Heavy D & the Boyz – Living Large (1987) Flac + 320kbps

 

Heavy D & the Boyz – Living Large is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group Heavy D & The Boyz, released through Uptown Records. The group was formed in Mount Vernon, New York, with Heavy D as the lead rapper alongside DJ Eddie F, G-Whiz, and Trouble T-Roy. The album was recorded at Chung King and Powerplay Studios in New York.The album contains 13 tracks, including “The Overweight Lover’s In the House,” “Nike,” “Chunky But Funky,” “Dedicated,” “Here We Go,” “On the Dance Floor,” “Moneyearnin’ Mount Vernon,” “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” “Overweighter,” “I’m Getting Paid,” “Rock the Bass,” “Mr. Big Stuff (Remix),” and “Don’t You Know.”Living Large introduced Heavy D’s “Overweight Lover” persona and established the energetic, charismatic style that would become central to his career. The album combines early New York hip-hop with funk and soul-based production, while Heavy D’s delivery favors rhythmic swing and an upbeat approach. AllMusic describes the production as sparse and heavily beatbox-oriented, with samples drawn from James Brown and other classic soul recordings.Production came from several important figures in late-1980s hip-hop, including DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, and Al B. Sure!. Marley Marl produced “The Overweight Lover’s In the House,” while Teddy Riley contributed to the album’s distinctive production style.Among the best-known tracks is “The Overweight Lover’s In the House,” which became one of Heavy D’s signature recordings. “Mr. Big Stuff (Remix)” and “Don’t You Know” were also released as singles, with the latter becoming a crossover success on the R&B charts.The album helped establish Heavy D & The Boyz as the first group signed to Uptown Records and became a gold-selling release. It reached number 92 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.Heavy D & the Boyz – Living Large remains an important early New York hip-hop album and a key document of the golden-age rap sound that helped bring Heavy D’s distinctive combination of streetwise rhyming, funk production, humor, and crossover appeal to a wider audience.

01 The Overweight Lovers in the House
02 Nike
03 Chunky But Funky (Remix)
04 Dedicated
05 Here We Go
06 On the Dance Floor
07 Moneyearnin’ Mount Vernon
08 I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
09 Overweighter
10 I’m Getting Paid
11 Rock the Bass
12 Mr. Big Stuff (Remix)
13 Don’t You Know feat. Al B. Sure!
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