WASHINGTON — They first burst onto the hip-hop scene with hit records back in the 1980s. This Sunday night, Biz Markie and Doug E. Fresh hit the Renaissance Hotel in downtown D.C. for the fourth ...

Biz Markie has one of hip-hop's most unique careers. The beloved Juice Crew rhymer burst onto the scene in the mid-80s with a screwball personality and a knack for funny story raps. Over the years, he ...

Legendary rapper and beatbox master Biz Markie died on July 16, leaving behind a 30-year legacy in music. He was part of the Juice Crew along with Marley Marl, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Mr.

Iconic rapper Biz Markie, who rose from his Harlem roots to pop culture ubiquity in the 1980s and 1990s, died Friday in Baltimore, according to reports. He was 57 and had suffered complications from ...

Orange is the New Black actress and The Color Purple Broadway star, Danielle Brooks revealed her trick to mastering the art of beatboxing while visiting Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show, CONAN, ...

Rapper and entertainer Biz Markie has passed away at age 57. He was best known for his hit record Just a Friend and his beatboxing abilities. The actor and rapper, whose real name is Marcel Theo Hall, ...

Legendary rapper Biz Markie didn’t like to unwind with the kind of funk or hip-hop music one might expect from a “human beatbox” — instead, the “Nobody Beat the Biz” maestro turned to different kind ...

In 1986 and 87, when Biz Markie was first releasing records, hip-hop was deadly serious. The leaders of the culture were Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, ...

Who doesn’t crank up the radio when Biz Markie’s song “Just a Friend” comes on? I have fond memories of cruising around in my blue Dodge Colt singing loudly to the radio. Good times. Now, many years ...

BIZ Markie was a hip hop legend who left a lasting legacy on the music world. Known as the "Clown Prince of Hip Hop," he began his career working as a human beatbox for acts MC Shan and Roxanne Shanté ...