Troy Carter overcame 'financial PTSD' to launch Lady Gaga

By Catherine Robson
Updated June 12 2017 - 9:53am, first published May 19 2017 - 12:38pm

Troy Carter dreamed of being a rapper when he was growing up in the rough part of West Philadelphia. The son of a single mother, whose father served 12 years in jail for murder, he dropped out of school and managed to hustle his way into the orbit of Will Smith, also a Philadelphia native. After a short time signed to Smith's record label, he found his true talent was managing other musicians.

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