| Goin' Off | ||||
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| Released | February 23, 1988 (1988-2-23) | |||
| Recorded | July–November 1987 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:24 | |||
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| Producer | Marley Marl | |||
| Biz Markie chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Goin' Off | ||||
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Goin' Off is the debutstudio album by Americanhip hop musicianBiz Markie. The album was released byCold Chillin' Records, and produced byMarley Marl.Big Daddy Kane wrote the lyrics of the album's first five songs. The album also showcased Biz's talent as ahuman beatbox on the song "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz", and his skill in thegame of dozens on the track "Nobody Beats the Biz". One of his most widely known songs, "Vapors", was on the album.
Some reissues from 1995 onwards replace the Marley Marl remix of "Make the Music with Your Mouth" with the original 12" version, the album version of "Vapors" with the remix, and the original "This Is Something for the Radio" with the remix. In 2006, the album was re-released by Traffic Entertainment Group with a bonus disc. It restores the original album versions of "Vapors" and "This Is Something for the Radio" as well as the Marley Marl remix of "Make the Music" that appeared on the original LP.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| The Village Voice | B[6] |
Reviewing forThe Village Voice in July 1988,Robert Christgau highlighted "This Is Something for the Radio" and "Pickin' Boogers", which he called "timeless", but suggested the other singles had less "life".[6]
In 1998,Goin' Off was selected as one ofThe Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[7]
The album is broken down track-by-track by Biz Markie in Brian Coleman's bookCheck the Technique.[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pickin' Boogers" | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Albee Square Mall" | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Biz is Goin' Off" | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Return of the Biz Dance" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Vapors" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz" (featuring TJ Swan) | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Biz Dance (Part One)" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Nobody Beats the Biz" | 5:42 |
| 9. | "This Is Something for the Radio" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Cool V's Tribute to Scratching" | 3:07 |
| Contributors | |
| Producers | |
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| Producer(s) | Marley Marl; Co-Producer(s) Biz Markie, DJ Cool V |
| Executive Producer(s) | Benny Medina |
| Performers | |
| Lead vocals and rhyming | Biz Markie |
| Additional and background vocals | TJ Swan |
| Technicians | |
| Mixing | Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Cool V |
| Engineering | Marley Marl, Andre Booth |
| Mastering | Carlton Batts |
| Photography | George DuBose |
| Design | George DuBose |
| Singles | ||||
| Title | B-Side | Release Date | ||
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| "Vapors" | ||||
| "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz" "The Biz Dance" "They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa" | "A One, Two" "The Biz Dance [Dub Version]" "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz [Instrumental]" | 1986 | ||
| "Nobody Beats the Biz" | "A One, Two" "Nobody Beats the Biz [Dub Version]" | 1987 | ||
| "Pickin' Boogers" | "A One, Two" "Pickin' Boogers [Dub Version] | 1987 | ||
| "Biz Is Goin' Off" "The Do Do (Bonus Beats)" | "A One, Two" "Biz Is Goin' Off [Dub Version]" | 1988 | ||
| "This Is Something for the Radio" | "This Is Something for the Radio [Dub Version]" "This Is Something for the Radio [Dub-Acapella]" | 1988 | ||
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[9] | 90 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 19 |
