Posts tagged Heavy D

Heavy D is dead! It’s sad he died at the early age of 44. But what is more sad is people making (former) stars out to be something they weren’t. Amy Winehouse was not one of the most gifted singers in the last 10 years, but the media acted like she was Janis Joplin or something. She certainly wasn’t big enough to be mentioned with likes of Cobain & Hendrix, but the media threw her in the “27 Club”. But I have already ranted about that.

Back to the issue at hand… I just got done reading the news of Mr. D’s passing and at the end it says…

Heavy D, one of the most influential rappers of the 1990s…

FALSE! The guy was good and this cut is one of my jams, but he sure as shit was not one of the greatest rappers of the 1990’s. He NEVER had a #1 song in the country (read: Billboard Hot 100). He had two songs at the top of the rap charts for a hot minute but he didn’t have the influence of Tupac or Biggie. They each had two HOT 100 #1’s in the ‘90’s in case you were wondering.

So is it sad he is dead? Of course. But don’t say the guy was one of the greatest in the decade that defined a genre. 

Keep the Peace…