Heavy D died today. I really liked his stuff.
From Rolling Stone:
Heavy D, the former leader of the hip-hop group Heavy D and the Boyz, has died at the age of 44. The rapper was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this afternoon and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. PT. Police are investigating his death but there are no signs of foul play.
Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, broke into the music industry with Living Large, his first record with the Boyz, in 1987. He went on to even greater success with the hit “Now That We Found Love” in 1991, and recorded theme songs for the television series In Loving Color and MADtv. In recent years, D recorded a series of reggae fusion albums.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/heavy-d-dead-at-44-20111108#ixzz1dA5DBP4u
This is my favorite Heavy D tune. It was smooth and playful.
As I wrote on Twitter and my blog. When our daughters were in their teens we could all listen to Heavy D and share in the moment across generational lines.
Now that they are professionals, it’s so interesting that they’re getting a slew of text messages from former classmates and friends grieving over Mr. Dwight Arrington Meyers. One message read:
“The overweight lover is no longer in the house. God Bless your soul and we will miss you”.
I liked Heavy D as well. ^◡^
He (#HeavyD) just seemed to be a likeable guy who enjoyed his music.
Thanks for sharing.