Loved his Sprite Commercial, too.

Good times with his music.

RIP

PDogz said:

Nice pix captures his spirit & soul....

Paris9748430 said:

My favorite Hev track.

THE JUMP OFF

Timmy84 said:

HotGritz said:

^ Isn't that strange?

For real. Haven't heard anything from Puff or Andre either.

QTip RT Diddy's tweet about an hour ago:

"Heavy D is the person who gave me my 1st chance in the music industry. He got me my internship at Uptown. He Believed when no one else did."

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Timmy84 said:

For real. Haven't heard anything from Puff or Andre either.

QTip RT Diddy's tweet about an hour ago:

"Heavy D is the person who gave me my 1st chance in the music industry. He got me my internship at Uptown. He Believed when no one else did."

Thanks Hatrina.

getxxxx said:

Heavy D update: (per Reuben Traynham) Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing. Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building and knew Heavy D, found him leaning against a railing and clearly in distress. Adam tells us he cradled Heavy D in his lap as others called 911. Adam says Heavy D was conscious and said to him, "I can't breathe, I can't breathe." When paramedics took Heavy D to the hospital he had a pulse. People in the building are saying he died of a heart attack, but we have not been able to confirm that. Law enforcement sources tell us ... no foul play was involved and so far they only know the cause of death was "medical." [Edited 11/8/11 20:54pm]

Thanks getxxxx. I am slightly comforted knowing he didn't die alone on the street, as previously thought.

Timmy84 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

QTip RT Diddy's tweet about an hour ago:

"Heavy D is the person who gave me my 1st chance in the music industry. He got me my internship at Uptown. He Believed when no one else did."

Thanks Hatrina.

You're welcome, Timmy.

Wow, Andy Rooney, Joe Frazier and Heavy D all in the same week...man this is really sad. God Bless all of them and their families during this time of loss.

We love you!

One of our radio dj's here in Philly, Lady B., said D was one of those people who would have you laughing within minutes of meeting him, he was always in good spirits. They spent the last two hours of her show playing nothing but his music, I'd forgot how many hits he had on his own and with collabos he did. RIP Brother D

Heavy D used to be my neighbor in Mt. Vernon. We used to see him all the time.

I'm at a loss for words.

Abdul said:

One of our radio dj's here in Philly, Lady B., said D was one of those people who would have you laughing within minutes of meeting him, he was always in good spirits. They spent the last two hours of her show playing nothing but his music, I'd forgot how many hits he had on his own and with collabos he did. RIP Brother D

He truly was prolific.

Abdul said:

One of our radio dj's here in Philly, Lady B., said D was one of those people who would have you laughing within minutes of meeting him, he was always in good spirits. They spent the last two hours of her show playing nothing but his music, I'd forgot how many hits he had on his own and with collabos he did. RIP Brother D

I really believe that. He was one of the very few people of the many that I follow on Twitter who's tweets I actually looked forward to getting. He wasn't always trying to sell or promote something. He always had an inspirational quote or a kind word or two in response to a fan that wanted him to know they cared. He just felt very genuine. A wonderful rarity in the world of celebrity. I'm gonna really miss him.

OMG! This news just hit me like a ton of bricks!!!!!!!!

R.I.P. Heavy D.

BklynBabe said:

One of the sweetest, positive, intelligent and ispiring men of hip hop!!!

I agree, he sure was.

Enough tears.

Here's one of my favorite episodes of A Different World.

It's time to smile for the Heavster.

Can't believe no one posted this yet...

AlexdeParis said:

Can't believe no one posted this yet...

yeah, i'm glad you posted it. the track is great! thx. i'm feeling so that we've lost a great music icon.

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Rest In Heaven Heavy D

Wow. I just started a thread here about Heav a few days ago. May God comfort and strengthen his family and friends who mourn. I've always felt that Uptown Records was the house that Heav built. Such a rare, positive force in the world is gone. Thankfully his music and memory will forever be with us.

"I Got Nuttin' But Love Ya" Heav