Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and Eddie F (born Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released were produced by Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, Pete Rock and Eddie F.

Heavy D performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in October 2011. It was his first live performance in 15 years. Myers died on November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 44. He collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It has been reported that his death was due to respiratory distress and that no foul play was involved.
 
Heavy D's last public appearance and performance was in the movie Tower Heist, which premiered only 4 days before his death.

 Living Large (1987)
 Big Tyme (1989)
 Peaceful Journey (1991)
 Blue Funk (1993)
 Nuttin' But Love (1994)
 Waterbed Hev (1997)
 Heavy (1999)
 Vibes (2008)
 Love Opus (2011)

 
[edit] Awards/Nominations
 Grammy Awards 2009, Best Reggae Album: Vibes (nominated)
 1997, Best Rap Solo Performance: "Rock With You" (nominated)
 1995, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Nuttin But Love" (nominated)
 1992, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Now That We Found Love" (nominated)
 
Soul Train Awards 1992, Best Rap Album: Peaceful Journey (nominated)
 1990, Best Duo or Group Album: Big Time (nominated)
 1990, Best Rap Album: Big Tyme (winner)
 1988, Best Rap Album: Living Large (nominated)

a Heavy.D Tribute mixtape-HeavyWorks-Mixed-by-Funkychild-aka-Crimecutz-Netherlands

1.	Breaking Heavy.D News intro
2.	Heavy.D & The Boyz - Gyrlz, They Love Me
3.	 Soul for Real - Candy Rain (remix)
4.	Heavy.D & The Boyz featuring Grand Puba, 2Pac and Notorious BIG - Lets Get It On
5.	Heavy.D & The Boyz – Letter to the Future
6.	Heavy.D & The Boyz - I Can Make You Go Oooh
7.	Heavy.D – Get Fresh Hev
8.	Big Bub feat. Teddy Riley & Heavy D - Need Your Love (Remix)
9.	Heavy.D – Delilah
10.	Heavy.D & The Boyz – Blue Funk
11.	Heavy D featuring Pharrell - In Me
12.	Heavy.D & The Boyz – Peaceful Journey
13.	Heavy & The Boyz – Black Coffee
14.	Heavy & The Boyz – The Overweight Lovers in the House (Extended version)
15.	Heavy & The Boyz – You Nasty Hev
16.	Heavy.D & The Boyz - You Ain't Heard Nuttin Yet
17.	Heavy.D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love
18.	Heavy.D & The Boyz – Mr. Big Stuff (remix)
19.	Heavy D & the Boyz - You Can't See What I Can See
20.	Heavy.D - Can't Do (remix)
21.	Brandy featuring Heavy.D – Rock with You 
22.	Guy featuring Heavy.D – Do Me Right (remix)
23.	Heavy.D & The Boyz featuring Al.B Sure –Somebody for Me (hiphop remix)
24.	Heavy.D & The Boyz - Is It Good to You (Extended Version)
25.	Janet Jackson featuring Heavy.D – Allright
26.	Heavy.D & The Boyz – We Got Our Own Thang (US mix)
27.	Michael Jackson featuring Heavy.D – Jam
28.	Heavy.D Friends Respect outro

10 Facts about Heavy.D ya might didn't know:

10. Jamaican Man
 While many know that Heavy D was a Mount Vernon resident, he was actually born in Jamaica in 1967 to a nurse and a machine technician.
 
9. The Big Screen 
Heavy D was sure known for being a big fellow, but many forget how many big screen appearances he made. He’s been in 24 movies and most recently, the new Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller movie, Tower Heist.
 
8. Jack Of All Trades 
Heavy D initially came into the Hip-Hop game as a member of the group, “Heavy D & The Boyz.” He was producing for the group while at the same time rapping. He later moved into acting and built a successful career out of that.
 
7. Seven Albums 
Heavy D’s first album Living Large dropped in 1987. Since then, he’s done six more studio albums which was supposed to end with Love Opus sometime this year. Here are the rest of his albums and their release dates — Big Tyme (1989), Peaceful Journey (1991), Blue Funk (1993), Nuttin’ But Love (1994), Waterbed Hev (1997), and Heavy (1999).
 
6. Uptown Records 
Heavy D became the first signed artist under famed record mogul Andre Harrell’s label, Uptown Records.
 
5. Quench Your Thirst! 
Many Hip-Hop fans noticed that rapper Drake did a Sprite commercial a few years ago. But many don’t know that Heavy D actually starred in a Sprite commercial back in 1990 rocking a bright yellow and green ensemble. He paved the way. 

4. Theme Song 
Heavy D & The Boyz did the theme song for the popular 90s show In Living Color
 
3. Jay-Z Who? 
Many say that Jay-Z was the first rapper to become a president of a record label with Def Jam. But Heavy D has dibs on that claim before anyone as he became the president of Uptown Records in 1996.
 
2. First Movie Role 
Heavy D became one of the first rapper turned actors in 1990 when he appeared in the movie “Be Cool.”
 
1. Last Performance 
Heavy D recently performed at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta this past October. It was his first and last performance in 15 years.



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a Heavy.D Tribute mixtape-HeavyWorks-Mixed-by-Funkychild-aka-Crimecutz-Netherlands

1. Breaking Heavy.D News intro 
2. Heavy.D & The Boyz - Gyrlz, They Love Me 
3. Soul for Real - Candy Rain (remix) 
4. Heavy.D & The Boyz featuring Grand Puba, 2Pac and Notorious BIG - Lets Get It On
 5. Heavy.D & The Boyz – Letter to the Future 
6. Heavy.D & The Boyz - I Can Make You Go Oooh 
7. Heavy.D – Get Fresh Hev 
8. Big Bub feat. Teddy Riley & Heavy D - Need Your Love (Remix) 
9. Heavy.D – Delilah 
10. Heavy.D & The Boyz – Blue Funk 
11. Heavy D featuring Pharrell - In Me 
12. Heavy.D & The Boyz – Peaceful Journey 
13. Heavy & The Boyz – Black Coffee 
14. Heavy & The Boyz – The Overweight Lovers in the House (Extended version) 
15. Heavy & The Boyz – You Nasty Hev 
16. Heavy.D & The Boyz - You Ain't Heard Nuttin Yet 
17. Heavy.D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love 
18. Heavy.D & The Boyz – Mr. Big Stuff (remix) 
19. Heavy D & the Boyz - You Can't See What I Can See 
20. Heavy.D - Can't Do (remix) 
21. Brandy featuring Heavy.D – Rock with You 
22. Guy featuring Heavy.D – Do Me Right (remix) 
23. Heavy.D & The Boyz featuring Al.B Sure –Somebody for Me (hiphop remix) 
24. Heavy.D & The Boyz - Is It Good to You (Extended Version) 
25. Janet Jackson featuring Heavy.D – Allright 
26. Heavy.D & The Boyz – We Got Our Own Thang (US mix) 
27. Michael Jackson featuring Heavy.D – Jam 
28. Heavy.D Friends Respect outro


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