Did they have a funeral for Biz Markie? Who went to Biz Markie funeral?

Biz Markie was a rapper, DJ, and record producer from the United States. Markie was best known for his 1989 single “Just a Friend,” which charted in several countries as a top 40 hit.

“Just a Friend” was ranked No. 100 on VH1’s list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time in 2008. Markie was nicknamed the “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” at times.

Markie was hospitalized in April 2020 due to severe complications from Type 2 diabetes. Markie was reported to be in a rehabilitation facility in December 2020 as a result of a stroke he suffered after going into a diabetic coma.

Markie died on July 16 at the age of 57 in a Baltimore hospital. On Monday, August 2, 2021, a funeral was held for rapper Biz Markie, who died in July 2021.

Fans gathered outside the Patchogue Theatre on Long Island, New York, for the funeral of Marcel Theo Hall, a pioneering beatboxer. He grew up in Patchogue after being born in Harlem.

Hip hop stars such as LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Kid Capri, Treach of Naughty by Nature, Montell Jordan, Fat Joe, and others attended Markie’s nearly three-hour funeral.