Heavy D passed away suddenly yesterday at the all too young age of 44.

Born Dwight Arrington Myers, he found success in the late 1980s as the leader of the group Heavy D and the Boyz, which included Eddie F (Edward Ferrel), G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and Trouble T-Roy (Troy Dixon). His biggest hits included "Now That We Found Love," "Big Daddy," "Got Me Waiting" and more. He is survived by a daughter. For more, read the obituary published by the Los Angeles Times.

Heavy D and Diddy were very close. As the well told story goes, Heavy D befriended a young Sean Combs and brought him to Uptown Records CEO Andre Harrell, which resulted in an internship with the company. Diddy quickly rose through the ranks and left Uptown after being fired by Harrell.

Heavy D joined Bad Boy for a brief period of time during the label's days under Universal, recording under the name Hev-D. He released at least two songs while with the label, featuring ad-libs from Diddy, including "Big Booty Girls" (vinyl) and "It's Your Birthday" (which may not have been released officially). No album would be released under the label.

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On last Thursday's Billboard charts, Machine Gun Kelly made his first ever appearance.

The rapper's song "Wild Boy" debuted at number 20 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. Congrats to him.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released last Thursday. Machine Gun Kelly makes his first ever Billboard chart debut while Red Cafe's "Fly Together" moves to new highs.

Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

55. "Fly Together" by Red Cafe (a new high, up from 56).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

55. "Fly Together" by Red Cafe (a new high, up from 56).

Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

20. "Wild Boy" by Machine Gun Kelly (debut).

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In a video of tour footage he released in promotion of "Let it Go (Dope Boy)," Red Cafe appears to have revealed the front cover to his upcoming mixtape, "Hell's Kitchen."

The screen capture below (including some faded black edges which likely won't be included in the actual cover). The mixtape does not have an official release date at this point, after it missed the initial Halloween release date that was provided.

Red Cafe has released a video of tour footage set to "Let it Go (Dope Boy)" featuring Diddy. The clips come from Red Cafe's own solo performances, in addition to Dirty Money's "Coming Home Tour." Watch below.

Speaking to XXL, producer Jahlil Beats revealed that he has "like four" songs on Red Cafe's upcoming album, which is set for a February release.

It's unclear how many of these are songs we already know about, as he has produced "Money, Money, Money," "Let It Go (Dope Boy)" and possibly a third "summer anthem" type of record.

Aasim has announced a third upcoming mixtape, following "F*** the Industry" and "Live at the Tunnel."

According to the video for his just released remix to J. Cole's "Mr. Nice Watch," he'll be releasing "We Invented the Remix, Pt. 2," the sequel to his "We Invented the Remix" mixtape that was released in August.

Aasim has released his take on J. Cole's "Mr. Nice Watch," releasing an unofficial remix that maintains vocals from Cole and Jay-Z. Watch below.

The video description on YouTube says that the song is the first single from a new, upcoming mixtape, "We Invented the Remix, Pt. 2."

On November 8, Pusha T will "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray," a new EP that kicks off with "Changing of the Guards," which features Diddy on ad-libs. You can listen to the track on AllHipHop.com and pre-order the album on Amazon.com.

According to Ciroc's Facebook page, the company is offering military members as "special edition Ciroc Americano check" with the purchase of one 1.75L or two 750mL bottles of Ciroc. The check can be cashed, though it is unclear what the denomination will be.

Diddy talks about the offer below.