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Carl Thomas (born June 15, 1972) is an American R&B singer.

Biography[link]

Thomas attended Aurora East High School. Thomas sang around Chicago and became a member of The Formula. He branched out however, and traveled to New York where he sang at clubs during open-mic nights. One such performance caught the eye of Sean "Puffy" Combs who signed Thomas to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1997.

Career[link]

With the single "I Wish" released in late 1999, topping the R&B charts for six consecutive weeks, creating strong interest Emotional his debut album was released April 18, 2000. On the strength of this single, and the album's other singles, "Summer Rain" at #18 and the title track "Emotional" at #8 on the R&B charts: The album was certified platinum with over 1 million in sales. Later rapper Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" featuring Pharrell sampled Thomas' "I Wish" on his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia.

His second album, Let's Talk About It, was released March 23, 2004. Although two singles She Is and Let's Talk About It were released they charted poorly. Lack of promotion caused by the death of Thomas's step brother, Duranthony Evans who was killed in a drive by on Halloween night on Aurora's east side was a contributing factor.^[1] This devastated Thomas, causing him to take a sabbatical from his music and the promotion of the album. The album, was highly anticipated due to the length of time that had passed since Emotional but wasn't well received by fans. He is featured on Amerie's album Touch (2005).

On the 2006 2Pac album Pac's Life, he was featured beside Hussein Fatal and Papoose on the track "Dumpin'".

On December 7, 2006, Thomas earned a Grammy Award nomination along with Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, and the late Gerald Levert for "Everyday (Family Reunion)" a song from the soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. The song received a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals.

His third album, So Much Better, was released May 30, 2007 and reached number 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200.^[2]

He is now signed to Verve Music Group. Thomas plans to have a new album entitled "Conquer" due out December 2011. He is featured on Trey Songz' 2009 song "Feels So Good".

Carl Thomas can be followed on Twitter by searching Mr_Carl_Thomas. He also has a website currently under construction, www.carlthomas.tv where he posted a viral video for his single "So Much Better", the title track from his 2007 CD.

In 2011 Carl Thomas released a cd on Verve records called, "Conquer"

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• [1] carlthomaslive.com
• [2] Facebook
• Carl Thomas Bio
• Carl Thomas on Myspace
• Carl Thomas Profile VIBE

Carl Thomas may refer to:

• Carl Thomas (basketball)
• Carl Thomas (singer)
• Carl Thomas (baseball)
• Carl Grady Thomas (born 1975), American football player
• Carl Thomas, member of dance music group K-Klass
• Carl Thomas, fictional character in On Beauty

See also[link]

• All pages with titles containing "Carl Thomas"

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Dwight Arrington Myers^[2] (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011),^[3] 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 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, his cousin Pete Rock and Eddie F.^[4]

Biography[link]

Myers was born on May 24, 1967 in Mandeville, Jamaica, the son of Eulahlee Lee, a nurse, and Clifford Vincent Myers, a machine technician.^[5] His family moved to Mount Vernon, New York, in the early 1970s,^[6] where he was raised.^[7]

Heavy D & the Boyz were the first group signed to Uptown Records, with Heavy D as the frontman and only rapper, and Eddie F was his business partner in the group and one of his producers. The other two members, T-Roy and G-Wiz were the dancers. Their debut, Living Large, was released in 1987. The album was a commercial success; Big Tyme was a breakthrough that included four hits.

Dancer Troy "Trouble T. Roy" Dixon died at age 22 in a fall on July 15, 1990, in Indianapolis. Dixon's death led to a tribute on the follow-up platinum album, Peaceful Journey. Pete Rock & CL Smooth created a tribute to Trouble T. Roy called "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" which is regarded as a hip hop classic.^[4]

Heavy D gained even more fame by singing the theme song for the television program In Living Color and also MADtv. Heavy D performed the rap on Michael Jackson's hit single "Jam" as well as sister Janet Jackson's hit single "Alright". Heavy D then began focusing on his acting, appearing in various television shows before returning the music charts with Nuttin' But Love. After appearing in the off-Broadway play Riff Raff at Circle Repertory Company, Heavy D returned to recording with the hit Waterbed Hev.^[4] In 1997, Heavy D collaborated with B.B. King on his duets album Deuces Wild rapping in the song "Keep It Coming". Heavy D was referred to in the song "Juicy" by the Notorious B.I.G., and appeared in his music video for "One More Chance".

In the mid-1990s, Myers became the first rapper to head a major music label, when he became the president of Uptown Records. Myers helped to develop rhythm-and-blues singer Mary J. Blige's career and hired Sean “Diddy” Combs as an intern. During this time, Myers also developed the R&B boy band Soul for Real, and was the executive producer and principal writer of several songs on the group's breakout album, Candy Rain.^[8] He later became the senior vice president at Universal Music.^[9]

Death[link]

Heavy D performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards on October 29, 2011. Although it was his first televised live performance in 15 years, it was also his final live performance. Myers died on November 8, 2011, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 44. He collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.^[7] Heavy D's death was initially thought to be connected to pneumonia.^[10]

An autopsy report, released on December 27, 2011, found that the cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.^[11] The coroner's office found that Myers died of a blood clot in his lung. He also suffered from deep leg vein thrombosis and heart disease. The blood clot was "most likely formed during an extended airplane ride," said Craig Harvey, chief of the Los Angeles County department of coroner. The rapper had recently returned from a trip to Cardiff, Wales where he performed at a tribute to Michael Jackson.^[11]

Discography[link]

• Living Large (1987)
• Big Tyme (1989)
• Peaceful Journey (1991)
• Blue Funk (1993)
• Nuttin' But Love (1994)
• Waterbed Hev (1997)
• Heavy (1999)
• Vibes (2008)
• Love Opus (2011)

Filmography[link]

• New Jersey Drive (1995)
• B*A*P*S (1997)
• The Cider House Rules (1999)
• Life (1999)
• Big Trouble (2002)
• Larceny (2004)
• Step Up (2006)
• Tower Heist (2011)

Television appearances[link]

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• A Different World episode "Delusions of Daddyhood"
• Roc (recurring)
• Living Single (recurring)
• Boston Public
• The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, 2 episodes: "Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect" (Parts 1 & 2) aired 29 October 1990.^[12]
• The Tracy Morgan Show
• Bones
• Tyler Perry's House of Payne episode "Dream Girls"
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Personal Fouls"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Heavy D on Facebook
• Heavy D on Myspace
• Heavy D at the Internet Movie Database
• Heavy D on Twitter