{"id":14524,"date":"2010-07-17T13:04:53","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T11:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=14524"},"modified":"2010-07-17T13:04:53","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T11:04:53","slug":"reminiscing-over-trouble-t-roy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/reminiscing-over-trouble-t-roy\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminiscing over Trouble T-Roy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"100%\" height=\"325\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FiOcVWQY2bc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Twenty years ago today (July 15) tragedy struck when hip-hop dance pioneer Troy \u201cTrouble T-Roy\u201d Dixon passed, following a freak accident while on tour in Indianapolis with his group, Heavy D &amp; the Boyz. The Mt. 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