Biz Markie Is Still Alive, Manager Confirms Amid Death Rumors on Social Media

<div class="lede-background"> <header class="content-header content-header--align-left content-header--media-small content-header--position-above article__content-header content-header__caption-style--default content-header--publish-date-bottom"> <div class="content-header__container content-header__container-theme-standard"> <div class="content-header__row content-header__title-block"> <div class="content-header__rubric-block" data-testid="ContentHeaderRubric"> <div class="content-header__rubric-date-block"> <div class="sc-EhTUr gCkHrL rubric content-header__rubric"><a class="sc-hGwcmR fAPFmz rubric__link" href="https://pitchfork.com/news/"><span class="sc-ehALMs jMcAZf">News</span></a></div> </div> </div> <h1 class="content-header__row content-header__hed" data-testid="ContentHeaderHed">Biz Markie Is Still Alive, Manager Confirms Amid Death Rumors on Social Media</h1> <p><span class="content-header__row content-header__secondary-rule"></span> </div> <div class="content-header__row content-header__accreditation"> <div class="content-header__row content-header__dek">“Biz’s wife and family are touched by the outpouring of love and admiration from his friends, peers and fans alike.”</div> <div class="content-header__row content-header__byline"> <div class="content-header__byline__content"> <div data-testid="BylinesWrapper" class="sc-pNWdM sc-Jgsit lfZoIg bylines content-header__bylines"> <p class="sc-gXZlLH dVLKwY byline bylines__byline" data-testid="BylineWrapper" itemprop="author" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="sc-pNWdM sc-jrsJWt sc-fyGvY lfZoIg jGCURc hRwmuy byline__preamble">By </span><span itemprop="name" class="sc-igOmtu bDNEth"><span data-testid="BylineName" class="sc-bFSbwS kmUIkv byline__name"><a class="sc-pNWdM sc-jrsJWt sc-kEqXSa sc-fxFQKN lfZoIg jZpxYd gEunfT crwdyJ byline__name-link button" href="https://pitchfork.com/staff/madison-bloom/">Madison Bloo<span class="sc-cjzNjn cIJaKN link__last-letter-spacing">m</span></a></span> and 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grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail"> <div class="grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content" data-journey-hook="client-content"> <p>Rumors spread on social media tonight that New York rap icon <a href="https://pitchfork.com/artists/2902-biz-markie/">Biz Markie</a> had died, but those rumors are not true. Biz Markie is still alive and under medical care, his manager Jenni Izumi confirmed in a statement. Many people, including prominent artists like <a href="https://pitchfork.com/artists/4851-pharrell/">Pharrell</a> and <a href="https://pitchfork.com/artists/2348-talib-kweli/">Talib Kweli</a>, shared their reactions as Biz Markie trended on Twitter in the early hours of this morning</p> <p>“The news of Biz Markie’s passing is not true,” Izumi wrote. “Biz is still under medical care, surrounded by professionals who are working hard to provide the best health care possible. Biz’s wife and family are touched by the outpouring of love and admiration from his friends, peers and fans alike. At this time, we ask for your continued thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”</p> <p>The rumors tonight follow reports of health scares in the recent past. Markie was hospitalized in 2020 for an illness related to Type II Diabetes and <a class="external-link" data-event-click='{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59427/title.juice-crew-legend-biz-markie-has-been-missing-for-6-months-now-theres-an-update#"}' href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59427/title.juice-crew-legend-biz-markie-has-been-missing-for-6-months-now-theres-an-update#" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> suffered a stroke.</p> </div> <div class="grid--item grid-layout__aside"> <div class="sc-lfRxJW hTQlkV sticky-box"> <div class="sc-hndLF iWOYzY sticky-box__primary"> <div class="sc-jdXKxY hLOQZw"></div> <div class="sc-gtsrHT juhBur ad ad--rail"> <div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-node-id="c3egos"></div> </div> <div class="sc-iCoGMd eilRWe consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--display-rail" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--display-rail"></div> <div class="journey-unit"></div> </div> </div> <div class="sc-geBCVM kBaNqM"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid-margins grid-items-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail"> <div class="grid--item body body__inline-barrier article__body grid-layout__content"> <div class="container container--body"> <div class="container--body-inner"> <aside class="sc-ihRHuF kFnlxQ" data-testid="PaywallInlineBarrierWrapper"> <div class="sc-iCoGMd eilRWe consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--paywall-inline-barrier" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" aria-live="polite"> <div class="consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--paywall-inline-barrier"></div> <div class="journey-unit"></div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment/2021/07/01/biz-markie-is-still-alive-manager-confirms-amid-death-rumors-on-social-media/">Biz Markie Is Still Alive, Manager Confirms Amid Death Rumors on Social Media</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment">Patabook Entertainment</a>.</p>

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