Heavy D has inspired and influenced many a music artist and persons, his sudden passing is upsetting not just to the “hip-hop community” but to a lot of people who admire the positivity he brought (and through his music will always bring) to all aspects of his multidimensional career and life.

Rapper and actor Heavy D, one of the defining voices of hip-hop’s late-80s and early-90s golden age, has died. The 44-year-old was taken to hospital with breathing problems, just hours after he wrote to his followers on Twitter, “BE INSPIRED!”

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Here’s a chance to reminisce via Heavy D’s VEVO channel.