个人经历
在80年初开始了他的音乐生涯,也有和McShan,Roxanne Shante一起工作过.88年签了Cold Chillin;.而且发行了; ,次年发行了The Biz Never Sleeps中的Just A Friend十分受到当时美国市场好评。也使得Markie成为当时最重要Rappa和Hiphop影响力最大人物之一。这也使他爱发行第三张I Need a Haircut承受很多的压力,另外,加上Sample问题的诉讼案更加恶化!到93年,Markie继续他的音乐事业,发行了All Samples.这张也可以说是商业音乐下的受害者!!!!!!!而后的几年,Biz 常和Beasitie Boyz一起工作,也开始Djing,从此过着低调的音乐人生活.(他的单曲Just A Friend被滚石评为最伟大的100首英文歌曲之一.)年轻的一批rapper,象是Obie Trice等也都受到了他的影响.
在众多的Old School说唱MC中,BIZ Markie毋庸质疑是东海岸饶舌音乐的根源。他孩子般的幽默和童趣掩盖了他作为一个杰出freestyle rhymer的事实,又或许Biz Markie未能将他狂野的饶舌技艺完整的展示在作品,但他却以自己的方式令唱片有了价值。在他傻乎乎的幽默感以及创造力十足的采样造就的音乐中,他证明了Hip Hop可以在搞笑又具有艺术感,同时又不失街头文化的亲和力。他这样独特的风格令专辑大获成功,同时也是对他的诅咒--其中采样受到过高的关注,以至于他终因1991年"Alone Again"一曲中未经许可的采样另他受到起诉。漫长的诉讼令他的音乐生涯就此停滞。但他在90年代中期为Beastie Boyz的冠军单曲献声,还是让我们看到了他在Hip Hop乐坛巨大的影响力。
一脸傻乎乎的Biz Markie绝对称的上是Harlem的传奇,在Old School正在走向衰落的那个期间,Biz Markie一首"Just a Friend"为他赚够了荣耀,也让充满童趣幽默的饶舌方式在硬核泛滥的年代中体现了出了价值,而"Just a Friend"则被《滚石》评为"最伟大的100首英文歌曲"之一(1963-2000).我想喜欢Old School的朋友应该都知道他那首Just a Friend吧,曾经HipaTop100里面重复率很高的歌。
专辑曲目
1 One Two
2 Biz Dance, Pt. 1
3 Nobody Beats the Biz
4 Pickin' Boogers
Biz Markie
5 Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz6 The Doo Doo
7 Biz Is Goin' Off
8 Vapors
9 Albee Square Mall
10 Just a Friend
11 Spring Again
12 I Hear Music
13 What Comes Around Goes Around
14 Take It from the Top
15 Busy Doing Nuthin'
16 Young Girl Bluez
17 Studda Step
“永恒经典”
《Just A Friend》
——(Biz Markie) Lyrics
Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
But a year to make love she wanted you to wait
Let me tell ya a story of my situation
I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation
The way that I met her was on tour at a concert
She had long hair and a short miniskirt
I just got onstage drippin', pourin' with sweat
I was walkin' through the crowd and gues who I met
I whispered in her ear, "Come to the picture booth
So I can ask you some questions to see if you are a hundred proof"
I asked her her name, she said blah-blah-blah
She had 9/10 pants and a very big bra
I took a couple of flicks and she was enthused
I said, "How do you like the show?"
she said, "I was very amused"
I started throwin' bass, she started throwin' back mid-range
But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange
Then when I asked, "Do ya have a man," she tried to pretend
She said, "No I don't, I only have a friend"
Come on, I'm not even goin' for it
This is what I'm goin' sing
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I took blah-blah's word for it at this time
I thought just havin' a friend couldn't be no crime
'Cause I have friends and that's a fact
Like Agnes, Agatha, Germaine, and Jacq
Forget about that, let's go into the story
About a girl named blah-blah-blah that adored me
So we started talkin', getttin' familiar
Spendin' a lot of time so we can build up
A relationship or some undderstanding
How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin'
Everything sounded so dandy and sweet
I had no idea I was in for a treat
After this was established, everything was cool
The tour was over and she went back to school
I called every day to see how she was doin'
Everytime that I ccalled her it seemed somethin' was brewin'
I called her on my dime, picked up, and then I called again
I said, "Yo, who was that?" "Oh, he's just a friend"
Don't gimme that, don't ever gimme that
Jus' bust this
Biz Markie
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friendAnd you say he's just a friend, oh babyYou, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I came to her college on a surprise visit
To see my girl that was so exquisite
It was a school day, I knew she was there
The first semester of the school year
I went to a gate to ask where was her dorm
This guy made me fill out a visitor's form
He told me where it was and I as on my way
To see my baby doll, I was happy to say
I arrrived in front of the dormitory
Yo, could you tell me where is door three?
They showed me where it was for the moment
I didn't know I was in for such an event
So I came to her room and opened the door
Oh, snap! Guess what I saw?
A fella tongue-kissin' my girl in the mouth,
I was so in shock my heart went down south
So please listen to the message that I say
Don't ever talk to a girl who says she just has a friend