As a member of the hip-hop group UTFO, he was part of a pioneering era of New York City rap in the early 1980s. The Brooklyn group was best known for their 1984 hit song "Roxanne, Roxanne."
we are celebrating 25 years of msnbc. what should we remember from those early days as we faced the challenges of today? i ll share my thoughts in tonight s essay. but first, richard lui is here with the headlines. hey, richard. hey, joshua. very good saturday to you. the stories we re watching for you this hour. over 60 people were decontaminated after being exposed to dangerous chemicals at a six flags water park in spring, texas. 26 people went to the hospital, including a 3-year-old child. the cause of that leak is not known. rapper and hip hop pioneer biz markie has died at the age of 57. his hit single just a friend helped cement his fame as the crowned prince of hip hop. the harlem native was suffering from complications from type 2 diabetes. and tuesday, an 18-year-old dutch man will become the youngest person to travel to space. oliver damon, a physics student, got a seat next to jeff bezos on the blue origins space flight.
a recent controversy has americans debating who can the face of america s national pastime. plus, our pandemic tv-watching habits could stick around a lot longer than we thought. we ll talk about the future of movies later this hour. and we are separating 25 years of msnbc. what should we remember from those early days as we faced the challenges of today? i ll share my thoughts in tonight s essay. but first, richard ui is here with the headlines. the stories we re watching this hour. over 60 people were decontaminated after being exposed to dangerous chemicals at a water park in texas. the cause of that leak is not known. rapper and hip hop pioneer biz markie has died at the age of 57. just a friend helped cement his fame as the crowned prince
many of lewis s former congressional colleagues were there. the navy plans to name another six ships after civil rights leaders. now to the death of a hip-hop pioneer you say he s just a friend would you say he s just a friends tonight fans are mourning the loss of biz markie he was a hip-hop pioneer, rapper. biz markie died friday at the age of 57 travelers taking to the skies just set a new pandemic-era record on friday the tsa screened more than 2 million people, but that s also led to a rise in delays, and many of them are not due to the weather meagan fitzgerald explains. reporter: airline passengers are stressed out it absolutely was the flight from hell. reporter: for travelers on this allegiant flight from vegas to stockton, california, earlier this week, a 17-hour ordeal some passengers were ready to snap.