Biz Markie
Biz Markie was born in New York City, New York, United States on April 8th, 1964 and is the Rapper. At the age of 57, Biz Markie biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964), better known by his stage name Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, TV star, and spokesperson.
He is best known for his 1989 hit "Just a Friend," which also reached the Top 40 in many countries.
On VH1's list of the 100 greatest hip hop songs of all time, "Just a Friend" debuted at number one on the Top 100 best hip hop songs of all time in 2008.
Biz Markie lives in Howard County, Maryland, and has helped County Executive Ken Ulman with his fundraising efforts.
Early life and education
On April 8, 1964, Markie was born in Manhattan in the Harlem neighborhood. He was raised on Long Island in Brentwood and the village of Patchogue, where he spent his teenage years and where Biz Markie Way was dedicated on September 25, 2021, just across the street from his then-home. In 1982, he graduated from Longwood High School in Middle Island. Markie began his career in New York City nightclubs and later gained national recognition by appearing at colleges in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
The rapper explained the source of his stage name: he said:
Music career
Biz Markie was interviewed in the Big Town, 1986 cult film Big Fun. Markie unveiled his debut album Goin' Off in 1988, which attracted a considerable amount of interest, largely due to the lead single, "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz." The album also contained "Nobody Beats The Biz," "Vapors," and "Pickin' Boogers." Biz appeared in Rob Base's "It Takes Two" music video for a brief period of time.
Markie's second studio album, The Biz Never Sleeps, was released on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records, produced by Markie, his cousin Cool V and Paul C. The track, which alternates between rap and "singing," became Markie's most chart-breaking single, peaking at No. 22. On the Billboard charts, 9 is number 9 on the Billboard charts. The song interpolates the 1968 film "You Got What I Need" by singer-songwriter Freddie Scott, whose basic chord and melody provided the foundation for the song's chorus. In 2000, "Just a Friend" was ranked 81st on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders, and later as number 81 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, 2008, ranked #81st. Lionel C. Martin's music video chronicles the rapper's feminine struggles.
Markie's third studio album, I Need a Haircut, was released on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records on August 27, 1991; it was founded by Markie and his cousin Cool V. In a landmark decision, O'Sullivan's claim was upheld, Grand Upright Music, Ltd. vs. Warner Bros. Records Inc., which changed hip-hop's landscape, finding that all samples must be verified with the original artist before being used. Warner Bros., the parent company of Cold Chillin', was ordered to delete I Need a Haircut from circulation, and all businesses had to obtain samples from the samples' designers before releasing the samples. This trend reflected the increasing success of hip-hop and the financial stakes on which releases were planned. Markie appeared in 1993 with the mischievous name All Samples Cleared!, but the litigation had harmed his career, and the website suffered as a result.
Markie made television appearances occasionally throughout the decade, including guest appearances on "In Living Color" and as Marlon Cain in "Ed Bacon: Guidance Counselor"; as a 1996 freestyle rap commercial on MTV2; and in the 1993 superhero film Meteor Man. He has appeared on numerous occasions with the Beastie Boys on Check Your Head (1992), Ill Communication (1994), Hello Nasty (1998), and their anthology The Sounds of Science (1999). On Don Byron's 1998 debut, he rapped on "Schizo Jam" (Blue Note/Capitol), and worked with Canibus on the first track on the Office Space soundtrack (1999). On Will Smith's 1999 album Willennium, he performed on "So Fresh" alongside Slick Rick.
Markie appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America Is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others. The CD was designed to raise concerns of the AIDS epidemic among African-American men. In 1997, a sample of a Markie recording appeared in the Rolling Stones' "Anybody Seen My Baby?" From their album Bridges to Babylon, Babylon. Markie has collaborated with Frankie Cutlass on his third single and music video titled "The Cypher Part 3" starring some of Marley Marl's Juice Crew veterans. He also appeared in Fünf Sterne Will Smith, Meer Gayne. Sillium is a compilation that was released on the album.
Markie appeared on Len's album "Beautiful Day" on their album You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, as well as Alliance Ethnik's Fat Comeback.
Markie appeared in Men in Black II, with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, playing an alien parody of himself, whose native language sounded exactly like beatboxing. He also performed rap vocals and performed the hook on the remixed version of Mario's single "Just a Friend 2002," which sampled his own song from 13 years ago. He appeared in episode 5 of the television show Fastlane playing himself as a nightclub DJ between 2002 and 2003. In 2003, he appeared in the international television series Kung Faux starring a string of voice-over characters that appeared in a number of episodes. Markie detoured from his recording career to appear on the first season of the television show Celebrity Fit Club, which challenged celebrities to shed weight by a combination of diet and exercise. Markie lost more weight than anyone else in the tournament. He appeared on "The Andy Milonakis Show" earlier this year. His song "Pickin' Boogers" appeared on the soundtrack of Volition's Row in 2006. On season 1 and a cast member on season 4, Markie was a special guest on Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out on Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out. On the Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba, Markie had a beatboxing segment called "Biz' Beat of the Day."
On Chris Rock's "No Apologies" tour, he opened in 2008, the comedian's "No Apologies" tour began. Markie's set included spinning records ranging from old school hip hop to Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as performing "Just a Friend." Biz Markie appeared in a RadioShack commercial in December 2009 repeating the phrase: "Oh Snap!Guess what I saw!"
"Just a Friend" was his artist's name. Andy Milonakis made his debut with Tune Up in television advertisements.Markie appeared on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2010, giving commentary throughout the series. Markie himself was not on the list. He appeared on the Aquabats on November 9, 2010.new EP, Radio Down!
Currently on the championship track. On November 11, 2010, Markie appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed "Just a Friend" with actor Jeff Goldblum.Markie appeared with the Yo Gabba Gabba in 2013! This is a live broadcast. In Saints Row IV, which also included the Pop station, 107.7 The Mix FM, he performed "Just a Friend" that year. He was named the Hip Hop Hobbit on Cartoon Network's Mad Madness. In the Randy Cunningham's "Hip Hopocalypse Now," he sang Rudd Rhymez's DJ Tiny Timmy Scratch It.
In the episode's title role, Markie guest appeared in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Kenny the Cat." In an episode of Adventure Time, Jim's voice was also included in an episode of Adventure Time.
Markie appeared in the Syfy network film Sharknado 2: The Second One in 2014. He made a ceremonial first pitch for an Oakland Athletics baseball game the previous year. "Just a Friend" was included in Netflix's Love as an ending theme for episode 4. The Avalanches also performed in the song "The Noisy Eater" from the album Wildflower. He appeared on Fox TV series Empire as himself in 2016, where he appeared on "Just a Friend" as himself.
Markie was the DJ on VH1's Hip Hop Squares from 2017 to 2019, a spin-off of Hollywood Squares' famous game show Hollywood Squares. On the Flaming Lips' "2012 (You Must Be Upgraded)" album, he rapped alongside singer Ke$ha. In the ABC series Black-ish's season 3 finale in 2017, he made a cameback. In which he changed the characters' names, he performed a personal version of the song "Just a Friend."
Markie started hosting a radio show on SiriusXM's Rock the Bells Radio (channel 43) every weekday from 1:00 to 4:00 EST, in 2020.