Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967July 15, 1990),Allmusic
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Death

On July 14, 1990, while on tour in

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, Dixon and others were horseplaying after a performance and walking on a raised exit ramp outside

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. 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 the 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/ref> 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 ''

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Personal life

Dixon had a daughter named Tantania, who was nine months old when he died.

References

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