Goin' Off - Biz Markie

This is Biz's first album and was originally released in 1988 on Cold Chillin' Records (at the time, home of Big Daddy Kane and MC Shan). This is a good album, Biz displays his humours approach to rap and his talent as a beatboxer. The whole album was produced by legendary hip-hop producer Marley Marl. The album peaked at number 90 in the US top 200 billboard chart and number 19 in the US R&B/Hip Hop album chart. Pickin' Boogers is the first song on the album and lets the listener know what Biz is all about very quickly. This is a fun Hip Hop track detailing Biz Markie's love of boogers and how they have multiple uses; such as placing them in peoples ...  Read the complete review

"Goin' Off" is the debut album, from the beatboxer and rapper from Long Island New York, Biz Markie. It came out in 1988, a few years after the likes of the Fat Boys and Doug E. Fresh had got their names up by building up the mainstream beatboxing sound in the Hip Hop game. 1. "Pickin' Boogers" To start off the thing, you get an introduction to Biz' style by having him do a track to show how his rhymes tend to revevolve aroudn making the listener laugh with humerous material. I woudln't quite say he did this with a tune about "Pickin' Boogers", hoever the bagner beats from Marley Marl keep you engaged. ...  Read the complete review