Dwight Errington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), better known as
Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, singer, actor, and former leader of
Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included dancers/background vocalists G-Whiz (Glen Parrish),
"Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and
Eddie F (born Edward Ferrell). The group maintained a sizable audience in the United States through most of the 1990s. The five albums the group released were produced by
Teddy Riley,
Marley Marl,
DJ Premier, his cousin
Pete Rock and
Eddie F.