Heavy D -- who became an influential rapper the 1990s with Heavy D & the Boyz -- died of unknown causes Tuesday, TMZ reports. Born Dwight Arrington Myers in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he was pronounced at ...

Heavy D in October 2011. A pulmonary embolism brought on by a long flight killed rapper Heavy D, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office released Tuesday. Heavy D (real name ...

Rapper Heavy D performs in October. A representative confirmed Tuesday that the former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz died. LOS ANGELES — Rapper and actor Heavy D, who played an influential role in ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Heavy D, who rose to fame during the 1990s and scored hit singles such as "Now That We Found Love", died on Tuesday after collapsing outside his Beverly Hills home. He ...