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Rest In Peace 
I don't know if I succeeded or not. 
"Heavy D brought so much Joy into our lives through his energetic brilliance. I'm going to miss him."
Heavy D and Janet Jackson at the 1997 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
Iwas singing this song couple weeks ago, he was the first rapper I listened to when I was younger, I played that cassette tape (it's funny to say that) but I listened to it a lot. I miss the fun days of music and Heavy D brought the fun in rap, it was clean, honest and easy to sing along to, not like todays music. Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood  (part 1)
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THIS is my first memory of the Hevster . . . ca. 86. He changed the image of the big brothers in the rap game, paving the way for Biggie (who he even helped put Biggie over in a small way by appearing in the "Big Poppa" video), Rick Ross, etc. And he had skills to pay the bills.
There are few MCs that I truly had "love" for personally in the rap game. He was one. Rest peacefully, Heavy D.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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No one's mentioned him yet in his role as "Peaches" in "The Cider House Rules", I loved him in that movie with Erykah Badu and Delroy Lindo.  | |
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RIP Heavy D & Joe Fraizer | |
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Damn
So sad. He was talented and more than that, Heavy D always came across as as genuinely nice guy to me. I'm so sorry to hear this.
RIP "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ
"Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always | |
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I miss Heavy but I can't help but think of Rick Ross. The teflon don better look at this recent loss of Heavy and get his health together. I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE UGLY. YOU JUST HAVE BAD LUCK WHEN IT COMES TO MIRRORS AND SUNLIGHT!
RIP Dick Clark, Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius, Heavy D, and Donna Summer.  | |
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1992 In Living Color Performance of "You Can't See What I Can See"
btw: I think it would be cool for Keenan to use Hev's classic verse from the old theme song for his new "In Living Color" show that's coming back to Fox.
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a fan... I'll ♥️ "LemonDrop" 2DN 💋 your "Sugar"
Prince: TY! 🌹 🎶🎸🎶 💜 Rex @3/27/18 2D Media Let Prince R.I.P. | |
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My brother and I would practice like it was serious.
Those were the days. [Edited 11/9/11 19:25pm] | |
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Was Soul For Real his pet project???
...you...are...on my mind...you...are...on my mind...HEY.
RIP By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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They were on the same record label. JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!! | |
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Aw damn! I couldn't think of this song for nothing last night. This was my JAMMIN' JAMMY JAM back in the day!
Thanks for posting. I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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It didnt really hit me until I watched his videos last night  :(
I wanted to really not believe it but damn..Heavy D has passed....SO unexpected especially having seen Tower Heist a day before he passed away!!!Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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I still pop in this CD every once in a while.
By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! |
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I just discovered this yesterday.....
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And I just discovered it today, thanks to YOU! I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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Aww....You're welcome. | |
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RIP FUNKNROLL!  "February 2014, wow". 'dre.  | |
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Nice picture of the late Heavy D & my "Future Baby Mama" Miss Jackson.  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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Just stumbled upon this video w/Heavy talking about how he connected to Michael Jackson.....
Can you believe he actually told Mike the track was wack? I'm sure Michael appreciated his honesty.
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I've alway had respect 4 this cat.
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This was really my ish from the 90s. I really like Soul for Real and bought this on casette single. And played it until the tape got tangled in the wheels of the machine.
loved this song. loved Heavy D. and Andre's work. Simply the best. "Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack | |
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Memorial services, in honor of Dwight “Heavy-D” Myers, are set to happen next week. Friends and family will be celebrating the life of Dwight “Heavy D” Myers at the following times and locations:Wednesday Nov 16th 2011 – 12 to 8pmYannantuono Funeral Home 584 Gramatan AveMt Vernon, Ny 914 699 4010 www.yannantuonofh.comThurs Nov 17th 2011 - 11 am –Grace Baptist Church52 South 6th Avenue Mt Vernon 914 664 2676 www.gracebapt.org
Nick Ashford was someone I greatly admired, had the honor of knowing, and was the real-life inspiration for Cowboy Curtis' hair. RIP Nick. - Pee Wee Herman | |
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Readin these are crazy. You always wanna say it isn't so, but once you get the memorial seervice, things start setting in.
