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Biz Markie has been ‘hospitalised for weeks’ from unknown illness
Rapper Biz Markie has been ‘hospitalised for weeks’ after suffering an unknown illness, it has been reported.Sources close to the 56-year-old rapper told TMZ that it is a serious illness, with his reps saying it isn’t coronavirus.‘He is receiving the best care from an amazing team of medical professionals and we remain positive about the outcome,’ reps told the publication.They stated the trigger for the hospitalisation is from the Type II Diabetes he suffers from.The Just A Friend rapper is currently staying in a hospital in Maryland, USA, but the status of his condition is unknown.Biz – real name Marcel Theo Hall – opened up about his diabetes back in 2014 and said he lost 63.5 kilograms to keep it under control.‘I wanted to live,’ Biz