Government Name
Dwight Arrington Myers (Born May 24, 1967 in Jamaica, West Indies - Died November 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (respiratory distress))

The Boyz
DJ Eddie F (Born Eddie Ferrell in Mount Vernon, NY)
Trouble T-Roy (Born Troy Dixon - Died July 15, 1990)
G-Wiz (Born Glen Parrish)

See Also: Soul For Real & Al B. Sure!

Albums
Heavy D & The Boyz - Living Large
Heavy D & The Boyz - Peaceful Journey
Heavy D & The Boyz - Blue Funk
Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love
Heavy D - Waterbed Hev
Heavy D - Heavy
Heavy D - Vibes

Also Featured On...
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411? Remix
Blue Streak
Bosko - Production Reel (Greatest Hits)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Quincy Jones - Q's Jook Joint
LeVert - Just Coolin'
Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free
Millennium Hip-Hop Party
MTV Party To Go Vol. 2
MTV Party To Go Platinum Mix
Naughty By Nature - 19 Naughty III
New Jersey Drive Vol. 1
New York Undercover
Queen Latifah - Black Reign
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Deluxe Edition)
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Soul For Real - Candy Rain
Soul For Real - For Life...
2Pac - The O.G. Project
2Pac - The A Cappella Archive
2Pac - Rare & Unreleased
Uptown's Block Party Vol. 1
Uptown's Block Party Vol. 2
Uptown MTV Unplugged
Who's The Man?
Woo
X-Mix Radioactive Urban: January 2009

Heavy D's Bio From AllMusic.Com
Hip-hop's original overweight lover, Heavy D parlayed an eminently likable persona and strong MC skills into a surprisingly lengthy career, in tandem with his backing group the Boyz. Weighing in at over 250 pounds, his girth could easily have become a one-note premise, but he varied his lyrical concerns to include positive message tracks and fun-loving party jams, and exuded a genuine warmth and respect for women without getting too graphic or sentimental. Musically, his appeal was just as broad — he was able to mix elements of R&B, reggae, dance, and pop into his music, but his raps were quick-tongued enough that he avoided the accusations of selling out that dogged many other crossover successes of his era. Moreover, he was an all-around talent — an agile dancer, a naturalistic actor, and an astute businessman who eventually became a label executive. Even after his tenure as a pop hitmaker had effectively ended, he maintained a solid, steady level of popularity all the way through the '90s, and his albums kept on going gold.

Heavy D was born Dwight Errington Myers in Jamaica in 1967 and moved with his family to Mt. Vernon, NY, as a young child. He discovered rap music at age eight and by junior high was making his own demo tapes. He later formed the Boyz with high-school friends DJ Eddie F (born Eddie Ferrell), Trouble T-Roy (born Troy Dixon), and G-Wiz (born Glen Parrish). Their demo tape found its way to Def Jam executive Andre Harrell, who was in the process of forming his own label, Uptown. Harrell made Heavy D & the Boyz the first artists signed to Uptown in 1986, and they released their debut album, Living Large, in 1987. The singles "Mr. Big Stuff" and "The Overweight Lover's in the House" established Heavy D's image among rap fans, and "Don't You Know" was a crossover hit on the R&B charts, narrowly missing the Top Ten. All told, Living Large was a gold-selling hit.

The follow-up album, 1989's Big Tyme, was the group's real breakthrough, however. Like its predecessor, it featured production from both Marley Marl and new jack swing guru Teddy Riley. By this time, though, there was a bit more depth to Heavy D's persona, and he was also hitting a peak of consistency as a songwriter. "Somebody for Me," "We Got Our Own Thang," and "Gyrlz, They Love Me" were all significant R&B hits, with the former two reaching the Top Ten; plus, "We Got Our Own Thang" attracted some attention from MTV. Big Tyme went all the way to number one on the R&B album charts and made the Top 20 on the pop side; it was also certified platinum. Unfortunately, tragedy struck on the supporting tour: Trouble T-Roy was killed in an accident on July 15, 1990. He became the subject of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's elegiac hit "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" as well as a tribute cut on the next Heavy D & the Boyz album, 1991's Peaceful Journey.

Peaceful Journey was another platinum-selling hit, thanks to the single "Now That We Found Love," which made Heavy D a full-fledged mainstream success; it reached the R&B Top Five and just missed the pop Top Ten. "Is It Good to You" and the posse cut "Don't Curse" were also popular with hip-hop fans, and he was also a weekly television presence via his theme song for the sketch comedy series In Living Color. 1992's Blue Funk was a tougher effort that broke somewhat with Heavy D's well-established image, and perhaps as a result it suffered from underexposure; nonetheless, it managed to go gold, and the singles "Truthful" and "Who's the Man?" scored with rap audiences. In the meantime, Heavy D had been working on establishing a concurrent acting career and landed his biggest role yet as a recurring supporting character on the Fox sitcom Roc in 1993; around the same time, he became the vice president of A&R at Uptown. Over the next few years, he would also appear as a recurring character on another Fox sitcom, Living Single.

Heavy D & the Boyz returned to platinum status with 1994's Nuttin' But Love, which spawned hits in "Black Coffee," the R&B Top Five "Got Me Waiting," and the title track; it also became their second album to top the R&B charts. 1996 was a big non-musical year for Heavy D; he briefly served as president of Uptown Records and made his off-Broadway theatrical debut starring in the one-act play Riff Raff, which was written and directed by Laurence Fishburne. In 1997, he returned to music as a solo act, releasing Waterbed Hev to surprising commercial response; it made the Top Ten on both the pop and R&B charts and produced a Top Five R&B hit in "Big Daddy." His seventh album, 1999's Heavy, became his seventh straight to reach the R&B Top Ten. In the meantime, he appeared in the 1999 Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence comedy Life and landed a prominent supporting role in the Oscar-nominated drama The Cider House Rules. In 2000, he landed a recurring role as a counselor on the Fox high-school drama Boston Public, which lasted for the next several years, as he worked on albums by Babyface, Jay-Z, Fabolous, and Timbaland, among others. During the rest of the decade, he had recurring roles on The Tracy Morgan Show and Bones, while he also recorded Vibes, a convincing and enjoyable album of reggae-pop. On November 8, 2011 -- several weeks after releasing a rap EP, Love Opus, and less than a month after performing at the BET Hip Hop Awards -- Heavy D collapsed outside his home in Beverly Hills and passed away. He was 44 years old. — Steve Huey

Eddie F's Bio From AllMusic.Com
Beginning his career as one of "the boyz" alongside high school friend Heavy D, DJ Eddie F eventually branched out into production, creating the theme for the hit Fox-TV show, In Living Color (which Heavy D rapped on). Currently Eddie F is the president of Untouchables Entertainment, a production company noted for its hip-hop and r&b sounds. As president of Untouchables Eddie F has overseen the production and remixing of albums by such artists as Madonna, Jodeci, and Mary J. Blige among others. - Steve Kurutz

Official Sites: Heavy D's MySpace, Heavy D's Facebook, Heavy D's Fuckin' Twitter & Eddie F's MySpace