LOS ANGELES (AP) — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple recognized for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 basic “Only a Buddy,” has died. He was 57.
Markie’s consultant, Jenni Izumi, stated the rapper-DJ died peacefully Friday night together with his spouse by his facet. The reason for dying has not been launched.
“We’re grateful for the various calls and prayers of help that now we have acquired throughout this tough time,” Izumi stated in an announcement. “Biz created a legacy of artistry that can eternally be celebrated by his business friends and his beloved followers whose lives he was in a position to contact via music, spanning over 35 years. He leaves behind a spouse, many members of the family and shut buddies who will miss his vibrant persona, fixed jokes and frequent banter.”
Markie, who beginning title was Marcel Theo Corridor, turned recognized throughout the rap style realm because the self-proclaimed “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” for lighthearted lyrics and a humorous nature. He made music with the Beastie Boys, opened for Chris Rock’s comedy tour and was a sought-after DJ for numerous star-studded occasions.
The New York-native’s music profession started in 1985 as a beat boxer of the Juice Crew, a rap collective he helped Massive Daddy Kane be a part of. Three years later, he launched his debut album “Goin’ Off,” which featured underground hits “Vapors” and “Pickin’ Boogers.”
Markie broke into mainstream music together with his platinum-selling track “Only a Buddy,” the lead single on his sophomore album “The Biz By no means Sleeps.” The friend-zone anthem cracked Rolling Stone’s high 100 pop songs and made VH1’s listing of 100 best hip-hop songs of all time.
Markie, who launched 5 complete studio albums, persistently booked greater than 175 reveals a yr, in keeping with the rapper’s web site. He’s appeared on tv reveals together with “In Residing Colour” and the 2002 film “Males in Black II,” which had him taking part in an alien parody of himself within the movie starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
Markie additionally taught the strategy of beatboxing in an episode of the youngsters’s present “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
Comments are closed.