They were attempting to find drugs. You see cars here all the time, rappers coming and going at all hours because this is where our studio is. You’ve got family members and record execs coming and going, it’s a very busy household so you can see why someone would suspect there was drug dealing going on. I think they staked out the house for about a week beforehand, because the car they were driving had been stolen for about six days.

I think the robbers thought it was a drug dealer’s house, and might not have even known Troy lived there. I believe they went there looking for drugs, and the neighbors hear robbers yelling, "Where’s the dope, where’s the keys, where’s the money?" and they told the press. That just set everything off. In fact, when the police were interviewed by the Sentinel they said they were surprised they didn’t find any drugs. I’d like to know why they were surprised! Seems like they assumed Troy was dealing. Now they’re verbally prosecuting the victim.

It bothers him a lot. The whole situation gave the impression that he might be dabbling in illegal stuff, and that’s not cool, especially for a basketball player. It could hurt his career. The situation really doesn’t even involve him, even though it was his residence.

Well, you see cars out here, a Cadillac truck, 2003 BMW, big-body Navigator, 300 M’s sittin’ on twenties. With all the traffic through the house, of course you’re going to assume it’s a drug dealer. There are parties going on here all the time, a studio running 24 hours a day. They probably thought it was a good spot to rob.

A lot of times girls come over, and I’m sure they talk to people. Not all of them know that it’s Troy’s house. We try to keep that on the low. But they’re seeing all these nice cars and people who don’t work regular 9-5 jobs, so they’re probably assuming these guys are into drugs. They probably go home and talk about what they’ve seen, and assume that there’s drug money funding this lifestyle. You know the stereotype – these cats couldn’t possibly not have regular jobs and make this money without selling drugs.

Well, their perception of him can’t be good, because of the press surrounding this incident. The media pulled up everything that’s ever happened in hihs past, like a prior incident outside of his apartment that didn’t even involve him was talked about. The neighbors were complaining that we play loud music and have parties all the time, but keep in mind that this is also a recording studio so playing music doesn’t mean that we’re disturbing the peace.

He’s a real kind person but I don’t think that had anything to do with this incident. He was letting people walk through his house all the time, and the same people who were around before will be around now. I just think someone was talking too much, and as a result there was a misconception and a robbery occurred.

I don’t think so. Controversy usually helps music careers by bringing attention to the artist. Of course, that’s not they way we would have wanted to acquire it, we’d rather it be because of our talent. The only way it could hurt the music career is if the NBA says that his music is too explicit, that might add more gas to the fire.

He was a friend of ours who used to come over, play ball, and chill in the studio with us, once or twice a week.

We haven’t really spoken to them too much because I think they hold us responsible. They just want to know what the hell happened, but unfortunately we don’t have the answer. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He had just pulled up a few minutes before the robbers rolled up in the driveway. When the demanded money and car keys, he pulled a gun.

Yeah, Reid shot one of the robbers in the hand that he was holding the gun with. The bullet went through the guy’s hand and he was also shot in the hip. The guy drove to Daytona an hour later and checked himself into the hospital, saying that someone carjacked him. When they asked him who he was with and where the car was, he didn’t have any answers. The car he was driving was stolen.