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Biz Markie, New York rapper known as 'clown prince of hip-hop,' dies at 57

Biz Markie, New York rapper known as 'clown prince of hip-hop,' dies at 57
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Biz Markie, New York rapper known as 'clown prince of hip-hop,' dies at 57

Biz Markie, New York rapper known as 'clown prince of hip-hop,' dies at 57
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Biz Markie, Hip-Hop Pioneer: A Tribute to the 'Just a Friend' MC


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Damn, this one hurts. Lighters up for the hip-hop legend Biz Markie, the Diabolical One, the Inhuman Orchestra, one of the most universally beloved figures anywhere in the music world. The Biz was the class clown of old-school Eighties hip-hop, but he preferred the title of the Human Beatbox and Rap King. He brought his own kind of wild-style chaos to everything he did, a jester with soul, which is why he became the all-time champion of cameos he made every song he touched better. When it came to freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party, or just making booger jokes dance, nobody beat the Biz. ....

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Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop's Old-School Joker King


Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop s Old-School Joker King
Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop s Old-School Joker King
Whether freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party, or making booger jokes, the late New York MC brought wit and wisdom to rap and beyond for 30-plus years
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Damn, this one hurts. Lighters up for the hip-hop legend Biz Markie, the Diabolical One, the Inhuman Orchestra, one of the most universally beloved figures anywhere in the music world. The Biz was the class clown of old-school Eighties hip-hop, but he preferred the title of the Human Beatbox and Rap King. He brought his own kind of wild-style chaos to everything he did, a jester with soul, which is why he became the all-time champion of cameos he made every song he touched better. When it came to freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party ....

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