May 17, 2016

Biz Markie "Toilet Stool Rap" (Promo Toilet, 1991)


T.S.R. certainly isn't my favorite cut from Biz Markie, but who could resist making a post about Biz's Cold Chillin' promotional toilet bowl? Not me. In the song Biz shares a lil' secret, "To all the little kids I'm makin a good impression / Cause a lot of my hits are written on the john / I hope my legendary style of rap lives on / This's a hidden secret where classics come from / Everybody has done it, even my man Run...." T.S.R. was released on Biz Markie's I Need A Haircut in 1991 and features the Bobby Bland sample of "Sad Feeling." It was released on 12" and there's a video with Biz's (un)usual off-the-wall style and charisma, but Canada's MuchMusic voted the video "Worst Video of the Year," so it's possible you've never seen this bathroom serenade in all its glory. Biz was sued over a separate sample on the album, which changed the hip hop music industry, requiring that any future music sampling be pre-approved by the original copyright owners to avoid a lawsuit. Biz would poke fun at his misfortunes, titling his next album All Samples Cleared! Watch the video below...