How much is Biz Markie worth?
| Net Worth: | $900 thousand |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional rapper |
| Date of Birth: | April 8, 1964 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.9 m |
About Biz Markie
Markie’s second studio album, titled The Biz Never Sleeps, was released on Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. Records on October 10, 1989. Markie, along with his cousin Cool V and Paul C, served as the album’s producers. Markie’s most popular single was “Just a Friend” which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard singles list and has him rapping and caterwauling at various points during the song.
On April 8, 1964, Markie was born in New York City, namely in the borough of Manhattan and the neighborhood of Harlem. He spent his childhood in the little community of Brentwood, which is located on Long Island. He also spent time in Patchogue. In September 25, 2021, the intersection of South Street and West Avenue, which was directly across the street from his then-home, was dedicated as Biz Markie Way.
Biz Markie was a subject of an interview for the cult documentary Big Fun in the Big Town, which was released in 1986. In 1988, Markie published his first studio album, titled Goin’ Off. This album received a good deal of attention, primarily as a result of the success of the album’s lead hit, titled “Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz”
I Need a Haircut is the title of Markie’s third studio album, which was released on Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. Records on August 27, 1991. Markie and his cousin Cool V were the album’s producers. Gilbert O’Sullivan had already filed Markie with a lawsuit when he made the accusation that the song “Alone Again” on the album used an unlawful sample from his successful song “Alone Again (Naturally)”. Album sales were already struggling when O’Sullivan made his claim.
In compliance with a judgement, the parent business of Cold Chillin’, Warner Bros., was required to remove the song “I Need a Haircut” from circulation, and all record labels were required to clear samples with the original creators of the samples before releasing albums containing those samples. This turn of events was a reflection of the growing popularity of hip-hop as well as the increasing financial stakes over which releases were decided. Markie reacted in 1993 with an album jokingly titled All Samples Cleared!, but his reputation had already been damaged by the publicity stemming from the litigation, and the record suffered as a result of this.
Markie was featured on the compilation CD America Is Dying Slowly, which was released by the Red Hot Organization in 1996. Other artists who were featured on the album include the Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe. The purpose of the CD was to educate African-American men about the AIDS epidemic that is currently occurring. In 1997, the Rolling Stones included a sample of a track by Markie in their song “Anybody Seen My Baby?” which was taken from their album Bridges to Babylon.
Markie made an appearance on the song “Beautiful Day” by Len, which was released in 1999 on their album You Can not Stop the Bum Rush, as well as on the album Fat Comeback by Alliance Ethnik. He played himself in episode 5 of the television series Fastlane, which aired between 2002 and 2003. The episode was about a nightclub DJ. In 2003, he made an appearance in the international television series Kung Faux, in which he provided the voices for a number of different characters who appeared in a range of episodes.
His song “Pickin’ Boogers” was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Saints Row, which was developed by Volition and released in 2006. Markie appeared as a special guest on the first season of Nick Cannon‘s Wild ‘n Out, then joined the ensemble in the fourth season. Markie also appeared on the Nick Jr. program Yo Gabba Gabba! performing a beatboxing section called “Biz’s Beat of the Day”.
Markie featured on the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time special that was broadcast on VH1 in 2010, and he provided comments throughout the series. Markie was conspicuously absent from the aforementioned list. On November 9, 2010, he made an appearance on the title track of the Aquabats! new extended play (EP), titled Radio Down! On the episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that aired on November 11, 2010, Markie appeared alongside the Roots and performed “Just a Friend” alongside actor Jeff Goldblum.
Markie made an appearance in the film Sharknado 2: The Second One, which was broadcast on the Syfy network in 2014. During the same year, he participated in a baseball game for the Oakland Athletics by throwing the ceremonial first pitch. His song “Just a Friend” was used in the fourth episode of the Netflix series Love as the show’s closing theme in the year 2016. Additionally, he had a cameo appearance in the song “The Noisy Eater” which was included on the Avalanches album Wildflower.
Markie began presenting a radio show on SiriusXM’s LL Cool J‘s Rock the Bells Radio (channel 43) in the year 2020. The show aired weekdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Markie was admitted to the hospital in April 2020 due to the significant problems as a result of type 2 diabetes. On July 1, 2021, there were reports circulating on Twitter that he had passed away. After another fifteen days, on July 16 at the age of 57, Markie passed away in a hospital in Baltimore.
Summing-Up
Markie was referred to be the “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” on occasion. His single “Just a Friend” which he released in 1989, became a Top 40 smash in various countries and was ranked No. 100 on VH1’s list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time in 2008. He gained the most notoriety for this song.
