Prince Markie Dee, real name Mark Anthony Morales, was an American rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and radio personality. The veteran musician had died at the age of 52 on February 18, 2021 in Miami, Florida, United States, after suffering a heart attack. Before his death, he had also made headlines for his massive congestive weight loss.
Additionally, he gained fame as a member of the hip-hop group Fat Boys during the 1980s. Additionally, he also became a vice president of Uncle Louie Music Group. He had served as a radio host for radio stations such as The Beat WMIB and his own show, The Prince Markie Dee Show on Sirius XM.
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Subtitle: The late musician and radio personality, Prince Markie Dee.
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Prince Markie Dee: biography, family, career
The late musician was born on February 19, 1968 as Mark Anthony Morales in Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA. In addition, he had not revealed information about his parents or his early years. He attended George Gershwin High School. Furthermore, he had American nationality and belongs to Puerto Rican descent.
He then joined the American hip hop trio with group members Darren Robinson (The Human Beat Box) and Damon Wimbley (Kool Rock Ski) in the early 1980s. In the same decade, they also debuted in the feature films Krush Groove. (1985) and Knights of the City (1986). They also expand their work to rap along with singing and acting.
He had also worked as a radio host and had hosted several radio shows. From 2008 to 2010, Morales served as an afternoon radio host/DJ on 103.5 The Beat WMIB radio in Miami, Florida. In addition, he has performed on WEDR 99.1 FM and Rock the Bells Sirius XM station, The Prince Markie Dee Show.
Prince Markie Dee: personal life, wife and death
Speaking of his relationship status, he was in a relationship with a member of the Grammy award winning female rap trio, ‘Salt-N-Pepa’, Pepa. The duo became engaged in the mid-1980s and later called off their engagement. Other than that, there is no information about his other relationship. Unfortunately, she passed away at the age of 52 on February 18, 2021, her manager announced. His death was caused by congestive heart failure.
Prince Markie Dee: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
The late musician had been earning a huge amount of money from his multiple career in the entertainment industry. The rapper had a net worth of around $1.5 million at the time of his death.
His verified Instagram account @princemarkiedee has 38.2k followers, which is not deactivated yet (as of February 2022). Other than that, he was not active on other social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
