The Evolution of Heavy D

Click on to see Heavy's tragically cut-short journey.

Waterbed Hev\r - Even with his résumés expanding to include acting and record exec (he briefly served as president of Uptown Records), Heavy was still making an impact musically — this time on his own. His 1997 solo debut, Waterbed Hev, hit No. 9 on Billboard, and his 1999 follow-up, Heavy was his seventh straight Top 10 R&B album. \r\r(Photo: Uptown/Universal)
Love Opus - Heavy D released his final album, Love Opus, just two months before his death.(Photo: Stride Entertainment)
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MOUNT VERNON, NY - NOVEMBER 18: Pallbearers help carry the casket of rapper Heavy D at his funeral service at Grace Baptist Church on November 18, 2011 in Mount Vernon, New York. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Love Opus - Heavy D released his final album, Love Opus, just two months before his death.(Photo: Stride Entertainment)

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