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Rapper Heavy D passed away today after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. He was 44 years old. The cause of his death was not known immediately.

Heavy D came home at 11:30 a.m. from a mall and was climbing a set of stairs at his condominium when he experienced trouble breathing, according to staff at his Beverly Hills building.

The staff tried to assist him to his home but he collapsed. When police arrived, they found him conscious but still having difficulty breathing. He was brought to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center around noon, where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of death will be concluded by the coroner’s office, but police said there were no signs of foul play.

In pop culture, Heavy D is also recalled for his mention in the Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 hit single “Juicy” with the lyric “Salt’n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.”