From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the King of Fighters character, see List of characters in The King of Fighters series. For the Afghani Uzbek leader, see Abdul Rashid Dostum.Heavy D & the Boyz Origin United States Genres Hip hop, Reggae fusion Years active 1981–present[citation needed] Members Heavy D G-Whiz DJ Eddie F Former members "Trouble" T. Roy (Deceased)
Heavy D (born Dwight Errington Myers on May 24, 1967) Better known by his stage name Heavy D, an American rapper and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and Eddie F (born Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s.[1] He has recently ventured into reggae music and can now be described as a reggae fusion artist.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References 4 External links
[edit] Biography
Myers was born on May 24, 1967 in Jamaica. His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York, when he was a young child.
Heavy D & the Boyz were the first group signed to Uptown Records; their debut, Living Large, was released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). The album was a commercial success, though Big Tyme (1989, 1989 in music) was a breakthrough that included four hits. Trouble T. Roy died at age 22 in a fall on July 15, 1990, in Indianapolis (see 1990 in music). Dixon's passing led to a tribute on the follow-up platinum album, Peaceful Journey (1991, 1991 in music). Pete Rock & CL Smooth created a tribute to Trouble T. Roy called "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" which is regarded as a hip-hop classic.[1]
Heavy D & the Boyz gained even more fame by singing the theme song for the television program In Living Color and also MADtv, and Heavy D performed the rap on Michael Jackson's hit single "Jam." However, the group's next album, Blue Funk, was not marketed as well as their previous albums[citation needed], but is widely viewed as an underrated gem.[citation needed] Heavy D then began focusing on his acting, appearing in the television shows A Different World, Roc and Living Single before returning the music charts with Nuttin' But Love (1994). After appearing in the off-Broadway play Riff Raff at Circle Repertory Company, Heavy D returned to recording with the hit Waterbed Hev.[1] In 2005, the Will Smith movie "Hitch" played the song "Now That We Found Love" during the ending scene where a wedding party does a line dance, and gave Heavy D & the Boyz a lot of exposure, sending many viewers to the web to find out more about the song and the group.[citation needed]
He then appeared in the motion picture 'Life", before joining the cast of the television show Boston Public. In 2002, Heavy D had a supporting role as an FBI agent alongside Omar Epps in the movie adaptation of Dave Barry's novel Big Trouble. In 2003 he starred in the supporting cast for the sit-com The Tracy Morgan Show as Bernard. In 1997, Heavy D collaborated with B.B. King on his duets album Deuces Wild rapping in the song "Keep It Coming." He also has a small role in the 1999 Oscar-nominated movie "The Cider House Rules (film)". In 2005, Heavy D appeared as Sid in the hit Fox drama Bones, as the owner and bartender at Wong Fu's. In 2006, he appeared in the motion picture, Step Up, as Omar.[1]
Heavy D has now released a new reggae album via itunes, called Vibes.
Heavy D reportedly has a son who is currently releasing mix tapes as a rapper.
Heavy D was referred to in the song "Juicy" by the Notorious B.I.G. He also appears as the bouncer in the music video for "One More Chance" by Notorious B.I.G. [edit] Discography [edit] Albums
As Heavy D & The Boyz 1987: Living Large (Uptown) - US Pop #92, US R&B #10 1989: Big Tyme (Uptown) - US Pop #19, US R&B #1 (Platinum) 1991: Peaceful Journey (Uptown) - US Pop #21, US R&B #5 (Platinum) 1993: Blue Funk (Uptown) - US Pop #40, US R&B #7 (Gold) 1994: Nuttin' But Love (Uptown) - US Pop #11, US R&B #1 (Platinum) 2000: Heavy Hitz (MCA) 2002: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Heavy D & The Boyz (MCA) 2009: Uptown Heavy Ranking Geffen Records
As Heavy D 1997: Waterbed Hev (Uptown/Universal) - US Pop #9, US R&B #3 (Gold) 1999: Heavy (Uptown/Universal) - US Pop #60, US R&B #10 2008: Vibes (Stride Entertainment/Federal Distribution) 2009: Vibes (reissued on Malaco Records) [edit] SinglesYear Song Chart positions Album U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK 1987 "Mr. Big Stuff" — 60 — 61 Living Large 1988 "Don't You Know" — 12 — — 1989 "We Got Our Own Thang"
"Money Earnin Mt.Vernon — 10 3 69 Big Tyme "Somebody For Me" — 10 1 — 1990 "Gyrlz, They Love Me" — 12 4 — "Big Tyme" — — 24 — 1991 "Now That We Found Love" 11 5 4 2 Peaceful Journey "Is It Good To You" 32 13 12 46 1992 "Don't Curse" — 69 8 — "Peaceful Journey" — 54 — — "You Can't See What I Can See" — 69 — — You Can See What I Can See 12" 1993 "Who's The Man" — 52 3 — Blue Funk "Truthful" — 57 7 — 1994 "Got Me Waiting" 20 3 1 — Nuttin' But Love "Nuttin But Love" 40 18 9 — "This Is Your Night" — — — 30 "Black Coffee" 57 15 8 — 1995 "Sex Wit You" — 105 44 — 1997 "Big Daddy" 18 5 2 — Waterbed Hev "Keep It Comin" A — 46 — — "I'll Do Anything"A — 65 — — 2008 "Long Distance Girlfriend" 20 3 1 — Vibes
