While Friday’s New York service will be for family and friends only, a public viewing has been scheduled for Thursday. By Alvin Blanco Heavy D in 1991 Photo: Ron Galella / Getty Images Plans for Heavy D’s funeral services are being made, and his sendoff will be small and intimate with close friends and family only. The beloved rapper, born Dwight Errington Myers, will be laid to rest next Friday, November 18, in the New York area. TMZ reports that Heav’s family will be holding a public viewing the Thursday before the funeral for fans to catch a last glimpse of the “Now That We Found Love” rapper. Heavy’s burial services Friday will be invite-only. The surviving Boyz of Heavy D & the Boyz — DJ Eddie F and dancer G-Wiz — will be in attendance. While calling into MTV News’ “RapFix Live,” Eddie explained the universal appeal of his late friend. “The thing that he did that may be apparent, but maybe a lot of people didn’t pay attention to it, he was the type of rapper like the hardest, hardest, hard rock was a fan of his, and he would move on the street,” Eddie F told MTV News. “But then he was also respectful, and your mother, your grandmother could listen to Heavy D.” Also sure to attend the funeral will be Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mary J. Blige, who both worked with the Overweight Lover while he was at Uptown Records. The Wayans brothers are on the list of select attendees, according to TMZ; Heav famously penned and performed the theme music to the Wayans’ “In Living Color” sketch-comedy show. Heavy D died Tuesday after collapsing near his Beverly Hills condominium. Although it’s been reported that he had pneumonia-like symptoms shortly before his death , the Los Angeles coroner has not announced an official cause of death. Share your memories of Heavy D in the comments below. Related Photos Heavy D: Life, Music And Friends Related Artists Heavy D & The Boyz
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Poor Barry-O ! Another one bites the dust. Reggie Love, a key member of the Obama entourage, is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year, people close to the administration said. Love, 30, is a popular, gregarious figure in the White House. A onetime forward for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, Love started out as a staff assistant in Obama’s Senate office after college, rising to become his personal assistant, known as the “body man.” Love’s exit comes at a time of transition for the administration: several longtime advisers have left over the last year, in keeping with the time-honored tradition that close aides do not abandon the president immediately before an election. But Love’s position may be among the most difficult for Obama to fill. Obama has described Love as “the person who keeps me on schedule.” But like many young loyalists on the Obama staff, Love has evolved into a much more important role over time, acting as a gatekeeper and a liaison – and basketball buddy. Obama once described him as a “little brother.” Among the recognizable members of the Obama team in public – he is a towering 6-foot-4 — Love is also a constant presence in the West Wing and by the president’s side during every trip away from home. He is in the background of countless official photos, even if he rarely speaks in a public setting, apart from the occasional interview on ESPN. White House officials did not immediately offer details about Love’s departure. Damn. First the Fat Boys break up, now this? Oh well at least there are plenty of pictures to remember him by. We sure loved seeing ol’ boy around! Source More On Bossip! Shhhh! Embarrassing Secrets That Damn Near Ruined These People’s Careers And Lives! R.I.P. A Celebration Of The Life Of Dwight Arrington Myers AKA “Heavy D The Overweight Lover” [PICS] Galleries: Rihanna And Friends “Ball So Hard VACA” (Photos) Bad Credit, No Credit? No Problem: The 10 Best Cities To Live In Without A Car (L.A. Is On This List??)
Melyssa Ford celebrated her 40th oops make that her 35th birthday at Ricardo’s Ocean Grill in Harlem with friends including Jennifer Williams, Sway, Angela Yee, Alesha Renee and Toure Wednesday. Pure comedy! Somebody is a freak… Happy Birthday Melyssa! More On Bossip! Shhhh! Embarrassing Secrets That Damn Near Ruined These People’s Careers And Lives! R.I.P. A Celebration Of The Life Of Dwight Arrington Myers AKA “Heavy D The Overweight Lover” [PICS] Galleries: Rihanna And Friends “Ball So Hard VACA” (Photos) Bad Credit, No Credit? No Problem: The 10 Best Cities To Live In Without A Car (L.A. Is On This List??)
