- Trouble T Roy
Trouble T.Roy was born Troy Dixon in 1968. He was part of the largely successful group
Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990. On July 15,1990 in Indianapolis while on supporting tour Trouble T.Roy was tragically killed in a fall at the age of 22. Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album Peaceful Journey to his memory in 1991.Pete Rock andC.L. Smooth dedicated their rap classicThey Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) to Trouble T.Roy in 1992 immortalizing his memory.Insight
Pete Rock in a 2007 interview with Village Voice:
I had a friend of mine that passed away, and it was a shock to the community. I was kind of depressed when I made it. And to this day, I can't believe I made it through, the way I was feeling. I guess it was for my boy. When I found the record by Tom Scott, basically I just heard something incredible that touched me and made me cry. It had such a beautiful bassline, and I started with that first. I found some other sounds and then heard some sax in there and used that. Next thing you know, I have a beautiful beat made. When I mixed the song down, I had Charlie Brown from Leaders of the New School in the session with me, and we all just started crying."
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