

"Just A Friend" was ranked 81st on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2000, and later as number 100 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop in 2008. The song interpolates the 1968 song "You Got What I Need" by singer/songwriter Freddie Scott, whose basic chord and melody provided the base for the song's chorus. The single "Just a Friend", in which he alternates between rap and singing, became Markie's most successful single, reaching #9 on the Billboard charts. Records, produced by Biz, his cousin Cool V and Paul C. On OctoThe Biz Never Sleeps, Biz Markie's second studio album, was released on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. The album also featured the underground hit singles "Nobody Beats The Biz", "The Vapors" and "Pickin' Boogers". Markie released his debut album, Goin' Off in 1988, which attracted a fair amount of attention, largely due to the lead single, "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz". In the same year, Biz Markie's debut single, "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz", was released on Prism Records. This lent credibility to his recording career and put Cold Chillin' on the map. MC Shan and Roxanne Shante were part of Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records, and Biz beatboxed on Shante's underground hit "Def Fresh Crew" (1986). His hair is dark brown, and his eyes are dark brown as well.Markie was born in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey and his career began on Long Island, New York in the early 1980s, where he established his reputation for beat-boxing and rapping. He stands 1.9 meters (6 feet and 3 inches) tall and weighs 100 kilograms (220 lbs.). In the year 2020, Biz Markie will be 56 years old. Markie keeps his private life hidden from the public eye. In 2020, he started hosting a radio show on SiriusXM’s LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Radio (channel 43).īiz Markie is a happily married man.
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In 2016, he appeared on the Fox TV series Empire as himself, where he performed the song, “Just A Friend”.Year of 2013, Markie took part in the “Yo Gabba Gabba” tour and he appeared on the MTV2 game show “Hip Hop Squares” in 2017.He opened for Chris Rock’s “No Apologies” tour in 2008 and in 2010, he appeared on VH1’s series titled “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.He also appeared in an episode of “The Andy Milonakis Show”. In 2005, he appeared on the television show “Celebrity Fit Club” which challenged celebrities to lose weight through a combination of diet and exercise.Year of 2003, he appeared in the international television series, “Kung Faux” and performed a voice-over character.

In 2002, Markie appeared in “Men in Black II” along with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.He has been featured on several songs with different artists, including the Rolling Stones, Len, and the Beastie Boys.In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization’s compilation CD, “America is Dying Slowly”, along with Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, Fat Joe, and among others.

