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Zanzabar Nightclub
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Pro Jamz 2006 - World Famous DJ Biz Markie
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Special Event
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Friday - 2/10/2006
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9pm-4am
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Waikiki Trade Center 2255 Kuhio Avenue
Honolulu Hawaii 96815
Phone: 808-924-3939 Fax: 923-7517
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TBA
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Benard Bonner Presents:
Pro Jamz 2006
World Famous DJ Biz Markie
For more information, event details, VIP reservations and/or sponsorship opportunities contact Zanzabar at 808-924-3939
ABOUT BIZ MARKIE
Biz Markie has gone from being the beat box, “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” to platinum selling rapper, legal landmark and now one of the most in-demand DJ’s in the world, backing Will Smith’s events, the most recent, Hitch Movie Premier, spinning at the Super Bowl, the NBA All-Star Game, The Grammy’s—wherever the party is needed. The Biz has DJ’ed parties for Kobe Bryant, Berry Gordy, Shaq, Diana Ross, P. Diddy and Jermaine Dupri among others. And you can currently watch him weekly on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club every Sunday at 10:00p.m. eastern standard time.
Now on the DJ’ing note, Biz Markie earnestly says, “I’m just trying to be the best DJ I could ever be. I moved to Maryland and started making a nice little living DJ’ing. So I decided to stay there for a while. I spend most of my year DJ’ing on the road. I like to play the old school. Not just New York old school. If I’m in Houston I like to play their old school. If I’m in Iowa I like to play their old school. ”
An old school legend himself, Biz has been collecting records since junior high, before he hooked up with producer Marley Marl and made immortal classics like “Make The Music With Your Mouth.” But back then, at his home in Long Island, Biz’s parents were concerned about his rap ambitions. His brothers and sisters were pursuing respectable careers as doctors, lawyers and police chiefs. Why was Biz going around making weird noises? And how could this class goof-off still be smoking his math tests? Baffled, they sent him to the psychiatrist. “They thought, ‘He must be cheating or something.”, says Biz. “The doctor just had me look at ink blots and dumb stuff like that. I used to go there, do what I had to do, Moms pick me up and I’d steal the People Magazines. They thought, “He must be straight crazy.”
While the rest of the worlds may think Biz is crazy, he’s one of the few rappers comfortable at being himself. No image consultant required; just maybe a costume change. Only Biz could increase his, “street cred” by hanging out at the Apollo in drag, long before Dennis Rodman went for the eye shadow and Martin went She-Nay-Nay. “Everybody bit that style,” shrugs Biz. “I used to go to Apollo and clubs with a dress on and a wig and glasses. I did that before Martin and Jamie Foxx, before Dennis Rodman came out. I still got pictures.” You mean on stage? “I’m talking about regular public.” They recognize you? “They know who I am!”
Vintage toy collectors certainly know who he is. During his DJ travels, while searching for records to turn the party out, Biz has gotten into serious sneaker, lunch box collecting as well as old portable electronic football games, wooden airplanes, GI Joes and Rock Em Sock Em Robots. “It’s just like records,” he says. “I know exactly the places to look. You don’t want people to burn your spots out.”
But it’s not like the vapor-chasers wouldn’t recognize hip hop’s most popular action figure. You’ve heard him on Pepto Bismol commercials. And you’ve seen Biz on Sprite commercials, VH-1 Valentines or just bugging out with Will Smith in Men In Black 2. And just a couple of years ago, you heard Biz’s tune-def platinum hit “Just A Friend” remade by Mario into yet another anthem.
Biz remains one of rap’s most beloved celebrities. His recording hiatus was partly due to the fact he discovered a new career in DJing. “I wanted to go back to the essence and learn to DJ. I got bored of rap because rap wasn’t what it was before.”
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