Rapper and Producer Biz Markie Dead at 57, Tributes Pour in for Hip-Hop Legend: ‘To a Lot of Us He Was More Than Just a Friend’

Artist, rapper, producer, actor, DJ, legendary beatboxer and pop culture icon Biz Markie (born Marcel Theo Hall) passed away at the age of 57 on Friday, his manager Jenni Izumi confirmed. Izumi provided a statement from the family to USA Today. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara […]