The Biz Never Sleeps

The Biz Never Sleeps
Studio album by Biz Markie
Released	October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	49:02
Label	Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records 26003
Producer	Biz Markie Cool V
Biz Markie chronology
Goin' Off (1988) The Biz Never Sleeps (1989) I Need a Haircut (1991)

	"Just A Friend" Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" from The Biz Never Sleeps
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The Biz Never Sleeps is the second studio album by Biz Markie. It was released on October 10, 1989, on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Biz, his cousin Cool V and seminal producer Paul C, instead of Cold Chillin' in-house producer Marley Marl. The album proved to be a success, peaking at #66 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as well as producing his most famous song and biggest hit, "Just a Friend," which made it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Singles. Lou Reed selected the album as one of his 'picks of 1989'.^[2] The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 1990.^[3]

A 2006 Japanese issue includes song "A Thing Named Kim" as track 8.

Though out of print for many years, the album was reissued on LP and CD in 2012 by Traffic Entertainment Group.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Dedication"- 4:02
2. "Check It Out"- 4:01
3. "The Dragon"- 4:08
4. "Spring Again"- 4:03
5. "Just a Friend"- 4:00
6. "She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)"- 3:46
7. "Mudd Foot"- 4:16
8. "A Thing Named Kim"- 4:44
9. "Me vs. Me"- 4:47
10. "My Man Rich"- 3:44
11. "I Hear Music"- 3:01
12. "Biz In The Harmony"- 4:16
13. "Things Get a Little Easier"- 4:12

Samples

A Thing Named Kim

• "Hercules" by Aaron Neville

Biz in Harmony

• "Numbers" by Kraftwerk

Check It Out

• "Let Your Hair Down" by Yvonne Fair

Dedication

• "Hey Jude" by Wilson Pickett

I Hear Music

• "We're a Winner (Live Version)" by Curtis Mayfield
• "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Unlimited Touch

Just a Friend

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
• "(You) Got What I Need" by Freddie Scott

Mudd Foot

• "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

My Man Rich

• "Way Back Home" by The Jazz Crusaders

She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)

• "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
• "She's Not Just Another Woman" by 8th Day

Spring Again

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "Now That We Found Love" by Third World
• "Back Together Again" by Roberta Flack
• "Midnight Theme" by Manzel

The Dragon

• "Hard Times" by Baby Huey

Things Get a Little Easier

• "Baby Come Back" by Player

References