Chris Tucker, Kim Porter, Cynthia Bailey, Rebecca Gayheart (Noxzema Girl) 😁 Back when videos were cool and creative. The lady's blend of flavors were lovely here and the looks they give with the adlibs are adorable. They definitely don't make them like this anymore. Rest easy Heavy D and Kim Porter 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
That’s the thing about the golden era. You didn’t have to be street to be respected in the streets. That’s why you had shows that features N.W.A., P.E., Heavy D & the Boyz, so on and so on all on the same bill. You could listen to Tribe and then Brotha Lynch Hung back to back and nobody trip. That’s what these young cats don’t understand. Hev will always be one of the Kings for this video alone.
Preach..Man I still miss this Brother!!” Smooth as butter with those dance moves and the silk smooth definitive dope 16’s… Nuthin’ but Love Heav!!” I’m still bumpin’ your joints love here at 55 man word life either in the whip or the house!!”
I posted this before, but I think it’s important that I share this: One day, at my job in a Newport Beach restaurant, a man arrived a little while before we were open. I greeted him outside, and we talked for awhile. He introduced himself as Dwight and we chatted for about 20 minutes. He was genuine, kind, loving, funny, and I proper enjoyed speaking with him. He spoke a lot about HIS family and HE listened to ME talk about MINE. He could’ve just been a normal dude. However, he stuck out in my mind because he was different than so many people you meet in the typical Newport Beach “fancy, upscale, expensive restaurants”. Dwight could hold a lovely conversation, he was very grounded, and he just radiated a love for people (especially his family, that was clear). I’ve met many celebrities in my life, and I had no idea that Dwight was famous. I hope his family sees this and is reminded of just how many people he’s affected…. NOT as a celebrity, NOT as Heavy D, but as a human being.
Sometimes, I watch these golden era videos and hear these bygone instrumentals.... and it makes me want to literally shed a tear. Not just because the artists are long gone from this physical world, or the nostalgic beats, but because these songs represent a more innocent time in one's childhood, before the inevitable advent of social media and rampant narcissism that was the natural eventuality of widespread internet access.
And that rampant narcissism combined with the social media platforms has led to watering down of music as people like Bhad Bhabie make their own videos with no talent.
This was one of the deepest songs Heavy D ever made. In this song, he was essentially talking about women that like drama🎭, that like money, and that like to deal with dudes who dog them out. Songs like this make you yearn for the New Jack Swing era and for the mid to late 1990s.
I miss Heavy D so much- at the time ( heck even today) this video was so revolutionary!!! This entire album is amazing- Rest In Power Troy Dixon & Heavy D- you are missed.
OMG he was one of my favorite rappers and I cried when he died. The natural beauty of the ladies. No BBL's, no false eyelashes as thick as carpets, no bonnets. Back then was a glorious time. I saw Heavy D & The Boyz in concert I'm just remembering that
Massive! Didn't understand the lyrics as a kid. Listening again now, this song is mindblowing. Heavy D could make crossover hits, while keeping the raps 100% official. Rest in peace, Big Dwight.
RIP HEV I WAS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF THIS GREAT MAN NOT ONLY WAS HE A GREAT MUSICIAN BUT A GREAT FRIEND YOU ARE MISSED .............ON ANOTHER NOTE THIS MUSIC IS TIMELESS THE MUSIC TODAY IS GARBAGE .........!
Carlos Tigwell you’re forgetting these celebrities have regular friends & family members 🤷🏾♂️ this man probably even has pictures with him for all we know
@Carlos Tigwell I mean, it seems fradulent because he mentioned he was a friend, he didn't have to. But, Heavy D was very open with the people of his community; cookouts and stuff. So I wouldn't be so quick to doubt.
Dancer? What and who are you talking about? 2 ppl Hev and KP(that’s it). If you’re referring to trouble t-Roy he passed (1990) years before this video...and the other “Boyz” DJ Eddie F & G-whiz are alive and well and doing great by the grace of God.
TCA Public Relations wrong, that’s if you’re referring to “the Boyz” only Trouble T-Roy is Deceased (1990) way before this album and video.....Eddie F & G whiz are still around doing their thang.
Real spil Heavy D we loved you. I really hope the Most High let you in. I was a regular kid and you dapped me up, this was in 1986. Being a fat kid, you gave confidence.
Summer of 1994: This playing on the radio, girls acting like they got some class, the beginning of the Internet era, cell phones heavy as rocks, tapes still available, coffee houses and poetry slams all the rage, and not a care in the world while in my senior year of college.
lilsexy1982 This is true, I've found! And a lot are super flexible, be dropping down doing splits and sh*t ahaha. My big dawg that just passed away a couple weeks ago always reminded of Heavy, cause he certainly was HEAVY but bruh could dance circles around you on the dance floor! Damn, I miss my buddy, RIP to Big C and Heavy D. Save a spot up there for me, and don't party to hard with the Big G lol XD
Music can trigger certain memories that are trapped in our heads. I was put on to one of his songs from an old mtv countdown and I like the song enough to go to the album. The song ‘something go on’ comes on and I’m like wait this sounds like something I heard before and I looked to see if it was sampled or something. Lord and behold it was the song above...haven’t heard this in ages but I remembered the hook
Heavy was an artist among phonies. Rap going gangsta was a monumental mistake. Imagine Heavy being the face of rap music in the first half of the 90s, it would have been glorious.
This was back when videos made sense and was entertaining! Rap made sense and Hip-Hop was alive and exciting! I have no idea what’s happening now, but it’s sad Peace to Heavy D…😞
This video pretty much sums up my ambition in the year it came out. I loved everything about it--the fresh sound, the pretty girls, hilarious Chris Tucker, fun hip hop that you could dance to...
Back in the day, Heavy D was putting on a concert in Harlem to benefit the homeless. You could get in for free if you donated a bad of canned goods, so my friends and I planned to do that, but my mom made me hang out with this nerdy kid, Aki, from Africa instead that day. Aki was so happy that I hung out with him that he ended up trading his medallion to my friend Mo' Money's dad who was selling tickets to the Heavy D concert. He came back to my family's apartment and overheard me telling my mom that I didn't really like him and left. I later found him at the African history museum and apologized, so we then went to the concert, but it was oversold and we couldn't get in. But we actually saw Heavy D pull up to the concert and he brought us in with him. We got to get up on stage and dance to this song.
Respect to Heavy and the crew. Thanks for making my youth colorful!! 😁 I have to thank Heavy for inspiring my interest in the swirl....your influence is forever and your presence is missed greatly
