Heavy D & The Boyz
Known as the "Overweight Lover," Heavy D was also one of hip-hop's original nice guys. The Jamaican-born/New York-raised MC mixed New Jack Swing R&B with old-school skills for an inoffensive, back-in-the-day take on rap. His group, Heavy D & the Boyz, was one of the most popular ensembles of the mid-to-late 1980s, and though, by the dawn of the gangsta rap era, Heavy D's style had fallen somewhat out of fashion, the versatile figure was able to establish himself as both a record industry player at the executive level, and as a reputable film and television actor. He was set to release a new solo album in 2007.
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Albums
- (2007) Living Large
- (2002) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Heavy D & The Boyz
- (2000) Heavy Hitz
- (1994) Nuttin' But Love
- (1991) Peaceful Journey
- (1989) Big Tyme
- (1987) Living Large
Top Tracks
- Now That We Found Love
- We Got Our Own Thang
- The Overweight Lovers In the House
- Somebody For Me
- Gyrlz, They Love Me
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- LL Cool J
- Biz Markie
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- RUN-DMC
- Queen Latifah
- Beastie Boys
- A Tribe Called Quest
- De La Soul
- Boogie Down Productions
- Mary J. Blige
- MC Lyte
- Tone Loc
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Digital Underground
- 2 Live Crew
- Whodini
- Jungle Brothers
- M.C. Hammer
- Kurtis Blow
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
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