Heavy D. & the Boyz
Awards & Honours
11
Awards Won
3
Honours
2
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Heavy D. & the Boyz were among the first rap groups to achieve mainstream crossover success, winning an American Music Award and multiple Soul Train Awards. Their album Big Tyme was the first rap album to go platinum without a Top 10 pop single, a remarkable feat in the late 1980s. The group's biggest hit, "Now That We Found Love," set a record as the longest-charting rap single on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time, spending 26 weeks on the chart. Heavy D was posthumously inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame in 2012 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The group's influence on the new jack swing sound and their role in expanding hip-hop's audience remain widely recognized.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Heavy D posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Induction
Heavy D was posthumously inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame.
Honorary Mayor of Mount Vernon
Heavy D was appointed Honorary Mayor of Mount Vernon.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Artists of Hip-Hop
Top 50 Love Songs of All Time
Magazine Covers
Billboard
October 5, 1991
Uptown Records: The New Power of Black Music
Vibe
December 1993/January 1994
The Return of the Overweight Lover
The Source
September 1991
Heavy D. & the Boyz: Peaceful Journey
Rolling Stone
November 28, 1991
The New King of Rap
Records & Feats
First rap album to sell over 1 million copies without a Top 10 Hot 100 single
Big Tyme (1989) achieved platinum status without a single reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Longest-charting rap single on the Billboard Hot 100 (at the time)
Now That We Found Love spent 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991-1992.
First rap group to win an American Music Award
Heavy D. & the Boyz won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 1992 American Music Awards.