Hey everyone,
Some sad news to report to you this evening. Earlier this afternoon, rap pioneer Heavy D, famous for his 1991 hit "Now That We Found Love", has died. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital in Los Angeles and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. PST. Police are currently investigating his death at this time, but there are no signs of foul play as of yet. He was 44 years old.
Heavy D first broke onto the music scene with his debut effort, Living Large released in 1987 as part of the group Heavy D & The Boyz. More sizable success followed with the aforementioned 1991 hit "Now That We Found Love" and recorded theme songs for such sketch comedy shows like In Living Color and MADtv. More recently, Heavy D recorded a reggae fusion album called Vibes that was released in 2008.
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