Heavy D died of natural causes, according to coroner's report

Heavy D, a rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s with hits such as "Now That We Found Love," died of natural causes at age 44 on November 8, the Los Angeles coroner's office announced on December 27.

The rapper, whose real name was Dwight Errington, collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home and later died at a hospital.

Coroner's office spokesman Craig Harvey told the Associated Press on Tuesday, that the cause of death was a pulmonary embolism -- a blockage of the main artery of the lung -- and deep leg vein thrombosis -- which causes the formation of blood clots in the leg. The rapper had lost a significant amount of weight over the years and suffered from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The coroner's office also said that a transcontinental jet flight was also a contributing factor to his death.

John Legend and his fiancee, model Chrissy Teigen, were among several celebrities at the rapper's funeral on November 18.

Heavy D was born as Dwight Arrington Myers in Jamaica and was raised in New York. He began his music career as a young adult and formed a hip hop group called "Heavy D & the Boyz."

The act's debut album, "Livin' Large," was released in 1987. A year later, sophomore record "Big Tyme" hit stores and went platinum. The group's breakout hit, "Now That We Found Love," was released in 1991 and is featured on the group's third album, "Peaceful Journey." Heavy D & the Boyz also achieved mainstream success with the 1994 song "Nuttin' But Love."

Heavy D released his first solo album, "Waterbed Hev," in 1997. His fourth, "Love Opus," hit stores in September. A month later, Heavy D performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in October 2011, marking his final major televised performance and his first live one in some 15 years.

Heavy D & the Boyz is also known for singing the theme song for the television program "In Living Color." Heavy D also provided the rap vocals on Michael Jackson's 1991 song "Jam" and on the King of Pop's sister Janet's 1990 song "Alright."

Heavy D also worked as an actor. He starred on the television drama "Boston Public" between 2000 and 2003 and also appeared on "The Tracy Morgan Show." He played Sid Shapiro on the FOX series "Bones" and recently guest starred as a manager of an NBA player on the NBC show "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit."

The rapper also appeared in the comedy film "Tower Heist," which starred Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller and was released last month. Heavy D played a courthouse guard.