Rap legend Biz Markie, best known for his 1989 hit "Just a Friend", passed away on Friday at the age of 57. No cause of death has been given but he had been battling diabetes for several years.
Even if one didn't normally listen to hip-hop, you invariably knew "Just a Friend" by the slightly off-key chorus alone, the video in which he dons a Mozart wig or just the phrase "Oh, Snap!!!" The song was good humored and something to which nearly everyone could relate at one time in their life or other. If you dig someone who wants to be just a friend? It is damned near impossible to listen to "Just a Friend" and not come away with a smile.
To give one an idea of how broad Biz Markie's appeal was tributes have poured in from the likes of The Iron Sheik, Tom Arnold, Viola Davis, Magic Johnson and They Might Be Giants. R.I.P.
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