Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967July 15, 1990),
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Death
On July 14, 1990, while on tour in Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
, 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.
Legacy
Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, '' Peaceful Journey'', to his memory in 1991.allmusic Biography
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Pete Rock & CL Smooth dedicated their song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" is a song by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, 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 lead single off their debut album, ...
" to him in 1992.[ Pete Rock discussed the song's genesis in a 2007 interview with '' The Village Voice'':
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1967 births
1990 deaths
Musicians from Mount Vernon, New York
American hip hop musicians
20th-century American musicians
American hip hop dancers
Accidental deaths from falls
Accidental deaths in Indiana
20th-century American dancers