WASHINGTON — They first burst onto the hip-hop scene with hit records back in the 1980s. This Sunday night, Biz Markie and Doug E. Fresh hit the Renaissance Hotel in downtown D.C. for the fourth ...

Rapper and entertainer Biz Markie has passed away at age 57. He was best known for his hit record Just a Friend and his beatboxing abilities. The actor and rapper, whose real name is Marcel Theo Hall, ...

Doug E. Fresh opened up about the untimely passing of fellow beatbox legend Biz Markie, “His spirit will live on.” Doug E. Fresh has revealed that Biz Markie’s verse featured on his newest album, ...

Iconic rapper Biz Markie, who rose from his Harlem roots to pop culture ubiquity in the 1980s and 1990s, died Friday in Baltimore, according to reports. He was 57 and had suffered complications from ...

Biz Markie, the self-proclaimed "Human Beatbox" and renowned rapper known for his 1989 hit song, "Just a Friend," has died at 57. According to TMZ on Friday (July 16), Biz Markie passed away at a ...

Biz Markie has one of hip-hop's most unique careers. The beloved Juice Crew rhymer burst onto the scene in the mid-80s with a screwball personality and a knack for funny story raps. Over the years, he ...

In 1986 and 87, when Biz Markie was first releasing records, hip-hop was deadly serious. The leaders of the culture were Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, ...