They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
| "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" | ||||
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| Single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth | ||||
| from the album Mecca and the Soul Brother | ||||
| Released | April 2, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:45 | |||
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| Producer | Pete Rock | |||
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| "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" on YouTube | ||||
"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, Mecca and the Soul Brother, 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 Hot Rap Tracks chart. The song contains a sample from "Today" from the album The Honeysuckle Breeze (1967) by Tom Scott and the California Dreamers, originally performed by Jefferson Airplane.
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) is frequently ranked among the greatest hip-hop songs of all time and a classic of Hip Hop's golden era.