BIZ MARKIE Birth name Marcel Theo Hall Also known as The Diabolical Biz Markie, The Markie Kidd Born April 8, 1964 (age 47) Origin Long Island, New York Genres Hip hop, comedy music Occupations Singer-songwriter, actor, producer Years active 1983--present Labels Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros., Tommy Boy Entertainment Associated acts Juice Crew, Beastie Boys, Digital Underground Website www.bizmarkie.com Biz Markie's career began on Long Island, New York in the early 1980s, where he established his reputation for beat-boxing and rapping. MC Shan and Roxanne Shante were part of Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records, and Biz beatboxed on Shante's underground hit "Def Fresh Crew" (1986). This lent credibility to his recording career and put Cold Chillin' on the map. In the same year, Biz Markie's debut single, "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz", was released on Prism Records. He released his debut album, Goin' Off, which attracted a fair amount of attention, largely due to the lead! single, "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz". The album also featured the underground hit singles "Nobody Beats The Biz", "The Vapors" and "Pickin' Boogers". I Need a Haircut sales were already low when Markie was served a lawsuit by Gilbert O'Sullivan, who claimed that the album's Alone Again featured an unauthorized sample from his hit "Alone Again (Naturally)". O'Sullivan's claim was upheld in a landmark ruling, Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc., that altered the landscape of ...
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