Biz Markie

CTL-E-4313 · Person · musician · 1980s-2021

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Brooklyn rapper and 'Human Orchestra'; his 1988 debut album Goin' Off was produced exclusively by Marley Marl on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.

Notes

RELP99 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-1076 collaborated_with.

Referenced by

Marley Marl — collaborated with → this record

Sources

ItsHipHop/The Source - Biz Markie Goin' Off retrospective. https://www.itshiphop.com/tag/marley-marl/

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