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Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 — July 15, 1990),〔(Allmusic )〕 better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer and rapper with the successful group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990. On July 15, 1990, at the age of 22, Dixon was killed by an accidental fall. While on tour in Indianapolis, he and others were having fun after a performance and walking on a raised exit ramp outside the arena. Dixon lost his balance, fell from a height of approximately two stories, and hit his head. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.〔(XXL Magazine ) July 15, 2010〕 Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, ''Peaceful Journey'', to his memory in 1991.〔(allmusic Biography )〕 Pete Rock & CL Smooth dedicated their song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" to him in 1992.〔 Pete Rock discussed the song's genesis in a 2007 interview with ''The Village Voice'':
Guy mentions him in a song called "Long Gone", a 1990 song paying tribute to various artists and friends, on their album ''The Future''. Vocalist Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest gives him a shout-out at the end of their song "Vibes and Stuff". Rapper Sinister X mentions Dixon in the SyckSyde song Dead Gangstas, when he raps "They'll reminisce over you like Pete Rock did T-Roy, talkin bout how you went from B-Boy to R.I.P. Boy." ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trouble T Roy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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