Rapper and actor Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as Heavy D, who served as the leader of popular 1990s hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, died Tuesday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized with ...

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Mount Vernon on Thursday paid tribute to Heavy D, one of rap’s most integral stars who grew up in the city, with the unveiling of “Peaceful Journey,” a sculpture located at 42 Broad, a new residential ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, “The Overweight Lover” Heavy D was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, in 1967. If he were alive today, he’d be 56 years old. Heavy D, born Dwight Errington Myers, moved to ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Heavy D, who scored hit singles such as "Now That We Found Love", died on Tuesday after falling at his Beverly Hills home, according to media reports. He was 44.

Heavy D has been immortalized with a new statue in Mount Vernon, where he grew up. The legacy of Heavy D lives on in the Mount Vernon section of New York. Last Thursday (April 27), the late rapper, ...

Veteran music exec Andre Harrell says he was equally caught off guard by the passing of rapper Heavy D earlier today. “This is a tremendous loss to all of us, not just to those in hip hop,” Harrell ...

Rapper Heavy D, known for such '90s hit as "Now That We Found Love" and "Got Me Waiting," has died, a rep for the musician confirmed to Access Hollywood. Dwight Arrington Myers, 44, was taken to ...

Rapper Heavy D died today after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. He was 44 years old. His cause of death was not immediately known. Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, was one of the most ...