Troy Neilson (born 1979) is a Canadian rapper based in Ottawa, Ontario, performing with the stage name Brockway Biggs. He previously performed as Pimp-T or Pimp Tea ("Positively Influencing More People to Excel Artistically").

Early life and education

Neilson grew up in Charters Settlement, southwest of Fredericton. and reviewed music for The Newbrunswickian.

His two albums received four nominations at the ECMA in 2003 and 2005. Pimp Tea has performed on MusiquePlus, ZeD (CBC), Breakfast Television, and at the 2003 Canada Winter Games, and has received music video play on MuchMusic and MusiquePlus.

Pimp Tea's single "Shake Ya Caboose", produced by Chaylon Brewster, won a 2005 East Coast Music Award ("ECMA") for "Urban Single of the Year" and charted on about 35 stations.

In 2005, Neilson moved to Ottawa, Ontario. Soon after, he retired the Pimp Tea nickname and began performing as Brockway Biggs. the album appeared on the !earshot Top 20 Hip Hop campus and community radionchart in October of that year. He also contributed a track, "invisible", to the compilation album Full of It, produced by Sean One.

In 2010 Brockway Biggs released a compilation album, Canadian Rap Future Superstars, with tracks contributed by a number of rappers.

References

  • Brockway Biggs official site
  • Pimp Tea site
  • Brockway Entertainment