英文互译镜像站

They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

Last updated

I had a friend of mine that passed away, and it was a shock to the community. I was kind of depressed when I made it. And to this day, I can't believe I made it through, the way I was feeling. I guess it was for my boy. When I found the record by Tom Scott, basically I just heard something incredible that touched me and made me cry. It had such a beautiful bassline, and I started with that first. I found some other sounds and then heard some sax in there and used that. Next thing you know, I have a beautiful beat made. When I mixed the song down, I had Charlie Brown from Leaders of the New School in the session with me, and we all just started crying. [4]

Legacy

"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" has since appeared on lists such as Q Magazine 's "1001 Best Songs Ever", Spin Magazine 's "Top 20 Singles of the 90s", and The Source's "100 Best Rap Singles Of All Time". [5] It was voted #6 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. [6] It was also number 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. Pitchfork included the song at #35 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. [7]

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #12 on its list of "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." [8] It was also ranked #430 on its "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2021. [9]

In 2012, Lupe Fiasco's song "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" from Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 used the same sample from "Today" that "They Reminisce Over You" did. In response, Pete Rock said he felt "violated." [10] Fiasco further references the song in the title of the final track of Tetsuo & Youth, "They.Resurrect.Over.New (T.R.O.N.)."

Track listing

Side A
  1. "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"
  2. "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" (instrumental)
  3. "The Creator (Slide to the Side Remix)"
Side B
  1. "The Creator (Slide to the Side Remix)" (instrumental)
  2. "Creator" (EP mix)
  3. "Creator" (EP mix) (instrumental)

References

  1. ↑ Pitchfork (2010-09-02). "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 50-21". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Pete Rock and CL Smooth, 'They Reminisce Over You'". Rolling Stone Australia. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. ↑ Staff, XXL StaffXXL (2010-07-15). "R.I.P. Trouble T-Roy: Family & Friends Still Reminisce 20 Years Later". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ "dtog". soulbrothernumberone.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ↑ 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time. Archived February 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Top 100 Rap Songs. About.com.
  7. ↑ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 50-21 - Page 2". Pitchfork.com. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rollingstone.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Pete Rock Slams Lupe Fiasco for Crappy 'T.R.O.Y.' Bite". Spin.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"
Peterockcls theyremin 101b.jpg
Single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth
from the album Mecca and the Soul Brother
ReleasedApril 2, 1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:45
Label
Songwriters
Producer Pete Rock
Pete Rock & CL Smooth singles chronology
"The Creator"
(1991)		"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"
(1992)		"Straighten It Out"
(1992)
Audio sample
EPs
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles/EPs
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
泛目录+镜像 YES镜站站群引擎 网站离线镜像 网站离线镜像 百变TDK镜像