DER US-AMERIKANISCHE RAPPER, DJ UND BEATBOXER BIZ MARKIE IST GESTORBEN

Der am 8. April 1964 in Harlem (New York City) geborene US-amerikanische Rapper, DJ, Beatboxer und Schauspieler Biz Markie (bürgerlich Marcel Theo Hall, auch The Diabolical genannt) ist am 16. Juli 2021 in Baltimore (Maryland) gestorben. Biz Markie war einer der grossen Beatboxer und MCs der 1980er-Jahre und Mitglied der Juice Crew, bestehend aus Marley Marl, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté, Masta Ace und Craig G. Seine Karriere als Hip-Hop-Musiker startete er 1985 als Beatboxer. 1989 gelang ihm der kommerzielle Durchbruch als Rapper mit dem humoristischen Stück «Just a Friend», welches in den USA Platinstatus erreichte. Das dazugehörige Album «The Biz Never Sleeps» erreichte in den USA Goldstatus.*

Bild: Biz Markie – Foto: Daniel Benavides, https://www.flickr.com/people/52309209@N02, 2016 (Ausschnitt) – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SXSW_2016_-_Biz_Markie_(25827818545).jpg 

Biz Markie Dead at 57

Rapper Biz Markie — most famous for his iconic hit «Just a Friend» — has died after a series of complications from diabetes that he’s been fighting for more than a year … TMZ has confirmed.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/16/just-a-friend-rapper-biz-markie-dead-at-57/

Biz Markie, Rapper Known for ‘Just a Friend,’ Dies at 57

In addition to his music career, Markie made numerous appearances in television and film, most notably as a rapping alien in «Men in Black II« in 2002, and on the children’s television show «Yo Gabba Gabba.» Markie also appeared on «In Living Color» in 1994, was an announcer on the animated series «Crank Yankers» and voiced roles on «SpongeBob SquarePants» and «Adventure Time.»

Andrew Barker, Ellis Schafer

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/biz-markie-dead-rapper-just-a-friend-1235022061/

Biz Markie, Hip-Hop’s ‘Just a Friend’ Clown Prince, Dies at 57

An innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, he had an unlikely crossover hit with a tune that led one critic to call him (favorably) «the father of modern bad singing.»

Joe Coscarelli

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/arts/music/biz-markie-dead.html

Biz Markie, Bombastic Rapper Behind ‚Just a Friend,‘ Dies at 57

After «Just a Friend,» Biz Markie landed three more top 10s on Hot Rap Songs: «What Comes Around Goes Around» (No. 4 in 1991), «Let Me Turn You On» (No. 7, 1993) and «Young Girl Bluez» (No. 4, 1993).

Katie Atkinson

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9602530/biz-markie-dead-just-a-friend

Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop’s Old-School Joker King

Whether freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party, or making booger jokes, the late New York MC brought wit and wisdom to rap and beyond for 30-plus years

Rob Sheffield

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/biz-markie-hip-hop-pioneer-1192098/

Biz Markie obituary

Rapper known for his playful humour who was at the centre of a landmark lawsuit over sampling

Adam Sweeting

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/17/biz-markie-obituary

Grösster Hit «Just a Friend»

New Yorks Bürgermeister Bill de Blasio erklärte zum Tod des Musikers, Biz Markie habe den «New Yorker Sinn für Humor» in die ganze Welt verbreitet.

lmd/AFP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/us-rapper-biz-markie-ist-tot-a-27a5e089-16db-4e4e-a00c-f7f2158c1e1a

Klassenclown des Rap ist tot

Biz Markie schrieb das einzige Stück der Hip-Hop-Geschichte, das ausschließlich vom Essen von Nasenpopeln handelt. Nachruf auf einen, der die Party am Laufen hielt.

Joachim Hentschel

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/biz-markie-hip-hop-nachruf-tod-1.5354912

Audio / Video:

Biz Markie – Just A Friend (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg&t=2s

Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz (Best Of)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjmDE-mqgWI

Mehr:

http://www.bizmarkie.com/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/18684

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000107294

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0548475/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biz_Markie 

* https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biz_Markie

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