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A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images Damn, this one hurts. Lighters up for the hip-hop legend Biz Markie, the Diabolical One, the Inhuman Orchestra, one of the most universally beloved figures anywhere in the music world. The Biz was the class clown of old-school Eighties hip-hop, but he preferred the title of the Human Beatbox and Rap King. He brought his own kind of wild-style chaos to everything he did, a jester with soul, which is why he became the all-time champion of cameos — he mad...

Q-Tip, A-Trak, and more have paid tribute to the "Just a Friend" MC Published Jul 16, 2021Biz Markie — the American rapper, singer, beatboxer, DJ, producer and actor known best for his 1989 single "Just a Friend" — has died. Representatives for the artist confirmed his passing this evening, though a cause of death was not revealed. He was 57. "It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, hip hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away," rep...

Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hops Old-School Joker King Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hops Old-School Joker King Whether freestyling, beatboxing, rocking the party, or making booger jokes, the late New York MC brought wit and wisdom to rap and beyond for 30-plus years Rob Sheffield, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Damn, this one hurts. Lighters up for the hip-hop legend Biz Markie, the...