When you think rap pioneers, one of the names that come to mind is Heavy D.
Heavy D passed away yesterday at the age of 44 after bring rushed to a Los Angeles hospital.
One of his last performances was at the recent BET Hip Hop Awards. It was a fantastic performance...his first in nearly 15 years, and Hev even managed to break out his dance moves circa 1988. That performance was a great trip down old skool memory lane...and the crowd that night could not get enough.
I still remember buying my first Heavy D & The Boyz cassette, 'Big Tyme' in 1989 with my allowance money at Sears.
I wore that cassette tape out. I was officially hooked on that hip hop/rap musical style.
This tweet on Twitter yesterday from @HotComesToDie said it all: Heavy D tweeted his last tweet last night at 10:30PM: BE INSPIRED. He was dead 15 hours later. Live it up every day people, every day.
R.I.P Heavy D. You were taken far too soon.
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