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Chef Antonia Lofaso is opening up about the death of late partner Heavy D and how she and her daughter have reflected on the loss in the years since

She and the rapper share Xea Meyers, who was born in 2000

The rapper died at 44 years old in November 2011, when Xea was just a preteen

Food Network star and acclaimed chef Antonia Lofaso is reflecting on the death of her late partner, Heavy D.

Born Dwight Arrington Myers, the rapper was the frontman of Heavy D & the Boyz, the '90s hip-hop group known for hits "Somebody for Me" and "Got Me Waiting." He also experienced solo success with "Big Daddy" as well as collaborations with Janet and Michael Jackson as well as B.B. King.

Myers and Lofaso welcomed their daughter, Xea Myers, in 2000 — just over a decade before the perfo

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