Biz Markie was more than just a goofball. He showed us how joyous hip-hop could be Hau Chu, The Washington Post July 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - Biz Markie attends the premiere of Netflix's "Roxanne Roxanne" at SVA Theatre on March 19, 2018, in New York. The hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57. Markie’s representative, Jenni Izumi, said in a statement that the rapper-DJ died peacefully Friday, July 16, 2021, with his wife by his side. No cause of death was released. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP