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Biz Markie, Hip-Hop’s ‘Just a Friend’ Clown Prince, Dies at 57 An innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, he had an unlikely crossover hit with a tune that led one critic to call him (favorably) “the father of modern bad singing.” The rapper Biz Markie in 1988. He became a pop sensation the next year with the unlikely smash “Just a Friend,” which reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Credit...David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images July 16, 2021 Biz Markie, the innovative yet proudly goofy rapper, D.J. and producer whose self-deprecating lyri...

CHICAGO Dec 10, 2017 Illinois prosecutors investigating alleged sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s against James Levine said Friday they won’t pursue charges against the longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor, citing state law at the time, challenges in compiling evidence and other factors. A statement from the Lake County state’s attorney’s office offers few details about the complaint lodged in 2016 with police in... CHICAGO Dec 5, 2017 A big question remains after renowned conductor James Levine was suspended from the Metropolitan Opera amid accusa...

Record Store Day is back to put the drop on vinyl hounds and their long-suffering debit...

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The new box set examines the early years of Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia International Records, a soul-music label that defined its city the way Stax did Memphis and Motown did Detroit.