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Heavy D & the Boyz were trailblazers in the worlds of both Hip Hop and rhythm and blues, though they’re seldom credited as such. The Mount Vernon, New York quartet, comprised of emcee Heavy D, DJ Eddie F, and dancers G-Wiz and Trouble T-Roy, rocked boulevards and nightclubs from 1987 through 1994; with a flavorful […]
March 31, 2013
As rap has evolved over the last thirty-plus years, the job requirements of the emcee have changed many times. In the early stages of the Old School, an emcee’s crowd-controlling abilities were of utmost importance. When the Old School gave way to the Golden Era, the emcee’s job description changed a bit; and lyrical complexity, […]
January 20, 2013
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, conscious rap had a vast and clearly defined space within the Hip Hop universe. This blanket subgenre of rap even had diversity within its own environs; offering militancy (Public Enemy), humanism (Boogie Down Productions) and Pan-Africanism (X-Clan) to listeners seeking both variation and elevation. Within this subgenre, rap’s […]
October 21, 2012
This release brought a new dynamic to the rap game; as well as a new sound that emanated from Black New York. Heavy D & the Boyz, from the Big Apple suburb of Mount Vernon, was the flagship act for Uptown Records, the storied rap and R&B label founded by iconic impresario Andre Harrell. Comprised […]
Genius Rap 
June 2, 2013
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