Biz Markie has been hospitalised for weeks as he battles a serious illness, his rep has confirmed.
The Just a Friend rapper, 56, suffers from Type II Diabetes, which has triggered his current illness, TMZ reports.
He's currently in a hospital in Maryland in the US and the status of his condition is unclear but it does appear to be serious.
Biz, whose real name is Marcel Theo Hall, doesn't have coronavirus, the rep added.
His rep told the website: "He is receiving the best care from an amazing team of medical professionals and we remain positive about the outcome."
He opened up about his diabetes back in 2014.
The musician said he lost 63.5kg to keep it under control.
"I wanted to live," Biz told ABC News.
"Since I have to be a diabetic, if I didn’t make the changes, it was going to make the diabetes worse.
"I’m trying to get off [the Diabetes meds].
"The way you gotta do it is lose the weight. I’m off half my meds, I just got to get off the rest."
Doctors told him that not losing weight could have serious consequences.
He added: They said I could lose my feet. They said I could lose body parts."
"A lot of things could happen."
