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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Rap mogul Diddy and the Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at late rapper Heavy D's funeral on Friday, and BET Networks plans a tribute for him at the Soul Train awards.