RIP. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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November 9, 2011, 7:54 p.m. Rapper and actor Heavy D, who played an influential role in shaping rap music in the late '80s and early '90s with a fusion of New Jack Swing and reggae, has died. He was 44. Heavy D, who was born Dwight Arrington Myers, died Tuesday in the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after collapsing on the walkway outside his Beverly Hills home, according to law enforcement sources. The Los Angeles County coroner's office is investigating the cause of death. He burst on the scene in the late 1980s as the frontman of the hip-hop group Heavy D and the Boyz, which he formed with neighborhood friends Eddie F (Edward Ferrel), G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and Trouble T-Roy (Troy Dixon).
The Boyz were the first group signed to burgeoning Uptown Records, and their 1987 debut, "Living Large," reached the No. 10 spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Their 1989 album "Big Tyme" went platinum and yielded the hits "We Got Our Own Thang," "Somebody For Me" and "Gyrlz, They Love Me." They went on to release three more albums and recorded the theme songs for the TV shows "In Living Color" and "MADtv" before Myers embarked on a solo career. Born May 24, 1967, in Jamaica, Myers was the youngest of six children. His mother Eulah, a nurse, and father, Clifford, a film technician, moved the family to Mount Vernon, N.Y., when he was young. He found success in the music industry despite having dropped out of school after the eighth grade. Myers garnered praise for his radio-friendly, playful flows and was embraced as an unlikely sex symbol by female fans who called him a "big teddy bear." Suave and profane-free in his raps, Myers was often heralded as the "Barry White of rap" — an image he played up on hits such as "Mr. Big Stuff," "Big Daddy" and "The Overweight Lover's in the House." But by no means did he consider himself soft. "I'm not one of those pop guys. That's for wimps like Vanilla Ice," he told The Times in 1991. "I aim my music at the hip black, hip-hop audience. In my kind of rap, I like to make these statements — like rapping [about] sexism and paying tribute to black women or raising consciousness of kids about the ghetto. Making those statements and being heard — that's one of the best things about being a rapper." It wasn't long before industry players wanted to tap into his charm. Heavy D landed on a remix of Janet Jackson's hit single "Alright," and he went on to lend a verse to Michael Jackson's 1992 smash "Jam." He also collaborated with Cee-Lo, Q-Tip, Quincy Jones and B.B. King. "I am in total disbelief....I was so blessed to not only meet him, but to collaborate with him," said R&B singer Brandy, who teamed with Myers on a remake of Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" for Jones' 1995 "Q's Jook Joint." Myers joined Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri, Suge Knight, Dallas Austin and Russell Simmons as moguls who were able to transform street credibility into boardroom positions. In 1997 he was appointed president and chief executive of the label that launched his career and had gone on to become a well-oiled machine of New Jack Swing — which placed R&B melodies over hard-knocking hip-hop beats — with artists Jodeci, Mary J. Blige and Monifah. Myers was then promoted to senior vice president for Universal Music. Later he focused on a successful acting career which included film roles in "The Cider House Rules," "Life" and the recently released "Tower Heist". He was also featured in recent episodes of "Law & Order SVU" and "Tyler Perry's House of Payne." Myers received a 2006 NAACP Spirit Award for his starring role as a Vietnam veteran in the play "Medal of Honor Rag." He also earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for his 1995 starring role in the off-Broadway play "Riff Raff." In September, Myers digitally released his ninth and final album, "Love Opus." Myers' survivors include a daughter. i shed tears last night as thoughts of Heavy D. came to mind. thinking of all the people he gave smiles, moving rhythms, spirit of celebration and joy as he , rapped, sang and shared his many talent(s).
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He discovered them and brought them Uptown. He and Andre Harrell were the Exec. producer of the album. I'll still play the Candy Rain cd. It was good. | |
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