Fond Farewell: Stars We Lost in 2011

The music stopped for rapper Heavy D on November 8, after the former front man of Heavy D and the Boyz collapsed outside of his Beverly Hills home. The Los Angeles Times reported that the 44-year-old may have died of complications from pneumonia. Later that month, hip-hop stars like P. Diddy, Russell Simmons, and Flavor Flav gathered to pay tribute to the late singer, one of the musicians who helped shape rap in its early days, at a memorial in ... more 

The music stopped for rapper Heavy D on November 8, after the former front man of Heavy D and the Boyz collapsed outside of his Beverly Hills home. The Los Angeles Times reported that the 44-year-old may have died of complications from pneumonia. Later that month, hip-hop stars like P. Diddy, Russell Simmons, and Flavor Flav gathered to pay tribute to the late singer, one of the musicians who helped shape rap in its early days, at a memorial in his hometown of Mt. Vernon, New York. less