L.A. County Coroner’s Office and Heavy’s cousin reveal rapper’s ailment to New York’s Daily News. By Alvin Blanco Heavy D Photo: Prince Williams/ FilmMagic More details are emerging regarding the untimely death of New York rap legend Heavy D . According to Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, the beloved artist, born Dwight Errington Myers, was already ill before he collapsed Tuesday morning just outside his Beverly Hills condominium. “He had gone to the doctor the day before,” Winter told New York’s Daily News. “He had what appeared to be flu-like symptoms.” “He said he had a touch of pneumonia, maybe from traveling,” cousin Ruddy Phillips, 50, told the Daily News after speaking with the entertainer’s dad. “He just got back from England.” The Overweight Lover was conscious though experiencing trouble breathing when he was transported to Cedars Sinai Medical Center after a 911 call was placed at 11:25 a.m. PT on his behalf Tuesday. However, he was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. PT. Although an autopsy has been performed, the coroner is declining to announce any cause of death until toxicology tests are conducted due to Heav taking various medications. The Mount Vernon, New York, rapper’s death hit many close to heart, including Eddie F, who along with dancers G Wiz and the late Trouble T Roy were the “Boyz” in Heavy D & the Boyz. The DJ and producer called into MTV News’ “RapFix Live” on Wednesday and revealed how he found out about the unfortunate news. “I had gotten a call from a few of the guys from our crew, and I thought they were calling me about something else that we were working on,” Eddie F told MTV News . “They told me the news, and at first I didn’t believe ’em. I was like, ‘There’s no way.’ And then I got a call from G Wiz, and then I started making calls. I actually spoke to Andre Harrell, and he had Puff on the other line and everybody was just getting information and really just hysterical. From there, we started getting bits and pieces in.” Heavy D & the Boyz were the first act record executive Andre Harrell signed to his Uptown Records, which released the act’s debut, Living Large, in 1987. While at Uptown, Sean “Diddy” Combs got his start in the music industry as Harrell’s intern. Naturally, they all became close friends with the universally adored Heavy D, whose music was well regarded by all types of music fans. “Heavy was always a class act,” Eddie F said. “The thing that he did that may be apparent, but maybe a lot of people didn’t pay attention to it, he was the type of rapper like the hardest, hardest, hard rock was a fan of his, and he would move on the street. But then he was also respectful and your mother, your grandmother could listen to Heavy D. He was always stylish and fashionable and he was a professional, he was a hard worker.” Share your memories of Heavy D on Facebook. Related Videos Remembering Heavy D Related Photos Heavy D: Life, Music And Friends Related Artists Heavy D & The Boyz
Only in America… Executors for the estate of Michael Jackson demanded Wednesday that MSNBC drop its plan to air a “reprehensible” documentary that promises a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the singer’s relationship with Dr. Conrad Murray, but which they charged smears the late pop icon. In a letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin and the cable channel’s corporate overseers, the Jackson representatives argued that Murray, convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s death, uses the documentary “to shift the blame post-conviction to Michael Jackson, even though a jury considered the evidence and rejected this very argument.” MSNBC purchased “Michael Jackson and the Doctor: A Fatal Friendship” from a British production company and plans to air it Friday and Monday night, along with an “exclusive” interview with Murray by NBC News correspondent Savannah Guthrie. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury convicted Murray for administering propofol, a surgical anesthetic, to Jackson and then failing to monitor the pop star as he stopped breathing. MSNBC representatives had said earlier that the cable channel did not pay for access to Murray or contribute to his legal defense. The producer of the documentary, October Films, said it paid only $1 for two years of access to Murray and a behind-the-scenes look at his legal defense. Representatives of MSNBC and October Films said they did not know what arrangements might have been made by the film’s distributor, Zodiak Rights. Zodiak representatives could not be reached. The Jackson family representatives questioned whether additional payments were made to Murray. “Was it really only $1, or was it more?” said a letter from John Branca and John McClain, who are co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate. Do you think MSNBC is wrong for showing the doc? Or is it just waaaaaay too soon? Source More On Bossip! Shhhh! Embarrassing Secrets That Damn Near Ruined These People’s Careers And Lives! R.I.P. A Celebration Of The Life Of Dwight Arrington Myers AKA “Heavy D The Overweight Lover” [PICS] Galleries: Rihanna And Friends “Ball So Hard VACA” (Photos) Bad Credit, No Credit? No Problem: The 10 Best Cities To Live In Without A Car (L.A. Is On This List??)
