Heavy D
Heavy D (born May 24, 1967 in Mandeville , Jamaica - † November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Dwight Errington Myers ) was an American rapper , actor and singer . He was best known as the front man of the hip-hop band Heavy D & the Boyz in the 1990s .
Life
Myers grew up in Mount Vernon , New York, USA . Heavy D & the Boyz were the first band to be signed to the record label Uptown Records. She released her debut album Living Large in the fall of 1987 , which was also commercially successful. The formation's breakthrough came with the album Big Tyme , released in spring 1989 .
In June 1990 one of the boyz, Trouble T-Roy, died in a stage accident. The album Peaceful Journey , released in the summer of 1991, was dedicated to him as a tribute album and recorded platinum for the band . Guest musicians such as Big Daddy Kane , Kool G Rap , Grand Puba , Q-Tip , Johnny Gill , CL Smooth , Pete Rock , Aaron Hall and Daddy Freddy were among others involved in this album .
In 1990 the US comedy series In Living Color started , for which Heavy D rapped in the theme song. His next album, Blue Funk, flopped, however, and Heavy D focused on acting with roles in the television shows Roc and Living Single , and later in the films Life and God's Work and Devil's Contribution (both 1999). In 1991 Heavy D contributed the rap part to Michael Jackson's song Jam from the album Dangerous .
Nuttin 'but Love was released in mid-1994 and was relatively successful. The spring released album Waterbed Hev was a commercial success, then Heavy D devoted himself to the television series Boston Public . In the film Lots of Trouble (2002) Heavy D can be seen in the role of an FBI agent and can be heard with the music title Big Trouble .
On November 8, 2011, Myers died at the age of 44 after being admitted to a Los Angeles clinic with difficulty breathing of a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot. Shortly before his death, he recorded another song with Ziggy Marley , which is included on his 2011 album Wild and Free . The song is called It .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1987 | Living large | - | - | - | - |
US92 (16 weeks) US |
First published: October 25, 1987
with The Boyz |
1989 | Big Tyme | - | - | - | - |
US19th
platinum
(51 weeks)US |
First published: May 26, 1989
with The Boyz |
1991 | Peaceful Journey | - | - | - |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
US21st
platinum
(41 weeks)US |
First published: July 2, 1991
with The Boyz |
1993 | Blue funk | - | - | - | - |
US40
gold
(18 weeks)US |
First published: January 12, 1993
with The Boyz |
1994 | Nuttin 'but love | - | - | - | - |
US11
platinum
(25 weeks)US |
First published: May 24, 1994
with The Boyz |
1997 | Waterbed Hev | - | - | - | - |
US9
gold
(22 weeks)US |
First published: April 22, 1997
|
1999 | Heavy | - | - | - | - |
US60 (6 weeks) US |
First published: June 15, 1999
|
More albums
- 12/2008: Vibes
- 09/2011: Love Opus
- 2012: The Track Vault (DJ Earl feat. Heavy D) (32 mp3 files)
Compilations
- 2000: Heavy Hitz
- 2002: The Best of Heavy D. & the Boyz (The Millennium Collection)
Singles
Heavy D & the Boyz
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1986 | Mr. Big Stuff Living Large |
- | - | - |
UK61 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1986
|
1989 | We Got Our Own Thang Big Tyme |
- | - | - |
UK69 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1989
|
1990 | We Got Our Own Thang (Peace Love & Heaviness Remix) | - | - | - |
UK94 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1990
Remix: Bryan Chuck New, Phil Chill |
1991 | Now That We Found Love Peaceful Journey |
DE4 (22 weeks) DE |
AT8 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (16 weeks) CH |
UK2 (12 weeks) UK |
US11
gold
(22 weeks)US |
|
Is It Good to You Peaceful Journey |
- | - | - |
UK46 (3 weeks) UK |
US32 (20 weeks) US |
First published: September 1991
|
|
1994 | Got Me Waiting Nuttin 'but Love |
- | - | - | - |
US20 (20 weeks) US |
First published: March 1994
|
Nuttin 'but Love Nuttin' but Love |
- | - | - | - |
US40 (20 weeks) US |
First published: June 1994
|
|
This Is Your Night Nuttin 'but Love |
- | - | - |
UK30 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 1994
|
|
Black Coffee Nuttin 'but Love |
- | - | - | - |
US57 (15 weeks) US |
First published: October 1994
|
|
1997 | Big Daddy Waterbed Hev |
- | - | - | - |
US18th
gold
(19 weeks)US |
First published: February 1997
|
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|
Other singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1992 |
Jam Dangerous |
DE18 (19 weeks) DE |
AT28 (3 weeks) AT |
CH22 (4 weeks) CH |
UK13 (6 weeks) UK |
US26 (14 weeks) US |
• Music label: Epic
(with Michael Jackson ) |
1997 | Need Your Love Timeless |
- | - | - | - |
US70 (5 weeks) US |
Big Bub feat. Queen Latifah & Heavy D
|
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Filmography (selection)
- 1990: Booker (TV series, an episode)
- 1991: The Prince of Bel-Air (Season 1, Episode 9)
- 1992: Tales from the Crypt (Tales from the Crypt) (TV series, one episode)
- 1993: Roc (TV series, four episodes)
- 1995: New Jersey Drive
- 1999: Life imprisonment (Life)
- 1999: God's Work & Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- 2000: Next Afternoon
- 2000–2003: Boston Public (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2002: A lot of trouble
- 2003: Black Listed
- 2005: Bones - The Knochenjägerin (Bones) (TV series, three episodes)
- 2006: Step Up
- 2011: Temporary gangster (Tower Heist)
Honors
- 1990: Soul Train Music Award in the Best Rap Album category for Big Time , further nominations in 1988, 1990 and 1992
- four nominations for a Grammy Award in 1992, 1995, 1997 and 2009
swell
- ↑ a b US rapper Heavy D dies in the emergency room. In: Spiegel.de. November 9, 2011, accessed November 9, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Heavy D, Smooth-Talking Hip-Hop Star, Dies at 44 at nytimes.com, accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Background information ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. too much trouble
- ↑ Rapper Heavy D died of a pulmonary embolism In: Bild.de. December 28, 2011, accessed December 28, 2011.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles with The Boyz / Albums / UK Billboard 200
- ↑ Awards: US
Web links
- Heavy D at Allmusic (English)
- Heavy D at Discogs (English)
- Heavy D & The Boyz at Discogs (English)
- Heavy D in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Heavy D in the nndb (English)
- Literature by and about Heavy D in the catalog of the German National Library
- Singles discography on 45cat.com
- Discography on rateyourmusic.com
- Charts and data on chartsurfer.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Heavy D |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Myers, Dwight Errington (real name); Heavy D. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper, actor and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mandeville , Jamaica |
DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 2011 |
Place of death | los Angeles |