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Goin' Off

Performing artist Biz Markie
Producer Marley Marl
Record company Cold Chillin' Records
Date1988
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 12 3/16 × 12 5/16 in. (30.956 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.168.5.A,.B
Text Entries
Goin' Off is the debut studio album of Biz Markie. The album was released on February 23, 1988 by Cold Chillin' Records, and produced by Marley Marl. Big Daddy Kane wrote the lyrics of the album's first five songs.
Man is posing on the side of the cover and is looking at a distorted reflection of himself with his mouth open. Biz Markie is printed across the top in yellow and Goin’ Off is printed at the bottom right in yellow. A sticker is posted on the right that says “DJ’s Only Limited Edition”.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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