Mars taps his songwriting skills to win his girl back in brand-new clip for ‘It Will Rain.’ By Jocelyn Vena Bruno Mars in his “It Will Rain” music video Photo: Atlantic Records After a slight delay , the video for Bruno Mars ‘ “It Will Rain” is finally here, and the clip opens with a pivotal scene from “Breaking Dawn – Part 1.” After the opening sequence with Bella and Edward getting married in front of their friends and family, the video cuts to a love story between Mars, who recorded the track especially for the Bill Condon-directed flick, and his lovely leading lady. Bruno and his onscreen love experience the many joys, trials and tribulations of being in a relationship. And as is often the case in real life, things starts out cute; every little moment and snuggle is more romantic than the one before. Bruno goes out of his way to court his female friend, even holding a private screening of “Breaking Dawn” to woo her. They share kisses as footage of Bella and Edward’s honeymoon flashes on the wall. But at some point, the pair begin to fight, though Bruno isn’t going to let her go that easily: He uses his songwriting skills to persuade her to stay with him. The heartbreak expressed on the track is mirrored in solo shots of Bruno standing around looking sullen. As the video closes out, we see that the song Bruno wrote while his lady was asleep turned out to be romantic enough to win her back. In the final shot, Bruno stands alone while rain hits the window behind him and sings, “Cause there’ll be no sunlight if I lose you, baby/ There’ll be no clear skies if I lose you, baby/ Just like the clouds, my eyes will do the same if you walk away/ Every day, it will rain, rain, rain.” The soundtrack for “Breaking Dawn – Part 1” was released this week and features tracks from Mars, Christina Perri (“A Thousand Years”) and Theophilus London (“Neighbors”) , to name a few The highly anticipated fourth film in the “Twilight Saga” series opens November 18. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV First: ‘Breaking Dawn’
Patriots are cleaning house. Maybe Ocho will need some of Evelyn’s book money after all. After years of overweight underperforming, Albert Haynesworth has finally been dropped by the New England Patriots. The experiment to rejuvenate his career and somehow get the Pats defense on the right track has come to an end. But his underperforming and bad play finally cost him his last chance to play in the NFL. Here’s what the Patriots’ coach said: “I’ll just say this on the Albert situation: I thought that both he and myself — speaking for the (coaching) staff — we really tried to make it work,” Belichick said. “He had a few physical limitations to overcome when he got here, but I thought he really tried to do what we asked him to do. We tried to work with him. In the end, it just didn’t work out. I think the best thing we could do was just move on.” But here’s the most important nugget: is OchoCinco next? The Patriots dropped Randy Moss last year out of nowhere and Chad has played like garbage this year. And not catching a single pass on Sunday will only make matters worse. Is OchoCinco on the chopping block? Sound off! More On Bossip! Shhhh! Embarrassing Secrets That Damn Near Ruined These People’s Careers And Lives! R.I.P. A Celebration Of The Life Of Dwight Arrington Myers AKA “Heavy D The Overweight Lover” [PICS] Galleries: Rihanna And Friends “Ball So Hard VACA” (Photos) Bad Credit, No Credit? No Problem: The 10 Best Cities To Live In Without A Car (L.A. Is On This List??)
MTV News compiles the most memorable hits of his extensive catalog. By Rob Markman Heavy D Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images There will never be another Heavy D . When the Mount Vernon, New York, MC debuted in 1987 as part of the group Heavy D & the Boyz , he made an immediate impact with his infectious dance hits. For the most part, Heav directed his material toward the ladies and even dubbed himself the Overweight Lover. With his music, Waterbed Heav oozed sex appeal, paving the way for other big-boned MCs like the Notorious B.I.G., Fat Joe and Rick Ross to garner a female fanbase. Heavy was also a noted dancer and paired each of his hits with well-choreographed steps. It’s difficult to imagine where the likes of Soulja Boy and Cali Swag District would be without Heavy D’s contributions. On November 8, Heavy D left us , but his music will live on forever. For the unfamiliar, MTV News has put together an essential playlist, while at the same time giving the MC’s longtime fans something to remember him by. