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Laughter, tears, cheers at funeral for Biz Markie

With laughter and tears, songs and stories, friends and family of Biz Markie celebrated his life and legacy at a funeral Monday, remembering the rapper as larger than life and full of love. Funeral services inside the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, for Rapper, Biz Markie An artist paints an image of Biz …

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — With laughter and tears, songs and stories, friends and family of Biz Markie celebrated his life and legacy at a funeral Monday, remembering the rapper as larger than life and full of love. Al Sharpton in his eulogy at the Patchogue Theatre on Long Island, where Biz Markie’s black coffin was placed center stage, an arrangement of …

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Biz Markie death: ‘Just a Friend’ rapper dies, aged 57

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapper and DJ Biz Markie …

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Biz Markie, known for classic rap song ‘Just a Friend,’ dies

LOS ANGELES — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He leaves behind a wife, many family members and close friends who will miss his vibrant personality, constant jokes and frequent banter.” Markie, who birth name was Marcel Theo Hall, became known within the rap genre …

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Biz Markie, jubilant ‘Just a Friend’ rap star, dies at 57

Biz Markie, the New York rapper whose jubilant, bawdy charisma made him one of the most idiosyncratic hip-hop figures ever to break into the top 10, died on Friday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away,” a representative for the rapper said …

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