R.I.P Heavy D

Legendary hip hop artist Heavy D was pronounced dead today at age 44. People remember Heavy D as a major staple in the hip hop community as a rap artist but few realized he was the driving force behind hit records in the role of a producer, check out probably one of his last radio interviews where Heavy discusses hip hop, his success as an artist and his success as a producer:

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Here's what Rollingstone.com reports:

"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."

R.I.P Heavy D our prayers go out to his family and friends.
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