Most of us know Biz Markie as the creator of the venerable “Just a Friend,” but did you know he’s also a badass DJ? And a collector of not only records, but pretty much everything: shoes, kung-fu movies, …and Barbies?
Biz Markie is more of a legend to me now, due to a collection of stories about the man entitled The Biz Never Sleeps (the name of his second album). It’s not updated anymore, but who cares? It’s full of gems like:
Biz and I are shootin’ the shit on the phone one day and his other line rings. he says hold on and clicks over. Then he comes back on and says “yo thes, you gotta be real real quiet when I click over again aight? don’t say anything aight? just sit there and listen aight?” Then he clicks over again and now I’m on three way calling with him and some girl and he starts macking her up, but making little record jokes while he’s doing it. I’m trying not to laugh but can’t believe what I’m hearing. he’s on the phone with her for like 45 minutes and convinces her to come through and “rub his back”. Dude is the mack like that. She hangs up and he starts whilin’ like See Thes?!! That’s how you do it??!! Right there!
I need to see this man live.
P.S.: Biz, notorious for sampling, appropriated one of the greatest refrains in music in his “Things Get a Little Easier:”
