# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/biz-markie
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:54:02.360Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/biz-markie"
name: "Biz Markie"
slug: "biz-markie"
description: "Marcel Theo Hall, known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer who gained prominence during hip-hop's golden age. He was known for his comedic style and often called the \"Clown Prince of Hip-Hop\"."
tagline: "American DJ, record producer, beatboxer, and rapper (1964–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Biz_Markie_2018.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1964-04-08"
deathDate: "2021-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.685941755709197
  historical:           22.53858666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/bizmarkie"
    handle:    "bizmarkie"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/officialbizmarkie/"
    handle:    "officialbizmarkie"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBizMarkie"
    handle:    "OfficialBizMarkie"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0548475"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "22282KfMxDo2PMjnBc82I4"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "بيز ماركى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biz_Markie"
    title: "Biz Markie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Біз Маркі"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biz_Markie"
    title: "Biz Markie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Biz Markie"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump