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*Late hip hop great, Heavy D, who passed away November 2011, left a decent estate. While his life and death impacted so many, one could imagine how deeply it affected his daughter, Xea Myers. According to the rapper’s family, she will inherit her father’s entire estate when she is of age. TMZ reported that there [...]
*The last film shot by late rapper Heavy D is set to be released in 2013, reports Sister 2 Sister magazine. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rapper, born Dwight Arrington Myers, plays Archbishop Scroop in “H4,”a modern take on William Shakespeare’s Henry IV. His co-star Terrell Tilford told Sister 2 Sister that Heav had [...]
*Even though Heavy D was working on a huge comeback before he passed away last year, some of the profits might have gone straight to the state of California. That’s because the rapper/actor had a pretty sizable tax debt, reports TMZ. According to documents filed last month by the Franchise Tax Board in California, Heavy [...]
*The life of rap pioneer and legend Heavy D is set to air documentary style on Centric TV this Sunday. Appropriately titled, “Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D,” it will feature exclusive interviews with the rapper’s family and other close friends and artists like Will Smith, Mary J. Blige, and Queen Latifah. Born Dwight [...]
*This Black History Month, BET and CENTRIC will offer programming highlighting the cultural contributions of black America. BET’s Black History Month lineup will encompass an array of films, original series and specials, including: the fifth annual BET Honors; the network movie premiere of “The Express” (Rob Brown, Charles Dutton), “Dreamgirls” (Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson), [...]
*Every year, we lose members of the African American family that have been instrumental and encouraging to our lives. Those that have used their talents to increase our lives are worthy of remembrance and this year the list is filled with dynamic individuals of note. Vesta Williams and Heavy D were huge shocks to everyone [...]
*Finally, word has come down as to the cause of Heavy D’s death in last month. The rapper/actor died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis … this according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, reports TMZ. A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of one or more arteries in the lungs [...]
*It looks like the late Hip Hop artist Heavy D left the earth with a bit of unfinished business. Old School platinum-selling R&B group Soul for Real told newsmanRob Redding recently that things were pretty rocky between them and the rapper before his death. According to SFR’s Andre Dalyrimple (known as KD), for the past [...]
*This past year has been a very productive one for Hip Hop Soul diva Mary J. Blige, whose latest work, “My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1,” is on shelves now. She celebrates the success of her album, the completion of newest flick, “Rock of Ages” and of course, mountains of awards. On Sunday [...]
*Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a funeral service included humorous anecdotes from longtime friend Diddy and words of encouragement for his young daughter, delivered in a letter from President Barack Obama, reports the Associated Press. “We extend our heartfelt condolences at this difficult time. He will be remembered for his [...]
*Because of high public interest, the funeral service on – Friday, November 18 at 11am – for rapper/actor/producer Heavy D will be streamed LIVE via the website www.RememberHeavyD.com Grace Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, NY. Rapper/producer/actor Heavy D, best known as the “Overweight Lover”, died of complications from pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los [...]
*Over the weekend, a few details emerged about Erick Sermon’s condition after suffering a heart attack. But it turns out the legendary rapper is alright and even made himself available for an interview. Sermon, 42, spoke with SiriusXM radio host, Sway Calloway saying, “I scared myself, man.” He explained that the problems began on Wednesday [...]
*A new memorial website has been set up in Heavy D’s honor. RememberHeavyD.com gives details of the public memorial to be held Thursday from noon until 6 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, New York. It also includes information on how to donate to the Heavy D and Xea Myers Fund, which has [...]
*The conclusions of an autopsy of rapper Heavy D have been deferred pending the results of toxicology tests, the L.A. County coroner’s office said on Monday. According to the Los Angeles Times, officials said the autopsy was inconclusive and that it could take several weeks to determine a cause of death. Ed Winter, a coroner’s [...]
*Dwight Errington Myers, better known to the world as Heavy D, is gone from this world and his family, in their hour of grief, via publicist Rachel Noerdlinger, has released a statement conveying their feelings about his passing and the loss they’re feeling. The Myers family remembers their son as having “a heart of gold” [...]
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