Biz Markie, the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” best known for his 1989 global smash “Just a Friend,” has died, according to his representative, Jenni Izumi. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed, ...

*Can you believe it’ll be 26 years in June since Biz Markie released his classic tune “Just a Friend?” In an interview with The Huffington Post, the DJ/rapper shared a few little known tidbits on the ...

Biz Markie said this during an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2019 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of his smash hit “Just a Friend,” released in September 1989. Explaining that the ...

New York (PIX11) Legendary rapper Biz Markie may be gone but has not been forgotten. His wife Tara Hall is the executive director of Biz Markie’s Just A Friend Foundation. She also launched the Biz ...

Biz Markie’s legacy was celebrated by many Hip Hop peers including his longtime collaborator, DJ Cool V, who shared the story about how their hit single, “Just A Friend” came about. “I got [Biz] in ...

Biz Markie on Kensington High Street, London, in 1988. Photo: David Corio/Redferns Biz Markie on Kensington High Street, London, in 1988. Photo: David Corio/Redferns One thing Biz kept close to his ...

Rapper Biz Markie has died at the age of 57. His family told TMZ that the man behind the hit “Just a Friend” died of complications from diabetes in a Baltimore hospital surrounded by loved ones. He ...

, an American original born Marcel Theo Hall and a larger-than-life hip-hop figure, has died at the age of 57. Known widely for a career spanning back to 1986, Hall went on to become a beloved ...

Biz Markie, who infused his music with so much fun and humor that he became known as "The Clown Prince of Hip Hop," has died, his manager, Jenni Izumi, confirmed to CNN. Biz Markie, who infused his ...