Nobody Beats the Biz

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 8, 2023

Biz Markie, who died in 2021 from complications from diabetes, was the beatboxing, clever with a joke MC who influenced generations-- either through his early days with the Juice Crew to his stint in the children's show “Yo Gabba Gabba.” A new documentary explores his life story. We speak to director Sacha Jenkins and Biz's wife, Tara Hall about "All Up In The Biz."

This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal.

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