The thing I loved most about Heavy D?

That he seemed to know exactly who he was, even as his evolution over the last 20 years suggests he also knew that he could expand our understanding of who that person is.  In other words, he was an artist in a way so quiet, and so powerful, that we can only fully appreciate it by listening to his amazing body of work in hindsight.

Two of my favorites:

 

Queen Latifah (ft. Treach, Heavy D & KRS-One) – "Rough"

 

Heavy D and the Boyz – "Yes Y'all"

 

R.I.P Dwight Meyers aka Heavy D.

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Posted on November 8th, 2011 - Filed under Music
Tags :: Dwight Meyers, Heavy D, hip hop, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, R.I.P., Rough, Treach, Yes Y'all

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A review of the first season finale of VH1's Single Ladies after the jump. You can read all my reviews of the show here.

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Posted on August 9th, 2011 - Filed under Single Ladies Episode Reviews,Television
Tags :: Akeem Smith, All of Us, Anthony Montgomery, April, Atlanta, black bourgeoisie, black television, black upper middle class, boughetto, bougie, boy band, Charity Shea, Chilli, Christina, Common, D.B. Woodside, Dee LaDuke, Designing Women, Eve, Girlfriends, Jackie's Back, Kassandra Clementi, Keisha, Kelly Rowland, Kelsey Grammar, Kim Porter, LisaRaye McCoy, Mara Brock Akil, Mark Alton Brown, Omar, Queen Latifah, Sex and the City, Shakim, showrunner, Single Ladies, Stacey Dash, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Take 5, Tilky Jones, Travis Winfrey, Tyler Hilton, Tyler Perry, Val, VH1

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A review of episode ten* of VH1's Single Ladies after the jump. You can read all my reviews of the show here.

*I was informed that the premiere movie – what I call episode one – is considered a separate entity from the show. So my reviews are numbered incorrectly. Oops. This is technically episode nine. Why VH1 did it this way is beyond me.

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Posted on August 1st, 2011 - Filed under Single Ladies Episode Reviews,Television
Tags :: Akeem Smith, All of Us, Anthony Montgomery, April, Atlanta, black bourgeoisie, black television, black upper middle class, boughetto, bougie, boy band, Charity Shea, Chilli, Christina, Common, D.B. Woodside, Dee LaDuke, Designing Women, Eve, Girlfriends, Jackie's Back, Kassandra Clementi, Keisha, Kelly Rowland, Kelsey Grammar, Kim Porter, LisaRaye McCoy, Mara Brock Akil, Mark Alton Brown, Omar, Queen Latifah, Sex and the City, Shakim, showrunner, Single Ladies, Stacey Dash, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Take 5, Tilky Jones, Travis Winfrey, Tyler Hilton, Tyler Perry, Val, VH1

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A review of episode nine of VH1's Single Ladies after the jump. You can read all my reviews of the show here.

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Posted on July 26th, 2011 - Filed under Single Ladies Episode Reviews,Television
Tags :: Akeem Smith, All of Us, Anthony Montgomery, April, Atlanta, black bourgeoisie, black television, black upper middle class, boughetto, bougie, boy band, Charity Shea, Chilli, Christina, Common, D.B. Woodside, Dee LaDuke, Designing Women, Eve, Girlfriends, Jackie's Back, Kassandra Clementi, Keisha, Kelly Rowland, Kelsey Grammar, Kim Porter, LisaRaye McCoy, Mara Brock Akil, Mark Alton Brown, Omar, Queen Latifah, Sex and the City, Shakim, showrunner, Single Ladies, Stacey Dash, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Take 5, Tilky Jones, Travis Winfrey, Tyler Hilton, Tyler Perry, Val, VH1

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A review of episode eight of VH1's Single Ladies after the jump. You can read all my reviews of the show here.

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Posted on July 18th, 2011 - Filed under Single Ladies Episode Reviews,Television
Tags :: Akeem Smith, All of Us, Anthony Montgomery, April, Atlanta, black bourgeoisie, black television, black upper middle class, boughetto, bougie, boy band, Charity Shea, Chilli, Christina, Common, D.B. Woodside, Dee LaDuke, Designing Women, Eve, Girlfriends, Jackie's Back, Kassandra Clementi, Keisha, Kelsey Grammar, Kim Porter, LisaRaye McCoy, Mara Brock Akil, Mark Alton Brown, Omar, Queen Latifah, Sex and the City, Shakim, showrunner, Single Ladies, Stacey Dash, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Take 5, Tilky Jones, Timon Kyle, Travis Winfrey, Tyler Hilton, Tyler Perry, Val, VH1

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