Biz Markie was an African-American rapper, disk jockey and actor. He was known for his hit 1989 song "Just a Friend". He played a beatboxing alien in Siyah Giyen Adamlar 2 (2002) alongside Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. He was originally going to voice The Grizz in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) but left during pre-production of the game with Fred Tatasciore replacing him. He passed away in 2021 due to complications from diabetes.