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Heavy D | 1967-2011

Rapper Heavy D, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home on Tuesday and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Jamaican American singer launched his career in the late 1980s with the albums "Living Large" and "Big Tyme." He went on to act in projects such as "Big Trouble" and "Tyler Perry's House of Payne." Recently, Heavy D returned to rap, performing for the first time in 15 years at the BET Hip Hop Awards (pictured) in October 2011.

Rapper Heavy D, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home on Tuesday and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Jamaican American singer launched his career in the late 1980s with the albums “Living Large” and “Big Tyme.” He went on to act in projects such as “Big Trouble” and “Tyler Perry‘s House of Payne.”

Recently, Heavy D returned to rap, performing for the first time in 15 years at the BET Hip Hop Awards (pictured) in October 2011.  (Chris McKay / Getty Images)

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By Emily Christianson, Los Angeles Times

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Heavy D at the Grammy Awards at Staples Center in February 2009.   (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Heavy D arrives at the premiere of the 2002 film “All About the Benjamins.”  (Sebastian Artz / Getty Images)

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Heavy D is seen performing at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards.  (David Goldman / Associated Press)

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Heavy D arrives at House of Hype and Antonio “L.A.” Reid’s post-Grammy party in February 2009.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

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Heavy D at the MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Studios in September 2008.   (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

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