The influential rapper died suddenly at 44-years-old due to complications from pneumonia. By Mesfin Fekadu Hip-hop star Heavy D was remembered through laughter and tears at a funeral service Friday in ...

Today family and friends gathered to pay their respects to hip-hop legend Heavy D. The funeral was held at Grace Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, which was filled to capacity with everyone saying their ...

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Heavy D's funeral will be held at a famous New York City church this week. The rapper - real name Dwight Arrington Myers - passed away last week at the age of 44 after collapsing outside of his ...

Rap mogul Diddy and the Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at rapper Heavy D’s funeral in New York tomorrow and BET Networks is planning a tribute for the late rapper at Sunday’s Soul Train awards. Diddy ...