Natural Soda Brand Zevia has hired rapper Biz Markie as thier new spokesperson. The company say the were looking for someone who like the product and had a connection with it. The company was not looking to pay anyone seven figures just to say they like their product. Biz do drink the natural soda that has zero calories because he is a diabetic and he enjoys the taste. Natural Soda is doing a limited edition of cherry soda that will feature the Biz face. Markie was born in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey and his career began on Long Island, New York in the early 1980s, where he established his reputation for beat-boxing and rapping. MC Shan and Roxanne Shante were part ofMarley Marl‘s Cold Chillin’ Records, and Biz beatboxed on Shante’s underground hit “Def Fresh Crew” (1986). This lent credibility to his recording career and put Cold Chillin’ on the map. In the same year, Biz Markie’s debut single, “Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz”, was released on Prism Records.
