037 Just a Friend (Biz Markie)

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This person died 2021 age 57. He appeared regularly on the Nickelodeon show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” He collaborated with artists such as the Beastie Boys and Will Smith, and appeared in the movie “Men in Black II,” in which he played an alien disguised as a postal worker who communicates via beatboxing. He was known as the “clown prince of hip-hop” for his playful style and joyous charm, and he had his first and only Top 10 hit with “Just a Friend.” Today’s dead celebrity is Marcel Theo Hall, better known as Biz Markie.

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