Nobody Beats The Biz

“Nobody Beats The Biz” is a two-track vinyl released in 1987 by Biz Markie featuring T.J. Swan. Released under Prism, this vinyl was produced by Marley Marl.

Biz Markie (Marcel Theo Hall, b. 1964-2021) is a rapper, beatboxer, and original member of the Juice Crew. Biz Markie is considered one of the most humorous and comedic cartoon-like rappers in Hip-Hop. Born in Harlem, Biz Markie grew up learning the electric keyboard and had a respect for broad genres of music. He met producer Marley Marl who was mixing tracks for the Juice Crew and began his career performing as a human beatbox for Juice members MC Shan and Roxanne Shante. Markie was best known for his 1989 single, “Just a Friend”, which became a Top 40 hit in several countries and was listed as No. 100 on VH1’s list of the 100 greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time. Known as the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop”, Biz Markie was a human-beatbox pioneer and remains a prominent Harlem leader of Hip-Hop music.