As it turns out, Biz Markie’s got what Columbia needs.
The hip-hop artist will deejay at Columbia’s “Famously Hot New Year” celebration, the city announced Thursday.
Markie, the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop,” is best known for his top-10 hit “Just a Friend,” but lately, he’s been deejaying shows throughout the world. He’s also been starring in Nick Jr.’s “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
He joins Atlantic Starr, an R&B group that made it big in the 1980s, and The Wallflowers, a Los Angeles-based rock band that features Bob Dylan’s son, who will perform outside the Statehouse on New Year’s Eve.
Local acts Terrence Young and the Reggie Sullivan Band will open the festivities, which will spread down Main Street and over to Lady and Washington streets. General admission is free.