Troy DixonAllmusic, better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer with the successful group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990.

On July 15, 1990, 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. Dixon lost his balance, fell from a height of approximately two stories, and hit his head. He was rushed to the hospital and later died there.XXL Magazine July 15, 2010

Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, Peaceful Journey

Peaceful Journey

-Reception:The album was released on July 2, 1991, for Uptown Records and was produced by Pete Rock, DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Marley Marl and Howie Tee. This marked the group's first album since the death of member, Trouble T Roy, who died almost a year before the album's release, and several on...

, to his memory in 1991.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth are a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed with 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP.-The Golden Age :...

 dedicated their song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

"They Reminisce Over You " is a song by Pete Rock and CL Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend Troy Dixon in 1990. The song was the lead single off their debut album, Mecca and the Soul Brother, released in 1992, and later became a staple of classic early 90s hip hop...

" to him in 1992. Pete Rock discussed the song's genesis in a 2007 interview with The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

:

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

Leaders of the New School

Leaders of the New School was a Long Island, New York-based hip hop crew.-History:The crew was composed of Uniondale, New York, natives Charlie Brown and Dinco D ; North Amityville, New York native Cut Monitor Milo ; and Busta Rhymes , who was originally from Brooklyn, New York but later moved to...

 in the session with me, and we all just started crying."

Guy

Guy (band)

Guy are a hip hop, R&B and soul band most closely associated with the new jack swing style of the 1980s and 1990s.-Origins :Guy was formed in Harlem, New York in 1987 by R&B singer-songwriters Aaron Hall, young musician/record producer Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling...

 mentions him in a song called "Long Gone", a 1990 song paying tribute to various artists and friends, on their album The Future

The Future (Guy album)

-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*art direction – Jeanne Bradshaw*artwork – Stuart Watson...

.

Vocalist Q-Tip

Q-Tip (rapper)

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...

 of A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...

 gives him a shout-out at the end of their song "Vibes and Stuff".