Heavy D

In an interview with Black Enterprise.com, the late rapper spoke reminisced about his favorite artists, the global impact of hip-hop, and his own mortality, while flipping through the pages of the new coffee table book, Hip Hop, A Cultural Odyssey...

Now a week since he passed away, Heavy D has been examined by the coroner, but the result of the tests came back inconclusive, pending toxicology tests...

Heavy D's family has issued a touching statement about their loved one's passing...

Lil Cease says Biggie and Heav were good friends and planned on releasing an album together...

"Erick Sermon had a heart attack today," DJ Scratch tweeted...

A public viewing and funeral service for Heavy D will take place on Thursday...

XXL takes a look at some of the week’s best tweets…

During a conference at Rutgers University, DJ Kool Herc shed a couple of tears as he talked about Heavy D...

Rosie Perez talks to XXL about her relationship with Heavy D...

32% of XXL readers like Heavy D's "Now that We Found Love" song the best...

Fat Joe, Bun B, Martin Lawrence and others express their thoughts on the sudden death of legendary rapper Heavy D...

In celebration of Heavy D's life, XXL looks back at 10 of the rapper's biggest accomplishments...