Excellence.



 

With great determination to break into the music business, Qui had worked as an intern for Def Jam records. He was a member of their free promotion street team. Qui also released his first full song called “Top Notch”. Sadly after the song’s release during the time, Qui’s oldest brother, a firefighter, was killed during the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. This family tragedy had made Qui put a hiatus on his long term goals as a musician.

 

 

While recovering from the national tragedy that claimed the life of his oldest brother, Qui knew he had to continue pursuing his dream to become a successful musician. He made a comeback with his mixtape titled “Industry Free Agents,” a project which introduces the world to Quithelastword and his life story that lead up to his musical comeback . In addition to releasing his mixtape, Qui was also a headliner for Queens native rapper, Mr. Cheeks and underground mixtape rapper Fred da Godson, a South Bronx Native.

 

As his music career continued to prosper and gain more recognition from people in high places, Qui’s studio sessions were being recorded and broadcast by the CBS news network. In addition to receiving mainstream media exposure, Qui began touring and doing live performances at high profile venues at various states across the country such as North Carolina, Maryland and throughout his hometown, New York city just to name a few. With numerous accomplishments under his belt throughout the years from putting in dedication and hard work into his music brand, Qui’s resume and respect from music industry insiders only continues soaring to new heights.

 

Currently, Qui is actively furthering his music career and is signed to Total Control Records. From his humble beginnings until now, he continues to devote his time doing what he loves most, making great music, which he describes as "always a magical experience." Qui’s talent explains the true meaning of an artist and phenomenon. Gifted like most and stands in a category like no other, Qui’s ability for greatness exceeds the industry expectance and displays an energy force that has not been measured since the Motown days. “Destiny” is the title of Qui’s latest single and currently a No. 1 hit, which sums up his musical journey and his non-stop focus to fulfill his dream of going down in hip hop history as one of the many greatest artists of all time. Qui knows he is destined for greatness. His primary goal is to become more established in the music industry, maintain longevity, and taking his growing career straight to the top or beyond!