What was Biz Markie's net worth? Rapper dies aged 57
Daniel Johnson
Updated on March 24, 2026
American Rapper Biz Markie has sadly passed away this week, but what was his net worth? Let’s explore his wealth.
Tributes are flooding Twitter for Marcel Theo Hall, better known as Biz Markie, who was a hugely successful rapper, singer, DJ, record producer actor and comedian in the 80s and 90s.
Biz Markie’s representative just announced that the 57-year-old died peacefully on Friday (July 16th) with his wife by his side. However, his exact cause of death has not yet been revealed.
The New York Based hip-hop star had a music career spanning over 35 years, but what was his net worth when he died?
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What was Biz Markie’s net worth?
- $1 million.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Biz Markie had a net worth of $1 million at the time of his death.
Biz Markie’s music career explored
Biz Markie first entered the music industry in 1988 when he released his debut album Goin’ Off which gained a bit of attention, but it wasn’t until he released his second studio album a year later that his career really took off.
In 1989, he released another album titled The Biz Never Sleeps with Cold Chillin’ and Warner Bros. Records. The album contained the track Just a Friend which remains his most successful single.
Just a Friend, which reinterprets Freddie Scott’s 1968 song You Got What I Need, reached no.9 on the Billboard charts and was ranked 81st on VH1’s “100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders” in 2000.
In 1991, Biz Markie released his third and final album I Need a Haircut, but since then he has appeared on tracks with other artists including Rolling Stones, Len, Wu-Tang Clan and the Beastie Boys.
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Biz Markie’s acting career explored
Following a pretty successful music career in the 80s and 90s, Biz Markie moved into acting.
In 2002, he appeared in Men in Black II where he played an alien parody of himself alongside Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
Around the same time, he also appeared in an episode of the TV series Fastlane, playing himself as a nightclub DJ, and the TV show Kung Faux.
In 2004, his track Vapors appeared on the soundtrack of the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
He also dabbled in reality TV, appearing on the show Celebrity Fit Club in 2005 and Nick Cannon’s game show Wild ‘n Out.
