Daughter said her dad was "still here, not in the flesh, but in the spirit." Nov. 18, 2011— -- Rapper Heavy D, who was known for his free-flowing, playful hip-hop style, was remembered by family ...

Not long before he passed away on Tuesday (Nov. 8), Heavy D had begun a weight loss plan and kept a regular workout regime. Although he weighed 344 pounds at the time of death, he was on his way to ...

I was a huge fan of Heavy D. My father was a fan and since he was the one buying the music in the nineties, it was his taste we were exposed to. My dad played a wide variety of music but Heavy D ...

Producer Gordon Bijelonic is launching development on the police thriller “Crossed,” written by the late rapper and actor Dwight “Heavy D” Myers and Avery O. Williams. Bijelonic, a longtime friend of ...

One of the great tragedies in hip-hop is how the game seemed to take Heavy D for granted. The Overweight Lover from Mt. Vernon was one of the most consistent presences in hip-hop throughout the 1990s, ...

(AllHipHop News) “The Myers family is a close-knit family and always will be. Just the way Heavy liked it,” says Eulahlee Myers, mother of Dwight Myers better known as legendary rapper Heavy D.

LOS ANGELES - Heavy D, the self-proclaimed "overweight lover" of hip-hop who became one of rap's top hit-makers with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44. Lt. Mark Rosen of the Beverly ...