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Heavy D

1967 - 2011

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Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-American rapper, record producer, and actor. He 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Heavy D is the 3,281st most popular singer (down from 3,023rd in 2024), the 100th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 94th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Heavy D ranks 3,281 out of 4,381. Before him are Peter Nalitch, Talib Kweli, Regina, Américo, Natali, and Luther Ingram. After him are Hariharan, Peter Jöback, Mingyu, Sofia Jannok, Vibeke Stene, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Heavy D ranks 866. Before him are Mounir Boukadida, Dara Torres, Nikolay Bukhalov, Carolyn Lawrence, Laima Zilporytė, and Hanna Tetteh. After him are Andreas Heraf, Liu Ailing, Mika Yamamoto, Michiel Bartman, Margarita Zavala, and Paul D'Amour. Among people deceased in 2011, Heavy D ranks 522. Before him are Cynthia Myers, Masanori Sanada, Mark Hatfield, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, Andy Rooney, and Googie Withers. After him are Claudia Heill, Mario Miranda, Eddie Turnbull, Xavier Tondo, Jani Lane, and Jan Marek.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Heavy D ranks 100 out of 189. Before him are Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), David Weller (1957), Donald Sangster (1911), and Michael Blackwood (1976). After him are Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), Beverly McDonald (1970), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), Shanieka Ricketts (1992), and Shabba Ranks (1966).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Heavy D ranks 23. Before him are Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Cedella Marley (1967), Dennis Brown (1957), Omi (1986), Capleton (1967), and Sizzla (1976). After him are Shabba Ranks (1966), Barrington Levy (1964), Buju Banton (1973), Bounty Killer (1972), Beenie Man (1973), and Elephant Man (1975).

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