Musicians Grieve for Heavy D
Heavy D’s sudden death yesterday at the age of 44 prompted many of the rapper’s famous friends and fans to express their grief on Twitter. Here’s a few of the best tributes from the past 24 hours.
LL Cool J: May GOD embrace the soul of Heavy D and Bless his family. I respected you Heavy and I always will.
Lenny Kravitz: I am so saddened by the passing of Heavy D. My condolences go out to his family. Rest in peace my friend. Guns and Roses. Lenny
Talib Kweli: When Jay Z shouted out Heavy D at MSG last night I almost broke down real talk. Hev is a special brother. When I was in JHS the girl I liked made up a dance to Overweight Lover. That’s how I first got into Heavy D and the Boyz. Heavy D was always a spectacular MC but the album he made after Trouble T Roy passed was stellar. Blue Funk. We love you Hev. Without Heavy D ain’t no Diddy. Ain’t no Biggie. Ain’t no Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Recognize. RIP. Later in life I became friends with Hev. He has been sending me new music for years. Incredible music. We love you Hev. RIP
?uestlove: Please someone tell me this Heavy D jawn is a joke. PLEASE.
Damn man. This is a wake up call like a mofo. Heavy D was a good friend & he’ll be missed. Night I met him is funniest story ever.
Diddy: Heavy D is the person who gave me my 1st chance in the music industry. He got me my internship at Uptown. He Believed when no one else did.
Will.I.Am: #heavyD inspired me to be me…”We got our own thang”…thank heavy
Timbaland: the passing of heavy d really got me messed up. yall pls pray for his daughter & family.
Waka Flocka Flame: #sendingmyblessings #heavyD
Nicki Minaj: We’ll never forget you babe! #hiphopelite #RIPHeavyD
Erykah Badu: Rest in beats Heav.
MC Hammer: We had a lot of great times touring together. He had a Heart of Gold. He was a part of what’s good about the world.
DJ Premier: Still tripp off Heavy D…we had started the “Blue Funk 2 LP” and were on the phone while he put his B.E.T. Show 2gether at my studio
India.Arie: Heart hurting. #HeavyD … I loved that Man. He was SO kind, Insightful and wise.. I will miss him.
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