Remembering Heavy D (Dwight Myers) 1967-2011
This week music lost another legend. Jamaican-born rapper/actor Dwight Myers aka " Heavy D " passed away on November 8 in Los Angeles due to respiratory distress. He was only 44. His death came only 4 days after the release of "Tower Heist," starring Eddie Murphy...a movie that would rejuvinate Heavy's acting career. Do you remember him in recurring roles on Roc , Living Single , and even on A Different World ? New Jersey Drive , Life ? He was a talented brother. What's crazy is that just a few weeks ago, he tore up the stage at the BET Hip Hop Awards (footage below). I was so happy to see him looking well, still moving like the ol' Heav, and bringing back the hits that I had grown to love. The crowd loved him, and it reaffirmed my appreciation of old school hip hop. No matter what Weezy, Jeezy, or Yeezy ever did on that BET stage...nothing compares to the old familiar feeling of hip hop classics. It is always sad to hear when one of your childhood icons...