Heavy D RIP. Dies at Age 44

Rapper Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, died today in a Los Angeles hospital, BET.com confirms. He was 44-years old. A 911 call was placed from the rapper's Beverly Hills home around 11:25 AM, reports TMZ. Heavy was reportedly conscious and speaking when help arrived. He died shortly after that, around 1 PM. According to Susan Anderson, who spoke with Ebony on behalf of Heavy D's "longtime manager  and friend" Jeff Christie, the rapper called Christie complaining he didn't feel well before being rushed to the hospital. He had been traveling for five or six weeks. We do not have all the details,” Anderson says. “Heavy did call Jeff this morning and told Jeff he was not feeling well and that he had walking pneumonia and bronchitis. And that is what we know. He did call for an ambulance. They were not able to revive him. Heavy had just returned from England from the Wales concert where he and Jeff had gone directly after the BET awards last month. Heavy D was known for several hits including "Now That We Found Love" and for writing and performing the theme song for In Living Color. He recently performed at the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert in Wales and served as the closing act for the BET Hip-Hop Awards. He also had cameo appearances on a September episode of Law & Order and on the big screen in the new movie Tower Heist. Heavy D also had plans to put out another album and had released new music on iTunes in recent months.  We were actively speaking with different bookers,” Anderson says. “He was going to be back. He planned to perform and just released new music on iTunes. This was going to be his resurgence after 15 years. Eddie F, co-founder of the 1990's hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, took to Facebook to express his condolences and share about happy moments with the rapper. We always had so much fun as a group. We were only young kids out of high school when we got into the game just wanting to make fun music filled with love and excitement," Eddie F says. "I will miss my brother Heavy so much and I cherish all the happy times we had together while unknowingly helping to build the movement and legacy we call Uptown Records. I can see him and T-Roy clowning right now and smiling down on us sitting on a cloud. I love you Hev and we all will miss you so much."


Heavy D's last tweet simply stated, "Be inspired!"
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