Heavy D

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May 7, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to…
June 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - This year marks the seventh anniversary of June being recognized as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
February 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The story of late rap pioneer Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on…
February 2, 2012
Since his indelible creation, 'Soul Train,' offered the best of R&B and Soul music, it was natural for the Hip-Hop…
January 5, 2012
Bronx rapper Fat Joe discussed the legacy of late hip hop star Heavy D and Joe's own crusade to get…
December 29, 2011
SLIDESHOW - We gained so much in 2011 and now is the time to remember those that we lost this…
December 27, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles coroner's office says Jamaican-born rapper Heavy D died of natural causes...
November 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - What happens after you die? One of the most existential questions of all time takes on a…
November 21, 2011
OPINION - Kid Cudi plans to release his upcoming third album, by his side-group 'WZRD', sans curses and the infamous…
November 19, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - Big Boy sat down with our theGrio to speak about his upbringing in LA, his dramatic weight…
November 18, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a star-studded funeral service that included Jay-Z and…
November 18, 2011
MOUNT VERNON, New York (AP) - Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a message for his young daughter, which he said was…
November 18, 2011
MOUNT VERNON, New York (AP) - A private funeral is being held in New York for hip-hop star Heavy D,…
November 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Even for middle-aged hip hop heroes, maintaining a diet into middle age that is high in fat…
November 15, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - A private funeral for the rap legend will be held at the historic Grace Baptist Church…
November 14, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The family of legendary rapper Heavy D (born Dwight Errington Myers) has issued a statement regarding the…
November 11, 2011
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) - A private funeral for rap legend Heavy D will be held at a historic black…
November 9, 2011
SLIDESHOW - You'd be hard-pressed to find someone in music that had bad things to say about Heavy D...
November 9, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Heavy D is one of the few artists, who I first enjoyed as a fan, then became…
November 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was as if Heavy D knew that it would be his last tweet...