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Legendary rapper Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism resulting from deep leg vein thrombosis, according to the Los Angeles County coroner. The coroner’s office spokesman, Craig Harvey, told The Associated Press Tuesday that weight and a transcontinental jet flight were contributing factors. The coroner’s office, which classified the death as “natural,” also said that Heavy D had heart disease, which may have contributed to his death.The rapper, born Dwight Arrington Myers, was found unconscious in his Beverly Hills home on Nov. 8. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Heavy D emerged on the scene in the late 1980s with his group Heavy D & the Boyz. His 1989 release “Big Tyme,” which featured the songs “Somebody for Me” and “We Got Our Own Thang,” was the year’s top-selling soul record.

In addition to his 11 albums, he penned the themes for the FOX comedies “In Living Color” and “MADtv.”

He was just 44 years old.

Source: By David Eckstein Zap2it

Heavy D, the former leader of the hip-hop group Heavy D and the Boyz, has died at the age of 44. The rapper was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this afternoon and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. PT. Police are investigating his death but there are no signs of foul play. Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, broke into the music industry with Living Large, his first record with the Boyz, in 1987. He went on to even greater success with the hit “Now That We Found Love” in 1991, and recorded theme songs for the television series In Loving Color and MADtv. In recent years, D recorded a series of reggae fusion albums.