Heavy D & the Boyz was an American hip hop group led by Heavy D. The Boyz w… Read Full Bio ↴Heavy D & the Boyz was an American hip hop group led by Heavy D. The Boyz were G-Wiz (born Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (born Troy Dixon), and DJ Eddie F (born Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s.
Heavy D was born Dwight Errington Myers on 24 May 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 stage accident on 15 July 1990 (see 1990 in music), which 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.
Heavy D & the Boyz gained more fans by appearing in 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 a critical and commercial failure compared to their previous success. Heavy D then began focusing on his acting, appearing in the television shows Roc and Living Single before returning the music charts with Nuttin' But Love (1994, 1994 in music). After appearing in the off-Broadway play Riff Raff at Circle Repertory Company, Heavy D returned to recording with the hit Waterbed Hev. He then acted in the motion pictures Life and The Cider House Rules before joining the cast of the television show Boston Public. In 1997, Heavy D collaborated with B.B. King on his duets album Deuces Wild rapping in the song "Keep It Coming." A new Heavy D & the Boyz album is slated for 2007.
Heavy D died on November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 44. He collapsed outside of his Beverly Hills home.
Heavy D was born Dwight Errington Myers on 24 May 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 stage accident on 15 July 1990 (see 1990 in music), which 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.
Heavy D & the Boyz gained more fans by appearing in 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 a critical and commercial failure compared to their previous success. Heavy D then began focusing on his acting, appearing in the television shows Roc and Living Single before returning the music charts with Nuttin' But Love (1994, 1994 in music). After appearing in the off-Broadway play Riff Raff at Circle Repertory Company, Heavy D returned to recording with the hit Waterbed Hev. He then acted in the motion pictures Life and The Cider House Rules before joining the cast of the television show Boston Public. In 1997, Heavy D collaborated with B.B. King on his duets album Deuces Wild rapping in the song "Keep It Coming." A new Heavy D & the Boyz album is slated for 2007.
Heavy D died on November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 44. He collapsed outside of his Beverly Hills home.
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Don Pearson
This is really special right here. No cussing, no disrespect, just pure talent being put on display. Love it.
Anthony Ellison
Fax real rap💯💯
Evonza
And God deal with the messy music of today amen👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️🖤💚🙏🏽❤️🖤💚😘
rxande45
These dudes were SUPERSTARS to us back then and are rap royalty!! Aspiring artist take notes, this how you rock a mic!
Ray Burkhart
I’m Not Fred Flintstone, but I’ll make ya bed rock...
Rock to a rhythm, hell is what I give 'em
There’s nobody that had mad crazy rhymes like this today.. beside degrading a female hev was never like dat ..
I’m fat and overweight and I can say I still listen to hev today and I’m 44 yrs old
Rip in hev
TheHipHopHousewife
Yes!! They are true entertainers! I get chills! Heav was light on his feet, could dance, rap and chant reggae! May he rest in heaven!
Marcus Pendergraft
Roc the mic ?Your age is showing old man.
MissConduct 1
Man I miss Heavy D so much, I love his music and he always had such positive messages for people.
Evonza
Me too 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️🖤💚🙏🏽❤️🖤💚😘 positive vibe forever 😘
Kwun Kwun
I AM SOOOOOOO
HAPPY I GREW UP
IN THIS ERA....R.I.P
HEAVY D AND T ROY