Biz Markie

Released: January 1, 1986

Songwriter: Biz Markie

Producer: Marley Marl

[Verse 1]
A one two, a one two
A one two, a one two
I'd like to introduce myself
My name is Biz Markie
My MC name is Shan
And Shanté
And TJ Swan
My DJ is Marley Marl
We down with Mr. Magic
My manager's Fly Ty
We came to rock for Brooklyn
And Queens
And Manhattan
And the Bronx
And Staten Island
I can't forget New Jersey
And Long Island
And all over the world
We came to rock for everybody, uh like this

[Bridge]
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

[Verse 2]
What goes up
Must come down
You are amazed
By how I do the sound
I'm, the, human orchestra
My name is the Biz Markie

[Outro]
*beatboxing until end*

Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964), better known by his stage name Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his hit single “Just a Friend” and has been called “the Clown Prince of Hip Hop.”

Markie found a love of music through his father, a multi-instrumentalist who played in local Long Island clubs when Markie was a child. Later, Markie performed at house parties on Long Island until he felt confident enough to go to Manhattan and pursue a career in music. He began waiting outside on the stoop of producer Marley Marl’s house daily until Marley took notice of him. Marley assembled a group of rappers including Markie with Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Roxanne Shante, and others and called them The Juice Crew. Markie was especially known for his beatboxing, something he’d been doing since he was seven years old.

Markie’s first release, a 1986 EP titled “Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz”, was put out under the name Biz Markie “The Inhuman Orchestra”. Its title track became a minor R&B Chart hit. Two years later, “Vapors”, a single from his debut album Goin' Off, gave him his second appearance on the R&B Chart. Years later, Snoop Dogg’s 1997 cover of the song would take “Vapors” into the top 40 on the UK, Scotland and New Zealand pop charts.

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From the albums

Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz (1986)
Biz’s Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie (1994)
The Best of Cold Chillin’ (2000)
Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz (Expanded Edition) (2006)

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