Rest in peace to Bay Area hip-hop producer Deon Evans (aka Big D, aka Big D The Impossible) known widely for his production work with Tupac Shakur in crafting such timeless 2Pac tracks as “If My Homie Calls” and “Brenda’s Got A Baby” which was the lead first single off the rap icon’s 1991 debut album 2Pacalypse Now. Hit the jump for more.
the sad news comes from longtime Oaklander Craig “C-Note” who confirmed that Deon, who reportedly had a history of kidney and heart related health problems, had passed away sometime overnight. Even more tragic is the fact that the multi-platinum hip-hop producer was still a relatively young man of 45 years old.
Deon craft many 2Pac classics. That list of songs Deon produced includes “Changes,” “Ghetto Gospel,” “Papa’z Song” and “Point The Finga” with the latter two both off Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. On that 1993 2Pac album Deon went by his Big D the Impossible handle, and under it he also co-produced with Pac the album track “Something 2 Die 4.”
condolences go out to Deon’s family.
