He was known as The Overweight Lover, The Heavster, and Most Affectionately, Heavy D. Penned as one of the most likable | dG1falRESm94UnJmRms
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00:00In the 1980s and early 1990s,
00:03Dwight Myers, notably known as Heavy D,
00:06was one of hip-hop's most popular and charismatic figures.
00:16His music made my mother smile,
00:18made my grandmother smile,
00:19like they weren't offended by anything.
00:21Nobody was really checking for overweight lovers.
00:23His music wasn't just beats and rhymes,
00:26it wasn't just hardcore.
00:31The best guy you would ever want to know in your life
00:34was Heavy, for real.
00:35He was the one who brought in melody
00:38and brought in that aspect of R&B
00:40that nobody else had thought to use,
00:43and he did it so well.