Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize iconic hip hop artist Biz Markie at a funeral service on Long Island on Monday, which will be attended by hip hop royalty. Sharpton's organization, the National Action ...

The Hip-Hop community will Biz Markie tomorrow during his funeral proceedings, which will be attended by a variety of rap stars. A variety of friends, family, and Hip-Hop stars will gather to lay the ...

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - A funeral for New York rapper Biz Markie was held today on Long Island. As CBS 2's Nick Caloway reports, after a lifetime of making music and making people laugh, Biz ...

PATCHOGUE, Suffolk County (WABC) -- Family, friends and fans gathered on Long Island Monday to bid a final farewell to rapper Biz Markie, who was laid to rest in his hometown of Patchogue. A viewing ...

"He cared for people, he had a way of making us laugh through our pain," said Rev. Al Sharpton in his eulogy at the Patchogue Theatre on Long Island. By The Associated Press With laughter and tears, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Friends and family of ...

Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” will be laid to rest Monday in New York. The New York rapper died peacefully last ...

A man stands guard next to the casket for late rapper Marcel Theo Hall, known by his stage name Biz Markie, during the funeral service in Patchogue, New York A man stands guard next to the casket for ...

Biz Markie was more than just a friend. He was a larger-than-life beat-boxing benefactor who made every day feel like Christmas, his loved ones said Monday at his funeral on Long Island. Speaking to a ...