Biz Markie: Just A Friend
This is what happens when special needs kids are given a mic and a dream. On October 10, 1989, Biz Markie released what would be inspiration for William Hung about 15 years later. The video got significant airplay on MTV. I’m not sure if it was schadenfreude for how bad he was or sympathy because they thought this might be the rap version of the Special Olympics. At any rate, the video probably single handedly caused the explosion of Gangsta Rap as a generation of rappers struggled to overcome the ridiculous image this song brought to the genre.
WATN? Opening for Chris Rock on the No Apologies tour. Riding in the Short Tour Bus.
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