Biz Markie为著名的美利坚合众国东岸艺术家，原名Marcel Hall，1964年4月8日出生在美国的布朗克斯区。
个人经历
Biz Markie出生在美国纽约的布朗克斯区，并在长岛的布伦特伍德市和帕乔格村长大。他的音乐生涯始于纽约市的夜总会，并在华盛顿哥伦比亚特区、马里兰州、弗吉尼亚和宾夕法尼亚的大学演出中获得了地区性的认可。他的音乐生涯在80年代初期开始，与MC Shan和Roxanne Shante等艺术家合作。1988年签约Cold Chillin'唱片公司，并发行了首张专辑《Goin' Off》，其中包含了多首地下热门单曲。他的第二张专辑《The Biz Never Sleeps》发行于1989年，收录了他最成功的单曲《Just A Friend》，这首歌在公告牌排行榜上达到了第9名，并在2008年被VH1评为“有史以来最伟大的嘻哈歌曲100首”中的第100名。
Markie的第三张专辑《I Need a Haircut》因采样问题而受到诉讼，这场诉讼改变了嘻哈音乐的格局，要求所有采样在使用前必须得到原创艺术家的许可。尽管他的音乐生涯因此受到了打击，但他在90年代中期为Beastie Boys的冠军单曲献声，并在多个电视节目和电影中露面。他还与多位艺术家合作，并在电视节目《Yo Gabba Gabba!》中拥有一个口技片段“Biz's Beat of the Day”。
在众多的Old School说唱MC中，BIZ Markie毋庸质疑是东海岸饶舌音乐的根源。他孩子般的幽默和童趣掩盖了他作为一个杰出freestyle rhymer的事实，又或许Biz Markie未能将他狂野的饶舌技艺完整的展示在作品，但他却以自己的方式令唱片有了价值。在他傻乎乎的幽默感以及创造力十足的采样造就的音乐中，他证明了Hip Hop可以在搞笑又具有艺术感，同时又不失街头文化的亲和力。他这样独特的风格令专辑大获成功，同时也是对他的诅咒--其中采样受到过高的关注，以至于他终因1991年"Alone Again"一曲中未经许可的采样另他受到起诉。漫长的诉讼令他的音乐生涯就此停滞。但他在90年代中期为Beastie Boy'z的冠军单曲献声，还是让我们看到了他在Hip Hop乐坛巨大的影响力。
一脸傻乎乎的Biz Markie绝对称的上是Harlem的传奇,在Old School正在走向衰落的那个期间,Biz Markie一首"Just a Friend"为他赚够了荣耀,也让充满童趣幽默的饶舌方式在硬核泛滥的年代中体现了出了价值,而"Just a Friend"则被《滚石杂志》评为"最伟大的100首英文歌曲"之一(1963-2000).我想喜欢Old School的朋友应该都知道他那首Just a Friend吧，曾经HipaTop100里面重复率很高的歌。
在21世纪，Biz Markie继续在音乐、电视和电影领域活跃。他在电影《黑衣人2》中出演，并为Mario的单曲《Just a Friend 2002》提供了说唱和歌唱部分。他还在电视节目《名人减肥俱乐部》中参与竞赛，并在《野蛮人秀》和《海绵宝宝》等节目中担任客串角色。此外，他还在LL Cool J的Rock the Bells Radio上主持了自己的广播节目。
2020年4月，Markie因2型糖尿病的严重并发症住院，并在2020年12月因中风进入疗养机构。2021年7月16日，Markie在巴尔的摩的一家医院去世，享年57岁。他的去世引起了广泛的哀悼，包括来自巴拉克·奥巴马总统和米歇尔·奥巴马的慰问。他的葬礼在纽约州帕乔格市举行，由阿尔·夏普顿牧师朗读追悼词。
2022年11月，派拉蒙影业公司环球宣布，Showtime与Mass Appeal合作，将发布一部关于Biz Markie生平的纪录片《All Up in the Biz》。2023年6月，Markie的遗孀塔拉·霍尔宣布了《Just A Friend Foundation》，并确认纪录片将在翠贝卡电影节首映。
专辑曲目
1 One Two
2 Biz Dance, Pt. 1
3 Nobody Beats the Biz
4 Pickin' Boogers
5 Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz
6 The Doo Doo
7 Biz Is Goin' Off
8 Vapors
9 刘堇萱 Square Mall
10 Just a Friend
11 Spring Again
12 I Hear Music
13 What Comes Around Goes Around
14 Take It from the Top
15 Busy Doing Nuthin'
16 Young Girl Bluez
17 Studda Step
“永恒经典”
《Just A Friend》
——(Biz Markie) Lyrics
Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
But a year to make love she wanted you to wait
Let me tell ya a story of my situation
I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation
The way that I met her was on tour at a concert
She had long hair and a short miniskirt
I just got onstage drippin', pourin' with sweat
I was walkin' through the crowd and gues who I met
I whispered in her ear, "Come to the picture booth
So I can ask you some questions to see if you are a hundred proof"
I asked her her name, she said blah-blah-blah
She had 9/10 pants and a very big bra
I took a couple of flicks and she was enthused
I said, "How do you like the show?"
she said, "I was very amused"
I started throwin' bass, she started throwin' back mid-range
But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange
Then when I asked, "Do ya have a man," she tried to pretend
She said, "No I don't, I only have a friend"
Come on, I'm not even goin' for it
This is what I'm goin' sing
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I took blah-blah's word for it at this time
I thought just havin' a friend couldn't be no crime
'Cause I have friends and that's a fact
Like Agnes, AGATHA, Germaine, and Jacq
Forget about that, let's go into the story
About a girl named blah-blah-blah that adored me
So we started talkin', getttin' familiar
Spendin' a lot of 时间 so we can build up
A relationship or some undderstanding
How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin'
Everything sounded so dandy and sweet
I had no idea I was in for a treat
After this was established, everything was cool
The tour was over and she went back to school
I called every day to see how she was doin'
Everytime that I ccalled her it seemed somethin' was brewin'
I called her on my dime, picked up, and then I called again
I said, "Yo, who was that?" "Oh, he's just a friend"
Don't gimme that, don't ever gimme that
Jus' bust this
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friendAnd you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I came to her college on a Surprise visit
To see my girl that was so exquisite
It was a school day, I knew she was there
The first semester of the school year
I went to a gate to ask where was her dorm
This guy made me fill out a visitor's form
He told me where it was and I as on my way
To see my baby doll, I was happy to say
I arrrived in front of the dormitory
Yo, could you tell me where is door three
They showed me where it was for the moment
I didn't know I was in for such an event
So I came to her room and opened the door
Oh, snap guess what I saw
A fella tongue-kissin' my girl in the mouth,
I was so in shock my heart went down south
So please listen to the message that I say
Don't ever talk to a girl who says she just has a friend