R.I.P. Heavy D 1967-2011
Remembering the life of a hip hop icon.
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Dwight "Heavy D" Myers - Dwight "Heavy D" Myers was laid to rest today (November 18) in his hometown of Mount Vernon, NY. Hip Hop fans will certainly miss the beloved, influential rapper. (Photo: Universal Music)
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Heavy D & the Boyz - Heavy D burst on the rap scene in 1987 as the front man of the rap group, Heavy D & the Boyz (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Heavy D - Heavy chilling with fellow rap stars Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) and Pepa (Salt & Pepa) (Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
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Heavy D - Heavy D was born Dwight Myers on May 24, 1967. (Photo: Ron Galella / WireImage)
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Heavy D - The Jamacian born rapper grew up in Mount Vernon, New York.(Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Heavy D - Heavy D and his niece arrive at the Essence Awards April 26, 1996 in New York City. The ceremony honors African-Americans who represent positive role models to the community. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Liaison/Getty Images)
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Heavy D - Heavy D kicking it with longtime collaborator Sean "Diddy" Combs. The two worked together in the 1990s at Uptown Records. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Heavy D - Heavy D's music has influenced many of today's music stars. Here he is with pop siren Rihanna (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Photo By Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage
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Heavy D - Heavy D and fellow rap great Ice Cube at Nickelodeon's 18th Annual Kids Choice Awards (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Heavy D - Heavy D performs onstage during the BACARDI "Like It Live" Las Vegas event with Cee-Lo Green at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on June 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Bacardi)
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