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, ...

Biz Markie died on July 16 at the age of 57 Biz Markie's legacy continues to live on. Friends, family and members of the hip-hop community gathered at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts in ...

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Biz Markie, the jovial rapper, DJ and beatboxer dubbed as the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop,” has died at age 57. A family source confirmed the news to TMZ. Hip-hop icon Biz Markie is still alive, despite ...

Key Art for ALL UP IN THE BIZ. Photo Credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME. “The documentary feature, which premiered at Tribeca Festival(R)last month, is the definitive story Biz Markie, who is best known for ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Move over Josh Duhamel and Nick Swardson, there's a new famous Vikings fan in town -- and "he's got what we need." The man responsible for the 90s hit song "Just A Friend", hip ...

"Biz is still under medical care," they said, "surrounded by professionals who are working hard to provide the best health care possible." Hip-hop legend Biz Markie is still alive, despite reports ...

Biz Markie, the New York rapper whose jubilant, bawdy charisma made him one of the most idiosyncratic hip-hop figures ever to break into the top 10, died on Friday. He was 57. “It is with profound ...

False claims about famous recording artists dying are not uncommon: It happened to Eminem in 2000, Kanye West in 2009 and Daddy Yankee in 2011. Biz Markie has become the most recent addition to the ...

Biz Markie sadly passed away at 57-years-old on Friday, July 16. His manager confirmed the news with the following statement obtained by HollywoodLife: “It is with profound sadness that we announce, ...

Biz Markie, the rapper whose classic “Just a Friend” was a major hit in 1989 and has since been sampled in countless songs and videos, has died Friday in a Baltimore hospital from complications of ...