In Memory of Heavy D
Remembering the life of a hip hop icon.
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Heavy D: (5/24/67 – 11/8/11) - Hip hop great Dwight "Heavy D" Myers passed away on November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles from a pulmonary embolism. Music fans have certainly missed the beloved, influential rapper, who was affectionately know as the Overweight Lover. Here are some of the amazing things Heavy contributed to music.(Photo: Universal Music)
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Heavy D & the Boyz - Heavy D burst on the rap scene in 1987 as the front man of the rap group, Heavy D & the Boyz (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Heavy D & Friends - Heavy chilling with fellow rap stars Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) and Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa)(Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
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Mr. Big Stuff - Heavy D's fun-loving music like "Mr. Big Stuff," "Somebody For Me," and "Nuttin' But Love" endeared him to music fans. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Jamacian Roots - The Jamaica born rapper grew up in Mount Vernon, New York.(Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Role Model - In the early '90s, an era when violent content consumed hip hop music, Heavy D was one of the few rap stars that kept his material appropriate for all ages.(Photo: Evan Agostini/Liaison/Getty Images)
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Heavy D - Heavy D kicking it with longtime collaborator Sean "Diddy" Combs. The two worked together in the 1990s at Uptown Records. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Heavy D - Heavy D's music has influenced many of today's music stars. Here he is with pop siren Rihanna (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Photo By Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage
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East Meets West - Before the infamous East-West rivalry that tore hip hop apart, Heavy D was one of the first rap stars to embrace his West Coast counterparts.(Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Heavy D - Heavy D performs onstage during the BACARDI "Like It Live" Las Vegas event with Cee-Lo Green at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on June 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Bacardi)
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