

Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone described the song as "punishingly blunt and seemingly designed to provoke". The track also includes a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic ("Basic, been hot, way before coronavirus").

He also addresses testifying in court against members of the Nine Trey Bloods Gang in return for a reduced sentence: "Tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag". In the chorus, 6ix9ine raps "Are you dumb, stupid, or dumb?", rehashing a line from Brooklyn rapper Ronny Godz's song "Are You Dumb", a line which 6ix9ine previously utilized on his 2018 song " Stoopid". Lyrically, as noted by Rap-Up, he "unleashes his wrath on the haters and clout chasers".

"Gooba" contains a simplistic trap beat, and finds 6ix9ine employing his signature "aggressive" style. 6ix9ine also hosted an Instagram Live session on the day of the song's release, which received a record of 2 million simultaneous views. The song was promoted via a large billboard in Times Square that read "The King Is Back". On May 7, 2020, he announced that he would celebrate his 24th birthday the following day, by releasing a new single. However, he was released earlier in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After pleading guilty to nine charges, such as armed robbery and conspiracy to murder, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison in December 2019. On November 18, 2018, Hernandez was arrested on racketeering, weapons, and drugs charges.
