Biz Markie dies, aged 57

[The Mollusk]

Real fuckin sad news. Pour one out in the sunshine for the big man this weekend.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/16/hip-hop-star-biz-markie-rapper-dies-just-a-friend

Rest easy, dude.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

Goin' Off ( this mortal coil).

[Bernice]

Oh heaven you, you got a new angel.

[kalowski]

On a regular basis The Biz vs The Nuge pops into my head.
RIP.

[Huxleys Babkins]

Just A Corpse

[Better Midlands]

Alone Again (Mortuary)

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

The Biz Sleeps (Permanently)

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

I Don't Need A Haircut ( Because I'm Dead)

[Echo Valley 2-6809]

Prince Harry is at peace now.

[kalowski]

Gilbert O'Sullivan gets his revenge.

[Malcy]

I thought when he had been reported dead last month that he wouldn't last long. Sad news.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Fuck's sake.

[Petey Pate]

Here's an oddball and funky performance he did with jazzman Don Byron and his band Existential Dred.  RIP Biz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtqsKuwEXU

[Joe Oakes]

Nobody beats the Biz, except type 2 diabetes.

It wasn't many years ago that when a rapper died the first assumption was that he was shot, now it's natural causes. How can we lose DOOM, Gift of Gab & Biz in the same year, yet Father MC is still breathing?

[Dex Sawash]

Prince Markie D
Biz Markie
Markie Mark

[Bernice]

Nobody beats the Biz, except type 2 diabetes.

It wasn't many years ago that when a rapper died the first assumption was that he was shot, now it's natural causes. How can we lose DOOM, Gift of Gab & Biz in the same year, yet Father MC is still breathing?

Oh fucking hell, didn't realise Gift of Gab had died too. Feel like diabetes has been getting cocky ever since it knocked off Phife Dawg a few years back.

[Petey Pate]

Nobody beats the Biz, except type 2 diabetes.

It wasn't many years ago that when a rapper died the first assumption was that he was shot, now it's natural causes. How can we lose DOOM, Gift of Gab & Biz in the same year, yet Father MC is still breathing?

Shock G, of Digital Underground, too.

[madhair60]

Biz Carkie

There, that's the joke done. Anyway I had never heard of this lad until I played Saint's Row IV where "Just a Friend" is on the in-game soundtrack. Liked it a lot.

[The Mollusk]

Biz Carkie is good. Better Midlands' was the best pun though.

Biz had the coolest and most distinctly carefree and fun loving voice, it's an instant draw. You hear that voice and you think, "I wanna hang out with that guy."

Really lovely post from Mike D on the Beasties' Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRbv8pSAicC/?utm_medium=copy_link

[Sebastian Cobb]

Shove this jay-oh-bee is the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyxoLqbFDkI

and a perfect inclusion of office space