Biz Markie given special farewell. Blog King, Mass Appeal LONG ISLAND — Family, friends and lachrymose fans got together Monday morning to bid a final farewell to Biz Markie (né Marcel Theo Hall) who died July 16th from diabetes. He was 57. The “Just A Friend” rapper received a star-studded sepulture in his hometown of Patchogue — a village in ...

Faizon Love slams Jay-Z’s reputation. Blog King, Mass Appeal NEW YORK — While making a recent virtual appearance on “Hip Hop Uncensored,” corpulent comic Faizon Love went postal on Jay-Z’s gangsta reputation — calling the 50-year-old rapper a counterfeit narcotics peddler who “don’t know the dope game.” Faizon, 52, then lambasted Jay-Z for impersonating a cutthroat mobster, claiming he’s yet to ...

LL Cool J dropped career bombshell. Blog King, Mass Appeal NEW YORK — Rap extraordinaire LL Cool J is a 2-time Grammy winner. He’s concocted a mind-boggling thirteen studio albums and he’s the lead thespian in the long-running crime drama “NCIS: Los Angeles.” But, as talented as he his, the 52-year-old entertainer wouldn’t be sh*t without the ministration of Beastie ...

Maia Campbell is seen prostituting.  Blog King, Mass Appeal ATLANTA — “Cocaine is a hell of a drug!” Maia Campbell has struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues for years. But it appears she’s finally hit rock bottom. Maia, who starred alongside LL Cool J in the ’90s television sitcom “In the House,” was recently spotted working as a ...