The group maintained a sizable audience in America through most of the 1990s. Heavy D performed a guest rap on Janet Jackson’s hit single “Alright”. It was notably the initial pop single to feature a rapper, establishing the style for future hip hop and pop cooperation. It was also his greatest peaking tune on the Billboard Hot 100. A year after, he appeared on Michael Jackson’s single “Jam”. He gained even more recognition by singing the theme song for the television program In Living Color and additionally MADtv. After appearing in the off Broadway play Riff Raff at Circle Repertory Company, Heavy D returned to record with the hit Waterbed Hev. In 1997, Heavy D collaborated with B.B. King on his duets album Deuces Wild, rapping in the tune “Keep It Coming.” While still an artist at Uptown Records, Myers was instrumental in convincing Andre Harrell to initially hire Sean “Diddy” Combs for his first music company show as an intern. Subsequently, additionally to his credit, in the mid-1990s, Myers became the very first rapper to head a leading music label when he became the president of Uptown Records. In now, Myers also developed the Rhythm and Blues boy band Soul for Real, and was the executive producer and principal writer of many tunes on the group’s breakout record, Candy Rain. He later became senior vice president at Universal Music.