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"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" is a song by
Pete Rock & CL Smooth Pete Rock & CL Smooth were an American hip hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, '' All Souled Out'' and followed that with their 1992 LP ''Mecca and the Soul Brother''. Career 1991–1994: The Golden Ag ...
, inspired by the death of their close friend Troy Dixon (better known as "Trouble" T. Roy of Heavy D & the Boyz) in 1990. The song was the
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off their debut album, ''
Mecca and the Soul Brother ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' is the 1992 debut album from hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The album contains their best known song, " They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)". ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' has been widely acclaimed as one of ...
'', released in 1992, and later became a staple of early 1990s hip hop. The song peaked at #58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the
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chart. The song contains a sample from "
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" from the album '' The Honeysuckle Breeze'' (1967) by Tom Scott and the California Dreamers, originally performed by
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.


Overview

Pete Rock in a 2007 interview with ''
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'':


Legacy

"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" has since appeared on lists such as ''
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''s "1001 Best Songs Ever", ''
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''s "Top 20 Singles of the 90s", and
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's "100 Best Rap Singles Of All Time". It was voted #6 in
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's Top 100 Rap Songs. It was also number 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. ''
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'' included the song at #35 on their ''Top 200 Tracks of the 90s''. ''
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'' magazine ranked the song #12 on its list of "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." It was also ranked #430 on its "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2021. In 2012,
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's song " Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" from '' Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1'' used the same sample from "Today" that "They Reminisce Over You" did. In response,
Pete Rock Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapping, rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned along ...
said he felt "violated." Fiasco further references the song in the title of the final track of
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, "They.Resurrect.Over.New (T.R.O.N.)."


Track listing

: Side A #"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" #"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" (instrumental) #"The Creator (Slide to the Side Remix)" : Side B #"The Creator (Slide to the Side Remix)" (instrumental) #"Creator" (EP mix) #"Creator" (EP mix) (instrumental)


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External links

* {{Authority control Pete Rock songs 1992 singles 1992 songs Elektra Records singles Songs written by Pete Rock Songs written by CL Smooth Jazz rap songs Commemoration songs CL Smooth songs