American rap star Biz Markie has passed away following a series of complications caused by diabetes. The Just A Friend star was aged 57 when he passed away on Friday night, with his heartbroken wife, Tara Hall, confirming the sad news, after comforting him as he died in hospital in Baltimore.
Biz – whose real name was Marcel Theo Hall – had been battling health issues caused by Type 2 diabetes for the past year. Representatives of the star have been touched by the outpouring of grief for the musician – who enjoyed chart success in the USA in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
TMZ broke the news of Biz’s death on Friday, reporting: “A family source tells us Biz passed away in a Baltimore hospital at 6:25 PM Friday night. “We're told his wife, Tara Hall,
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