rapper Heavy D died after experiencing breathing problems while walking near his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 44.
He was reportedly conscious when transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

The cause of death has not been released, but TMZ.com reports that Heavy D had been suffering from pneumonia. Born Dwight Myers in Jamaica, Heavy D moved to New York in 1967.

He and friends Glen Parrish, Eddie Ferrell and Troy Dixon formed the rap group Heavy D & the Boyz.

They recorded three million-selling albums and charted with such hits as “Somebody For Me,” “Now That We Found Love,” “Got Me Waiting” and “Big Daddy.”