associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
juice diamond shell , roxanne shanté crew , beastie boys , digital underground , 1981 -- present egg harbor township , new jersey cold entertainment chillin ' , warner bros. , tommy boy biz markie
 biz markie solo_singer 8 april 1964 hip rap , freestyle hop , golden age hip hop , comedy biz markie at amager bio 4.jpg long island , new york , united states marcel theo hall rapper beatboxer , comedian , record producer , dj ,
biz markie

marcel theo hall -lrb- born april 8 , 1964 -rrb- , better known by his stage name biz markie , is an american rapper , beatboxer , dj , comedian , actor , singer , reality television personality , and commercial spokesperson .
he is best known for his single `` just a friend '' , an american top 10 hit in 1989 .
in 2008 , `` just a friend '' made # 100 on vh1 's list of the 100 greatest hip hop songs of all time .
biz markie currently lives in howard county , maryland and has helped support county executive ken ulman during his fundraisers .
markie has been called `` the clown prince of hip hop . ''
