Seen: Heavy D Remembered in Photos


Words by Jesse Serwer—

A year ago today, the music business lost one of it’s all-around good guys and unsung talents in the late Dwight Arrington Myers, a/k/a Heavy D. LargeUp remembered Heavy that day by highlighting his role as one of hip-hop’s ambassadors for Jamaican and dancehall culture.

Over the last few weeks we noticed that Hev’s brother Floyd Myers has been digging into the Myers family photo archives and pulling out some real gems so, on the occasion of this one-year anniversary, we thought we’d pick out some gems, and share with you. Scroll through.

Heavy and his first cousin and frequent collaborator Pete Rock (grinning ear to ear at front right) and family.

The original Heavy D and the Boyz, with the late Trouble T Roy (second from right)

At the head of the table

Heavy D and Jazzy Jeff. Classic caption/comment on Facebook: “So basically, he gets the Starter cap commercials, you get the Sprite ones…but you both get 900 numbers and Soul Train. Cool?

Heavy and daughter

Two champions


With Junior Reid…

…And Jay-Z


With Rihanna

Signing an autograph for a fan

Tags: Dancehall Heavy D Heavy D & the Boyz Heavy D and the Boyz Hip Hop Jay-Z Jazzy Jeff Junior Reid Mike Tyson Mount Vernon Pete Rock Reggae Rihanna The Overweight Lover Trouble T Roy

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