Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, was a Jamaican-born American hip-hop artist. A New York native, he was a founder of Heavy D and 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 released their debut album "Living Large" in 1987, and maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. Their hit singles included "Now That We Found Love," "Who's the Man" and "Somebody For Me."

Heavy D died on Nov. 8 in L.A. from pulmonary embolism or blood clot in his lungs at the age of 44. He was 344 pounds at the time of his death.