Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 – July 15, 1990),[2] better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer with the group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until his death in 1990.
On July 14, 1990, while on tour in Indianapolis, Dixon and others were horseplaying after a performance and walking on a raised exit ramp outside Market Square Arena. During the commotion, someone pushed a trash barrel down the ramp. Dixon got on the ledge to avoid the barrel, however he lost his balance and fell from a height of approximately two stories. He was rushed to hospital, but died the next day of injuries he had suffered, at age 22. His death was ruled an accident.[1]
Legacyedit
Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, Peaceful Journey, to his memory in 1991.[3]
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."
Personal lifeedit
Dixon had a daughter named Tantania, who was nine months old when he died.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"R.I.P. Trouble T-Roy: Family & Friends Still Reminisce 20 Years Later". XXL. The XXL Network. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
trouble, troy, dixon, october, 1967, july, 1990, better, known, dancer, with, group, heavy, boyz, from, 1987, until, death, 1990, background, informationbirth, nametroy, dixonborn, 1967, october, 1967mount, vernon, york, diedjuly, 1990, 1990, aged, indianapoli. Troy Dixon October 19 1967 July 15 1990 2 better known as Trouble T Roy was a hip hop dancer with the group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until his death in 1990 Trouble T RoyBackground informationBirth nameTroy DixonBorn 1967 10 19 October 19 1967Mount Vernon New York U S 1 DiedJuly 15 1990 1990 07 15 aged 22 Indianapolis Indiana U S GenresHip hopOccupation s DancerYears active1987 1990LabelsUptown Records Contents 1 Death 2 Legacy 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesDeath editOn July 14 1990 while on tour in Indianapolis Dixon and others were horseplaying after a performance and walking on a raised exit ramp outside Market Square Arena During the commotion someone pushed a trash barrel down the ramp Dixon got on the ledge to avoid the barrel however he lost his balance and fell from a height of approximately two stories He was rushed to hospital but died the next day of injuries he had suffered at age 22 His death was ruled an accident 1 Legacy editHeavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album Peaceful Journey to his memory in 1991 3 Pete Rock amp CL Smooth dedicated their song They Reminisce Over You T R O Y to him in 1992 3 Pete Rock discussed the song s genesis in a 2007 interview with The 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 Personal life editDixon had a daughter named Tantania who was nine months old when he died 1 References edit a b c R I P Trouble T Roy Family amp Friends Still Reminisce 20 Years Later XXL The XXL Network 15 July 2010 Retrieved 14 July 2016 Allmusic a b allmusic Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trouble T Roy amp oldid 1211795313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
