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 ...

"He cared for people, he had a way of making us laugh through our pain," said Rev. Al Sharpton in his eulogy at the Patchogue Theatre on Long Island. By The Associated Press With laughter and tears, ...

*Can you believe it’ll be 26 years in June since Biz Markie released his classic tune “Just a Friend?” In an interview with The Huffington Post, the DJ/rapper shared a few little known tidbits on the ...

“People called me crazy for letting him do that record. I’m in the studio, he wanted to do it so bad, but I got to get the whole album done before the deadline. I was almost done except for maybe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. New York (PIX11) Legendary rapper Biz Markie ...

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, ...