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 ...

Biz Markie, the esteemed “Just A Friend” rapper, passed away last Friday (July 16th) at the age of 57. After a collective moment of shock and silence for the beloved artist, the music industry ...

Canonizing Biz Markie as a one-hit wonder more than misses the mark; it requires a fundamental misreading of hip-hop history and the genre’s cultural touchstones to arrive at that distillation of his ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57. Markie’s representative, Jenni Izumi, ...

Biz Markie, the rapper, singer and actor behind the 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Friday in Baltimore. He was 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by ...

Q-Tip, Missy Elliott, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and Bootsy Collins were among the many artists to pay tribute to Biz Markie on social media following the “Just a Friend” rapper’s death Friday at the ...

LOS ANGELES – Biz Markie, the rapper, singer and actor behind the 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Friday in Baltimore. He was 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his ...

The musician died Friday with his wife Tara by his side, his rep tells PEOPLE Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Rapper Biz Markie, known for his hit "Just a Friend," has died. He was 57. On Friday, the ...