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It is with a heavy heart that I'm writing about
Heavy D, one of the most influential rappers of my beloved 90s decade, who died yesterday from what appears to be "respiratory issues." Before I was shopping in the "Alternative-Rock" section in
Tower Records shortly after I heard the throaty cries of
Eddie Vedder,
Chris Cornell, and
Scott Weiland, my first love was hip-hop. Before I
dyed my hair with red Kool-Aid and marked up my brand new
maroon Converse with a
Sharpie pen, adorning my feet with
Stickman, the
symbol for Anarchy, and the
Nirvana Smiley Face, I was wearing black body suits from
Limited Too with
baggy forest green jeans worn backwards dancing in my bedroom to the likes of
Naughty By Nature, Kris Kross, The Pharcyde,
SWV (Sisters With Voices) and who WASN'T dancing to
Heavy D & The Boyz?!?
Heavy D came on the scene with
Living Large and then hit it big time with his serendipitous
Big Tyme album. He collaborated with both
Michael and
Janet Jackson and
B.B. King making him nothing short (or small) of an artist who walked among giants. You will be missed, Heavy D. We had
Nuttin' but love for you, baby.
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