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The Tragic Death Of Rapper Biz Markie
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Rapper Biz Markie has died at age 57, according to TMZ. The iconic musician died after fighting
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complications from diabetes for more than a year, the outlet reported. The beloved
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rapper was known for his hit, Just a Friend. TMZ reported that Markie was hospitalized in 2020
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for complications related to type 2 diabetes. At the time, his rep told the outlet that Markie was,
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quote, receiving the best care from an amazing team of medical professionals.
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Markie's health was the subject of many rumors. One persistent rumor was that the rapper was in a
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coma, but sources told TMZ that was not true. In April 2021, Big Daddy Kane appeared on The
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Breakfast Club with good news about Markie. According to TMZ, Kane told The Breakfast Club
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hosts that Markie's health had improved and that he was in a physical rehabilitation facility.
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Biz Markie's manager Jenny D. Izumi confirmed his death and provided a statement to NPR
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and other media outlets. Izumi said,
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We are grateful for the many calls and prayers of support that we have received during this
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difficult time. Biz created a legacy of artistry that will forever be celebrated by his industry peers
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and his beloved fans, whose lives he was able to touch through music, spanning over 35 years.
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A source told TMZ that Markie died with his wife, Tara Hall, holding his hand. He is survived by his two
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kids, according to HITC. Markie was a larger-than-life figure in hip-hop with a career that lasted more
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than 35 years. According to NPR, the rapper was a beloved cultural figure who was celebrated for
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his spirited personality and his music, especially his 1989 hit, Just a Friend. Biz Markie was born
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Marcel Feo Hall in Harlem, New York, and raised in Long Island, according to The New York Times. Growing up,
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his friends called him Markie, and he was a huge fan of Busy B. Starsky, which ultimately led to him
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choosing the stage name Busy B. Markie, which was later shortened. He told The Washington Post in 2019,
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Markie released his first mixtape in the late 1970s and went on to make appearances at various
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Manhattan nightclubs to hone his craft. He went on to release five full-length records, one in 1988,
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another in 1989, his third in 1991, a fourth in 1993, and the last one in 2003.
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Although he saw measured success, Markie never blew up like other rappers in the 80s and 90s.
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Nevertheless, the song Just a Friend, which was officially released as a single in 1989,
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was a hit and remains his biggest single. According to Rolling Stone, Markie earned the nickname
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the Clown Prince of Hip Hop because of his half-sung and intentionally off-key choruses,
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riveting beatboxing, and silly humor. He is also known as one of the biggest one-hit wonders in the
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hip-hop world. Biz Markie was performing as recently as September 2019 and had quite a few plates spinning
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in recent years. According to his IMDb page, he had been cast in Cha, which is slated to be released in
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2022, though it's unknown if he was able to film his scenes before he died. Prior to that, Biz appeared
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in a 2020 video short called Stay in the House and made a guest appearance on a 2017 episode of Black-ish.
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In February 2021, Markie was given the role of midday host on LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM.
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LL Cool J took to Instagram to share an emotional video message about his dear friend on July 16th.
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Markie may have only had one hit song, but he told the Washington Post that it had kept him going for
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decades. He said in the 2019 interview,
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"...the weirdest thing about my fame is that when I'm thinking that it's almost over,
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it just sparks back up. I made just a friend in 89. Some people's records die. It sprouts up.
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Now it's 30 years later, and it's sprouted up again in commercials. They're not letting me die.
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The public, the fans, they like me around."
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He continued, "...I'm going to be Biz Markie until I die. Even after I die,
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I'm going to be Biz Markie. And so he will be."
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