Biz Markie’s career began on Long Island, New York 4 in the early 1980s, where he established his reputation for beat-boxing and rapping. MC Shan and Roxanne Shante were part of Marley Marl’s Cold Chillin’ Records, and Biz beatboxed on Shante’s underground hit “Def Fresh Crew” (1986). This lent credibility to his recording career and put Cold Chillin’ on the map. In the same year, Biz Markie’s debut single, “Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz”, was released on Prism Records. He released his debut album, Goin’ Off, which attracted a fair amount of attention, largely due to the lead single, “Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz”. The album also featured the underground hit singles “Nobody Beats The Biz”, “The Vapors” and “Pickin’ Boogers”.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS: We Art makers, risk takers, casserole bakers….We wear a lot of hats in our lives. We are husbands, dad’s, artist’s, music lovers, chefs, skaters, gardeners, etc…Our designs are funny, ironic, sarcastic, and full of pop culture = bands, zombies, skateboarding, Star Wars. Things we grew up with & still love. We only design T-shirts/ stickers/ post cards & prints that we think are cool & would wear ourselves (and We do wear them all the time!
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