Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biz Markie, the rapper, singer and actor behind the 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Friday in Baltimore. He was 57. “It is with ...

Biz Markie, the New York rapper whose jubilant, bawdy charisma made him one of the most idiosyncratic hip-hop figures ever to break into the top 10, died on Friday. He was 57. “It is with profound ...

Biz Markie’s death is the latest heartbreaking loss in the hip-hop world. The Harlem native could beatbox and put you in a trance (his own words), and he delivered some of the most entertaining songs ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57. Markie’s representative, Jenni Izumi, ...

Biz Markie, a rapper best known for his hit "Just a Friend," has died at the age of 57. The news was confirmed to Fox News by his rep, Jenni Izumi. "It is with profound sadness that we announce, this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biz Markie, the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” best known for his 1989 global smash “Just a Friend,” has died, according to his ...

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, ...

Biz Markie, the influential New York rapper known as the Clown Prince of Hip-Hop, died on Friday of undisclosed causes. He was 57. "It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his ...

Biz Markie, the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” best known for his 1989 global smash “Just a Friend,” has died, according to his representative, Jenni Izumi. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed, ...

Biz Markie, the rapper, singer and actor behind the 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Friday in Baltimore. He was 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by ...