![]() They were playing around throwing empty garbage cans at each other on stage,” he recalled. “Troy was a close friend of the neighborhood that we grew up with since we were little. Reflecting on the song’s title and theme, Pete revealed that the song was about a neighborhood friend who died while on tour with Kid ‘n Play and Salt-N-Pepa. Producer Pete Rock recently broke down his catalogue for, telling the story behind his classic single “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” with CL Smooth. 48 Lizzo Fans Come For Aries Spears After Comedian Says She Looks Like 'The Shit Emoji' - He Fires Back.58 Canadian Battle Rapper Pat Stay Stabbed To Death In Halifax.58 2Pac Was ‘Delusional’ & ‘Playing A Role’ Says ‘Menace II Society’ Director Allen Hughes.60 The Game Responds To Fans Telling Him He Fell Off: ‘Who The Fuck Are You?'.60 2Pac Would ‘End’ Biggie & Nas In A Verzuz Battle, Says Joe Budden.64 PnB Rock Reportedly Dead At 30 Following Los Angeles Shooting.141 Fat Joe Dragged On Twitter For Saying Both Latinos + Blacks Created Hip Hop.15 Offset Explains Why JAY-Z Is The G.O.A.T.: ‘You Can’t Play With Him’.15 Funk Flex Calls For LL COOL J & Akademiks Sit-Down Following ‘Dusty’ Rapper Comments.16 Kanye West Claims He’s Never Read A Book, Compares Reading To ‘Eating Brussels Sprouts’.Dre Proves JAY-Z Isn’t The Only Rapper With Picasso Money 18 Nav Says People Hate Him Because Of ‘The Way I Look’.21 Kid Cudi: ‘I Am The Most Hated Man In Hip Hop Right Now’.27 LL COOL J Scolds Akademiks For Calling Hip Hop Pioneers 'Dusty'.30 The Game’s ‘Black Slim Shady’ Eminem Diss Was Ghostwritten By Stat Quo, Suggests D12's Bizarre.5 Kanye West Makes adidas An Offer While Declaring ‘I Love War’.5 Rolling Loud New York: Drill Rappers Claim NYPD Requested Their Removal From Festival.5 Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Promise Verzuz Return After Settling $28M Triller Lawsuit.5 Big Daddy Kane Shares Throwback Of Biz Markie Surprising Eminem At Detroit Show.7 Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel Almost Made A Joint Album, Says Just Blaze.7 YG Blasts Def Jam Over Botched 'I Got Issues' Album Rollout: 'All They Do Is Fuck Up'.9 Desiigner Trashes EST Gee For High Feature Price: 'You’re Hot Garbage!'.10 Akademiks Responds To Backlash Over 'Dusty' Rapper Comments.15 New Music Friday - New Albums From Cam'ron & A-Trak, DaBaby, Lucki, DreamDoll + More.16 DaBaby Claims He Slept With Megan Thee Stallion Before Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting.If there is anyone listening to this song for the first time after reading this blog I hope it brings a positive memory of someone in your life like it does for me. We should all strive to leave a positive memory to the people in our lives. If someone is going to dedicate a song to your memory this is how it should be. Roy when he was alive other than he danced with Heavy D. There have been some as good but not better. I hope it’s a consolation for them that after 17 years since this song was released there hasn’t been a hip hop song any better. It’s too bad this group got caught up in the beginning of the G-Funk gangster rap explosion and their positivity couldn’t sustain and give them a more accomplished career. He does an excellent job of painting a portrait of the people in the song. The lyrics are poetic, intricate and yet easy to follow. The third voice is dedicated to their friend Troy that the song is named after. The second is about his grandfather who was his father figure growing up. The first one is about his mother and how she overcame the struggles of being a teenage mom. ![]() CL Smooth raps three verses in this song. The horn sample begins the song and sets the vibe. The instrumental track produced by Pete Rock features a horn and bass line sample by a song called “Today” by Tom Scott. He died in an accident while they were on tour in 1990. ![]() The song is named after Troy ‘Trouble T Roy’ Dixon who was a member of Heavy D and the Boyz. ![]() This is one of the five best hip hop songs ever and shows the power of the genre when it’s done correctly. It was recorded on their album Mecca and The Soul Brother in 1992. There is no hip hop song that embodies this feeling more than “They Reminisce (T.R.O.Y.)” by Pete Rock and CL Smooth. Every now and then you have to reminisce and pay respects to the good people in our lives in the past and the present and show them how much we care. We also understand the value of having support and appreciation for the people that helped us along the way. We got to live through and experience the community changing right before our eye and watched friends and family members struggle. We deal with the loss of our peers for foolish reasons. The hip hop generation has been dealing with some serious issues at a younger age than we should have. Most people have their lives shaped by a combination of support, adversity, and change. ![]()
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