Biz Markie

Released: June 2, 1993

Songwriter: Biz Markie

Producer: Cool V Biz Markie

[Intro]
One two, one two
This goes out to my brother dimond shell
My man jazzy jerome, def jeff
I can't forget my man kevin d and the midnight express crew
Philly, soda pop
I'm gonna run down my family tree like this:

[Verse 1]
One, two, one two three and
I got a friend by the name of Charlie
Charlie got a wife by the name of Dolly
Dolly and Charlie got a son named Wally
And Wally got a girl by the name of Polly
Polly got a sister by the name of Molly
Molly and Polly got a mother named Polly
Father named Arthur, we call him Artie
You don't understand then I'm very very sorry
Cousin named Frita, uncle named Skeeter
He's married to my fine aunt Rita
Who is the leader of the married cheaters
So I don't greet her, 'cause my uncle don't need her
Grandma Joyce drives a Rolls Royce
Of the family I'm a favorite choice
Buddy named Homer, used to be a loner
Now he's got a girl by the name of Mona
Now that Homer's married to Mona
All he does all day is bone, bone, bone her
Father named Lex, gets big respect
Driving in his Dodge 300GX
Week after next, Lex gets his check
Me and Lex will be chillin' in the x
My girl Eleanor, went to the drugstore
To get deodorant, I think it was pure
'Cause the one she used before made her underarm sore
And that's why Eleanor don't use it no more
A girl named Betty who used to go with Freddy
Asked me was I ready for us to go steady
I told Betty that I wasn't ready
To go steady 'cause it would hurt Freddy
A girl named Gwen, she's my best friend
Known her ever since who knows when
And do you comprehend, the message that I send
Of family and friend of Grandpa Ben
Like, like, like, like, like, like that
Bound to wreck your body
And ana na na na na na na na na na ana
Cool V bring it down

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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