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been rocking with Heavy D since his 1987 debut or with his more recent foray into reggae and dancehall: Let’s all collectively gather around the iPod and wish Dwight “Heavy D” Myers a Peace Journey ! “The Overweight Lover’s in the House” The big man sure knew how to make an entrance. Along with his group the Boyz, Heavy D made his presence known with “The Overweight Lover’s in the House” from the group’s debut album, Living Large. “See the weight that I am, is a big lover man/ Check out the rhyme, in due time you’ll be a Heav D fan,” he rapped — and boy was he right. “Mr. Big Stuff” Back when many still considered hip-hop to be mere noise, Heavy D made older skeptics take notice when he sampled Jean Knight’s 1971 hit Stax single “Mr. Big Stuff.” Keeping much of the song’s original melody, Heav rhymed over a bombastic drum track and put his big-man pride on full display. “Somebody for Me” In 1989, Heavy D & the Boyz scored their first platinum plaque with their sophomore album, Big Tyme. The album had a number of hits, like “We Got Our Own Thang” and “Gyrlz, They Love Me,” but none bigger than the New Jack Swing-inspired “Somebody for Me.” In the track’s video, Heav also cleaned up his act and ditched the track jacket and sneakers for a well-tailored suit and hard-bottom shoes. Good choice! “Now That We Found Love” Heavy had a gang of hits, but 1991’s “Now That We Found Love” is among his biggest. With ’90s R&B singer Aaron Hall on the hook and Teddy Riley on the beat, Heavy D & the Boyz kept clubs pumping with their popular dance hit. Through his music, Heav also kept things positive. Judging from this infectious groove, it was nearly impossible to tell that the rapper was mourning the death of group member Trouble T Roy, who had tragically passed a year before the song’s release. “Don’t Curse” (featuring Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G Rap, Q-Tip and CL Smooth) Because most of his catalog revolved around lovey-dovey dance hits, some hardcore rap purists refused to give Heavy his props, but when Mr. Big Stuff gathered noted MCs Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G Rap, Q-Tip and CL Smooth for 1991’s “Don’t Curse,” even the haters had to give it up. Soul for Real’s “Candy Rain” remix This R&B quartet didn’t have many hits, but their 1995 single “Candy Rain” was all the band needed to cement their place in popular music. And who did they call for the song’s remix? Heavy Diddly, Diddly, Diddly D, of course. “Nuttin’ But Love” Heavy D & the Boyz snatched up a third platinum plaque with their 1994 album, Nuttin’ But Love. The LP’s title track, produced by DJ Kid Capri, was a crowd favorite. On the song, Heav professed his affection for his doubting lover. Want a real 1990s flashback? Check the video for a cameo from Rebecca Gayheart, a.k.a. “the Noxzema girl.” Michael Jackson’s “Jam” It’s one thing to do records with rappers like Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap, but when the King of Pop comes calling, that’s a whole different level. When Michael Jackson needed a spitter to compliment his Teddy Riley-produced smash “Jam,” he tapped Heavy D. “Making funky jams with my man, Michael Jackson,” the Overweight Lover rapped over the bouncy track. His man Michael Jackson — just let that soak in for a second. Janet Jackson’s “Alright” remix There was no one more innovative than the King of Pop, but MJ wasn’t the first Jackson to feature Heav. Before 1992’s “Jam,” sister Janet snagged the rapper for her 1991 remix of “Alright” from her Rhythm Nation album. Not only did he get to lay vocals alongside Janet, in the song’s video, he co-starred with the legendary Cab Calloway. Grand Puba’s “Let’s Get It On” (featuring Heavy D, 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G.) This 1994 underground track usually goes unnoticed, but it’s an important footnote in rap history. Before their famous feud and untimely deaths, the Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac collaborated with Grand Puba and Heavy D on this Eddie F-produced track. It is the only known in-studio collaboration between the legendary rappers, and Heavy D was there for it all, trading bars with Big and ‘Pac. “No Matter What” There is no doubt, Heavy D was a hip-hop soul through and through, but the Jamaican star returned to his roots when he reinvented himself as a reggae artist on the 2008 album Vibes. The music may have changed, but Heav still crooned about love and overall good vibes. Share your memories of Heavy D on Facebook. 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What better way to honor Smokin’ Joe Frasier than to post this video of Tila Tequila, who I was sure was dead, mainly because no one gives a fuck about her, to the point where only a couple hundred people watcher her strip on webcam during a live show what must be a year ago….because she got weird in her publicity stunts, from dating some dead heiress, to faking some sadness to continually being annoying on twitter, but then the people turned off her volume button, and it was nice as someone who hates her…. So bottom feeder who should have NEVER been famous, but who was in the right place at the right time of the internet, when mainstream didn’t know how to move into internet, so they hired internet stars, even though all her friends were fake, on myspace and pushed the shit….turning her into this little playboy monster I met… ANyway, she boxed Cami Parker….and this is the annoying video some annoying people put together because it is all I could find…since you guessed it, no one cares about Tila..
