The rapper Heavy D, who died suddenly at the age of 44, after collapsing at his home, was among a handful of stars of hip hop since the 1980s that continued professional success. After creating a number of infectious diseases, the party-time hit with Heavy D & The Boyz, he managed to extend its reach in the commercial market through collaboration with BB King and Michael Jackson, and then exposed to bankable skills both a businessman and actor.
Heavy D & The Boyz – D cohorts were G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), “Trouble” T-Roy (Troy Dixon) and Eddie F (Edward Ferrell) – his first album, large living room in 1987. His self-deprecating title, and its spin-off hits the overweight lover in the House and Mr. Big Stuff, the tone of the comic in Heavy D song in which he mocks his own belt happy (he weighed about 135 kg – 21 stones). He saw rap music as well being part and was not drawn on the dark theme of drugs or gang wars gangsta rappers like NWA or Ice-T promoted.
The progress of the group suffered a stroke in July 1990, died in “Trouble” T Roy after a fall in the group were in Indianapolis. Their third album, peaceful journey (1991), was named in his memory, and like its predecessor brought the group a platinum. Hits from the album that contained well, you and the title track, while the Boys ‘version of the classic Gamble and Huff Now that we found love him the most successful in the UK, reaching No. 2 Heavy D also some social commentary in the Letter to the future, whose lyricism admonished a teenage criminal to see his mistake, while Sister was a message of solidarity to black womanhood tried.
Heavy D has begun to expand its activities, including through the implementation of single rap on Michael Jackson, Jam and has appeared successfully his sister Janet Jackson Alright. In 1997, he was hit on Keep It Coming, the blues legend BB King’s album Deuces Wild.
In 1990, D written the song title of the exhibition African-American TV comedy In Living Color, which featured such stars back and forth like Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez, and continued acting a sideline appear on TV shows like Roc, Living Single, and Tales from the Crypt, Boston Public and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Heavy D continued musical success with Blue Funk (1993) and the “platinum-Nuttin But Love (1994), both recorded with the Boyz. Then he went solo with waterbed Hev (1997) and heavy (1999), while maintaining its profile cards began to weaken. In the past month in his first live appearances in 15 years, led by Heavy D Run with La Toya Jackson Tribute Michael Jackson concert in Cardiff, and is a medley of hits from the BET Hip-Hop Network Awards.
Heavy D (Dwight Arrington Myers), rapper, actor and businessman, born May 24, 1967, died November 8, 2011