'Just a friend' rapper Biz Markie, dies at 57
Boz Markie, died onFriday evening. Although the cause of his death has not been revealed, he was diagnosedwith diabetes in the year 2014 and hospitalized for the same. Biz Markie beganhis career in 1985.
He started off as a beatboxer from the Juice Crew. Withinthe period of three years, he started to release his original work. His debutalbum 'Goin' off, featured 'Vapors' and 'Pickin' boogers.' Biz started to makea mark when his song 'Just a friend' was released from the album 'The Biz NeverSleeps'.
This perticular song made it to all the popular charts and alsoattained a place on Rolling Stone's top 100 pop songs. VH1 also included thesong in the list of 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all times.
American musician,Questlove revealed on social media that he had learned a lot from Biz Markiewhen he was new to the industry. He posted a picture of himself with Bizcaptioned " In my early early stages it was Biz taught me the REAL placesto cop records.... Biz taught me what cities had good digging."
WhileMarkie mostly had a stable career, he did face many ups and downs besides theinitial struggle. In the year 1991 Markie was served with a copyrightinfringement case. He was alleged to have copied or adapted elements from Irishsinger Gilbert O'Sullivan's song 'Alone Again(Naturally)'
Although his career was kickstarted with 'Just a Friend', he later went on to release 3 more top 10s including, 'What comes around goes around', to name a few.