Biz Markie, Pioneering Rapper, Producer, And Beatboxer, Has Died At 57

July 16, 2021

Biz Markie, the innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, D.J. and producer died on Friday. He was 57.

A native New Yorker and an early collaborator with hip-hop trailblazers like Marley Marl, Roxanne Shanté and Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie began as a teenage beatboxer and freestyle rapper. He eventually made a name for himself as the resident court jester of the Queensbridge-based collective the Juice Crew and its Cold Chillin’ label, under the tutelage of the influential radio D.J. Mr. Magic.

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