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. As of 2025, the album is not available on any streaming services.
Reviewing for The 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 of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[7]
The album is broken down track-by-track by Biz Markie in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[8]
^"100 Best Rap Albums". The Source (#100). New York. January 1998. ISSN1063-2085. Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
^Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.
