Big Daddy Kane among stars to honour Heavy D
Big Daddy Kane, Kurtis Blow and Doug E. Fresh are among the rappers who will pay tribute to Heavy D at the Soul Train Awards.
The veteran MC, real name Dwight Arrington Myers died last week after neighbours found him lying unconcscious outside his Beverly Hills home.
Organisers of the 2011 Awards have announced plans to honour the late rapper at the ceremony on Thursday. The tribute will come the day before he is laid to rest in New York, where Sean 'Diddy' Combs is scheduled to speak as part of the memorial.
He says: "He was a wonderful human being, who inspired and paved the way for a Hip Hop generation. We were like brothers - I will miss him more than words can express."
Meanwhile, the star's late family launched the Heavy D and Xea Myers Fund to support the rapper's 11-year-old daughter.
A statement from his relatives reads: "Though Hev will most notably be remembered for his work both behind-the-scenes and in the forefront, he will always be remembered by us as a generous soul who remained humble and unselfish till his final days."
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