说唱歌手比兹·马基去世了。他57岁。

马基的真名是马塞尔·西奥·霍尔，在他的职业生涯中是一名说唱歌手、制作人和DJ，但他将永远以他古怪的1989年单曲《只是一个朋友》而闻名

他的代表在一份声明中说:“我们怀着深深的悲痛宣布，今晚，嘻哈音乐先驱比兹·马基在妻子塔拉的陪伴下，安详地离开了人世。“我们感谢在这一困难时期收到的许多支持呼吁和祈祷。Biz创造了一个艺术遗产，这将永远被他的行业同行和他深爱的粉丝所庆祝，他能够通过音乐触及他们的生活，跨越了35年。”

《只是一个朋友》出现在玛奇的第二张录音室专辑《商业不眠》中它在美国排行榜上上升到第9位，并以超过200万册的销量获得白金销量。

理查德·肖特韦尔/隐形/美联社，文件

Biz Markie在7月2日的国际动漫展上参加了20世纪福克斯的新闻发布会...

这首歌是马基职业生涯中唯一一首进入前100名的歌曲，但它永远巩固了他在嘻哈音乐中的遗产。不仅仅是这首歌具有标志性，视频也是如此，视频中说唱歌手唐戴着粉白色假发，一边弹钢琴，一边大声唱出经典的合唱:“你，你得到了我需要的/但你说他只是一个朋友/你说他只是一个朋友/哦，宝贝，你，你得到了我需要的。”

合唱团很容易跟着唱，因为它重复了一遍，而且随着马基对他不幸的约会生活变得更加慷慨激昂，合唱团的声音也越来越大，赢得了说唱和主流粉丝的支持，因为这种类型仍在涌入这个国家的意识。

他在职业生涯中发行了五张个人工作室专辑，最近的一张是2003年的《周末勇士》。

他亲切的个性和外向的滑稽动作让他在电视和电影中客串了几个角色，包括《黑衣人2》、《帝国》和《黑种人》

大卫·扎卢博夫斯基/美联社，档案

Biz Markie在丹佛掘金105-99战胜Ph的比赛中场休息时为球迷表演...

这位说唱歌手近年来一直在与健康作斗争。他在2011年被诊断为2型糖尿病，但在2014年说他正在改变健康状况确诊后体重减轻了140磅。

“我想活下去，”马基当时告诉美国广播公司新闻。“既然我必须是糖尿病患者，如果我不做出改变，就会让糖尿病变得更糟。我正试图戒掉[糖尿病药物]。你要做的就是减肥。我的药停了一半，剩下的就不用吃了。”

“他们说我可能会失去双脚，”他补充道。“他们说我可能会失去身体部分。可能会发生很多事情。”

他已经和妻子塔拉·戴维斯结婚15年了。他的妻子最后一次在她的Instagram上发帖是在父亲节，共享照片Biz Markie和他的孩子，并写道:“一如既往，感谢你的善意的信息，电话，视频信息和祈祷。Biz热爱它们，并且仍然在努力赢得它。”

他的代表在声明中说:“他留下了一个妻子、许多家庭成员和亲密的朋友，他们会想念他充满活力的个性、不断的笑话和频繁的戏谑。“在他的家人哀悼他们所爱的人时，我们恭敬地要求保护他们的隐私。”

Rapper Biz Markie, known for 'Just a Friend,' dies at 57

Rapper Biz Markie has died. He was 57 years old.

Markie, whose real name was Marcel Theo Hall, was a rapper, producer and DJ in his career, but will forever be known for his quirky, 1989 single "Just a Friend."

"It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away," his representative said in a statement. "We are grateful for the many calls and prayers of support that we have received during this difficult time. Biz created a legacy of artistry that will forever be celebrated by his industry peers and his beloved fans whose lives he was able to touch through music, spanning over 35 years."

"Just a Friend" was featured on Markie's second studio album, "The Biz Never Sleeps." It rose to No. 9 on the U.S. charts and went platinum for selling over 2 million copies.

The song was the only one from Markie to chart in the top 100 in his career, but it cemented his legacy in hip-hop forever. It wasn't just the song that was iconic, so was the video, which featured the rapper don a powder-white wig as he played the piano and belted out the classic chorus: "You, you've got what I need/ but you say he's just a friend/ and you say he's just a friend/ oh baby, you, you've got what I need."

The chorus, easy to sing along to as it repeated and grew louder as Markie grew more impassioned by his hard-luck dating life, won over both rap and mainstream fans as the genre was still bursting into the country's consciousness.

He released five solo studio albums in his career, most recently "Weekend Warrior" in 2003.

His genial personality and outgoing antics earned him several cameos in TV and films, including "Men in Black II," "Empire" and "Black-ish."

The rapper had struggled with his health in recent years. He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2011, but said in 2014 thathe was making health changesand had lost 140 pounds since the diagnosis.

"I wanted to live," Markie told ABC News at the time. "Since I have to be a diabetic, If I didn't make the changes, it was going to make the diabetes worse. I'm trying to get off [diabetes medications]. The way you gotta do it is lose the weight. I'm off half my meds, I just got to get off the rest."

"They said I could lose my feet," he added. "They said I could lose body parts. A lot of things could happen."

He had been married to his wife, Tara Davis, for 15 years. His wife had last posted on her Instagram on Father's Day,sharing photosof Biz Markie with his children, and writing, "As always, thank you for your kind messages, phone calls, video messages and prayers. Biz loves them and is still in it to win it."

"He leaves behind a wife, many family members and close friends who will miss his vibrant personality, constant jokes and frequent banter," his representative said in the statement. "We respectfully request privacy for his family as they mourn their loved one."