*In 2021, the world of hip-hop suffered a massive loss with the passing of Biz Markie. Despite his untimely departure, the New York native remains an enduring hip-hop icon. That and more is the ...

The Juice Crew alum died at a Maryland hospital on July 16, 2021, several months after being admitted for diabetes-related complications. Biz Markie died at a Maryland hospital on July 16, 2021, ...

And they say he’s not a friend. Biz Markie died in July 2021 following several health complications stemming from diabetes and an ensuing stroke. His widow, Tara Hall, has been managing his affairs in ...

A documentary about the life and career of the late rapper Biz Markie is coming to Showtime on the same day as hip-hop’s 50th birthday. The Sacha Jenkins-directed documentary All Up In The Biz, ...

Despite the fact that they all passed at different ages and of various causes, the one thing that links them is that all the deaths felt untimely. Among them are legendary rap acts that weren’t able ...

*The former manager and business partner of late rapper Biz Markie is said to have been an informant. As reported by Vlad TV, Lamont Wanzer “began working closely with the U.S. federal law enforcement ...

In "All Up in the Biz," his documentary on the fun-loving Long Island rapper Biz Markie, director Sacha Jenkins captures something you don’t often see in the world of hip-hop: a grown man shedding ...

The highest appearance by a hip-hop song is YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s “Shot Callin,” at No. 44. Yet in 1990, hip-hop was still in its keeping-it-real phase. Biz’s pop chart ascendence (rap’s ...

What better way to kick off the in-person Emmy Awards after a year of virtual (and mostly terrible) award shows than a big old-fashioned musical number? The 73rd annual ceremony opened Sunday night ...

From Biz Markie to Brian Jones, from Wham! to Milli Vanilli, mixtapes and amazing album art, here are 10 recent music docs you can watch now. The 2023 Tribeca Festival happens June 7-18 and also ...

A new action figure of Biz Markie is straight out of the Lionel C. Martin-directed video for “Just a Friend,” from his 1989 album Biz Never Sleeps. The Biz ReAction Figure is dressed in 18th century ...