News R.I.P. to the Biz Markie

[Pohemi]

Just found it on AP news He was only 57. No cause of death, just said died peacefully beside his wife. Bummer, he wasn't my favorite rapper but I liked him, good sense of humor and human-element in a lot of his music.

edit: posted in OT since P&N is mostly political...this dude wasn't political

 

[RLGL]

Who............cares? Just another rapper gangster drug addict!

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[lxskllr]

Wikipedia says this...

On July 1, 2021, rumors of his death circulated on Twitter. His representative told Rolling Stone, "The news of Biz Markie's passing is not true, Biz is still under medical care, surrounded by professionals who are working hard to provide the best healthcare possible."[35]

On July 16, 2021, Markie died from diabetes related complications.[36]

Biz Markie - Wikipedia

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I never heard of him.

 

[balloonshark]

I never heard of him.

Wasn't a fan but it's hard not to recognize that song if you listened to pop or rap music in the past.

 

[lxskllr]

The 80s killed my desire to listen to pop. They played a short clip of that on the radio, and it sorta sounded vaguely familiar, but not really.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Man, I loved Biz. RIP to a legend

Love this song about how used to prank Big Daddy Kane with boogers

 

[VirtualLarry]

RIP.... I knew of him, semi-familiar with his music (if you can call Rap that, I think that you can). Had some decent talent.

Too young!