Biz Markie is a rapper, beatboxer, comedian, actor, TV personality, and DJ from the United States. He is best known for his classic hip hop tune “Just a Friend,” which charted in the Top 40 in multiple countries. He’s also known as the “Clown Prince of Hip Hop.”

Biz Markie has been in the hospital for “weeks” due to a nasty illness. Biz’s reports revealed that he was not suffering from coronavirus, but rather from type II diabetes, which he had had for years. He’s currently being treated in a Maryland hospital, and his health is unknown.

Biz Markie’s Net worth:

Biz Markie is a well-known rapper and TV host. He has made good on his money in the entertainment industry by pursuing a music career. Biz Markie’s net worth is projected to be above $5 million as of July 2020. There is no information about his remuneration. His rapping career is his main source of income.

What is Biz Markie famous for?

• His timeless hip hop single “Just a Friend”.

Where is Biz Markie from?

Biz Markie was born in New York City, New York, on April 8, 1964. Marcel Theo Hall is his given name. He is of African-American ethnicity and maintains an American nationality. Aries is his zodiac sign. He graduated from Longwood High School in 1982.

His parents and siblings have not been identified.

Biz Markie’s Career Highlights:

• Biz Markie’s career started during the 1980s. Markie released his debut album “Goin’ Off” in 1988 including singles: “Biz is Goin’ Off”, “Vapors”, “Return of the Biz Dance”, “Nobody Beats the Biz” etc. and the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums.
• His second studio album, “The Biz Never Sleeps” was released on October 10, 1989, on Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros Records. The album became successful and reached #66 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. His most famous and biggest hit song, “Just a Friend,” reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Singles.
• On 27 August 1991, his third studio album “I Need a Haircut” was released on Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. Records but Gilbert O’Sullivan filled a lawsuit against Biz Markie alleging a sample from his song, “Alone Again (Naturally)”, was used without permission on the album, and the courts ruled in favor of O’Sullivan.
• Later on, Markie occasionally appeared on some TV shows including, “In Living Color”, “The Dirty Dozens” and “The Dirty Dozens”.

• In 1996, he featured in freestyle rap commercial on MTV2.
• Markie also made numerous guest appearances with the Beastie Boys on “Check Your Head” (1992), “Ill Communication” (1994), “Hello Nasty” (1998), and “The Sounds of Science” (1999).
• He rapped on Will Smith’s 1999 album “Willennium” on the track “So Fresh” alongside Slick Rick.
• In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization’s compilation CD, “America is Dying Slowly”, along with Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, Fat Joe, and among others.

With different artists,

• He has been featured on several songs with different artists, including the Rolling Stones, Len, and the Beastie Boys.
• In 2002, Markie appeared in “Men in Black II” along with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
• Year of 2003, he appeared in the international television series, “Kung Faux” and performed a voice-over character.
• In 2005, he appeared on the television show “Celebrity Fit Club” which challenged celebrities to lose weight through a combination of diet and exercise. He also appeared in an episode of “The Andy Milonakis Show”.
• He opened for Chris Rock’s “No Apologies” tour in 2008 and in 2010, he appeared on VH1’s series titled “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.
• Year of 2013, Markie took part in the “Yo Gabba Gabba” tour and he appeared on the MTV2 game show “Hip Hop Squares” in 2017.
• In 2016, he appeared on the Fox TV series Empire as himself, where he performed the song, “Just A Friend”.
• In 2020, he started hosting a radio show on SiriusXM’s LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Radio (channel 43).

Biz Markie’s Wife:

Biz Markie is a happily married man. He has a wife named Tara Markie. They don’t have any children together. Markie keeps his private life hidden from the public eye. He has a straight sexual orientation.

Biz Markie’s Height:

In the year 2020, Biz Markie will be 56 years old. He stands 1.9 meters (6 feet and 3 inches) tall and weighs 100 kilograms (220 lbs.). His hair is dark brown, and his eyes are dark brown as well.