Heavy D

Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), as well as DJ and producer Eddie F (Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizeable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released included production mainly by Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, DJ Premier, Myers's cousin Pete Rock, and "in-house" beatmaker Eddie F. Myers also released four solo albums and discovered Soul for Real and Monifah.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of Heavy D & the Boyz tracks on his radio programmes between the mid and late 80's, when the group were not a commercial hip hop act in the UK and also played Heavy D's collaboration with reggae artists in 1991 and 1992. Heavy D. & The Boyz also were part of the Uptown Crew, featuring amongst others Finesse & Synquis, Groove B Chill, Marlon Williams, The Brothers Black and Woody Rock, who released a single in 1986 called 'Uptown Is Kickin' It', which got played by Peel in 1987.
==Shows Played==
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*12 November 1986: Mr. Big Stuff (12") MCA
*18 November 1986: Mr. Big Stuff (12") MCA
*07 October 1987: The Overweight Lovers In The House (LP - Living Large) RCA (JP: 'Oh this overweight lover is going out to be out of his studio to his car in about 15 minutes time')
*26 October 1987: 'The Overweight Lovers In The House (LP-Living Large)' (MCA)
*04 November 1987: On The Dance Floor (LP - Living Large) MCA
*20 January 1988: Overweighter (7") MCA 
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*05 January 1987: Uptown Is Kickin' It (v/a LP - Uptown Is Kickin' It) MCA
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*21 July 1991 (& Supercat, & Frankie Paul): Big And Broad (7") Wild Apache
*02 August 1991 (BFBS) (& Supercat, & Frankie Paul): Big And Broad (7") Wild Apache
*03 August 1991 (& Supercat, & Frankie Paul): Big And Broad (7") Wild Apache
*16 August 1991 (BFBS) (& Supercat, & Frankie Paul): Big And Broad (7") Wild Apache
*07 November 1992 (Daddy Freddy ft. Frankie Paul & Heavy D): Respect You (LP-Ragamuffin Soldier)' (Music Of Life)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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