Member of: Heavy D & the Boyz
Influenced by: Steel Pulse, Bob Marley, Run-D.M.C.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Hip-hop's original overweight lover, Heavy D parlayed an eminently likable persona and strong MC skills into a surprisingly ...
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Sep 19 2008 8:30AM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Real Talk, Reggae
The Boombox Music Blog: Rap veteran Heavy D came out of the New York scene in the mid-'80s, finding fame for such hits as 'Now That we Found Love' and 'Got me Waiting,' as well as rapping on Michael Jackson's 'Jam' and doing the theme to the hit show 'In Living Color.' But ... Read more
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