It features wide-ranging inspirations, including sampling of hip-hop artist Biz Markie, making it one of the few songs by The Rolling Stones to include sampling (Bridges to Babylon is the only Rolling Stones album to include sampling).
He battled many who wielded the art of oral percussion, one of which was Rahzel, in a competition judged by Biz Markie.
Biz Markie, who popularized the phrase with his "Just A Friend"
Skoota's impromptu rhythm breaks incited live on-stage jams with guest hip-hop artists like Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh, and Special Ed among others.
Byer appeared in music videos for Prince's songs "Sexy MF" and Biz Markie's 1991 minor hit single "What Comes Around Goes Around".
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Enuff became a part of the Flipsquad: The Flip Squad All-Star DJs comprised eight of New York City's most respected DJs -- Funkmaster Flex, Biz Markie, "BounceMasta" Doo Wop, Big Kap, DJ Enuff, Mister Cee, Frankie Cutlass, DJ Riz, Cipha Sounds and Mark Ronson.
Biz Markie, a rapper signed to Warner Bros. Records, had sampled a portion of the music from the song "Alone Again (Naturally)" by singer/songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, for use in "Alone Again", a track from Markie's third album, I Need a Haircut.
Awards featured performances and introductions by DMC, Rev Run, Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, M.O.P., Jim Jones, Papoose, Everlast featuring DJ Muggs, Kid Capri, De La Soul, Mobb Deep, Dead Prez, EPMD, LL Cool J, Biz Markie, and Marley Marl.
Following the release of the second album, Thes One began to coordinate strings of successful world tours for PUTS culminating in performances at the UK’s famous Glastonbury Festival in 2001 alongside Kelis and successful shows at the Reading, Leeds and infamous Essentials festival in London where the group was joined with Biz Markie, Ice-T, Jeru, Masta Ace and De La Soul on the final Sunday of the festival.
The EP was re-released by Downtown Records in October 2009, including the new songs "Don't To Do", "You Bleed You", "Hold Your Head", and a cover version of "Just a Friend", by Biz Markie, recorded with Adam Green.
Another cover version, "Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee", performed by Canibus with Biz Markie, appears in the film Office Space.
It included Funkmaster Flex, Biz Markie, DJ Enuff, Mister Cee, Cipha Sounds, Frankie Cutlass, Big Kap, DJ Riz, "BounceMasta" Doo Wop and Mark Ronson.
The accompanying music video includes a shot in which Bret and Jemaine are dressed as Mozart, which is likely a reference to a very similar shot in the music video for the Biz Markie song "Just a Friend".
With the help of Beat Box pioneers Doug E. Fresh, Wise, Biz Markie, and The Fat Boys, Breath Control traces this art form from its basic beat beginnings in the Eighties to its present day multi-layered, polyrhythmatic figurehead's Rahzel and Skratch of the Hip Hop group The Roots.
In 2004 it was reported that Lewis would release her debut solo single "Never Felt Like This Before" on July 5, which would precede her untitled debut solo album on which she'd worked with numerous writers and producers including: Basement Jaxx, Biz Markie, K-Gee, Bacon and Quarmby and Trevor Jackson.