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Biz Markie

Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Releases
2
Years
1988–1989
Plays
142

Releases

Biography

Biz Markie (born Marcel Hall 8th April 1964 in Brooklyn, New York; died 16 July 2021) was an American rapper best known for humorous singles like "Just a Friend".

Markie's career began in the early 1980s as a performer, then a human beatbox for MC Shan and Roxanne Shante, among others. He signed to the Cold Chillin' record label in 1988 and released Goin' Off, an underground hit. "Just a Friend" (from The Biz Never Sleeps) was released the following year, and it became a mainstream hit in the United States.

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