Half God
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{{Infobox album
| name = Half God
| type = studio
| artist = Wiki
| cover = Wiki - Half God.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2021|10|01}}
| genre = Hip hop
| label = Wikset Enterprise
| producer = Navy Blue
| prev_title = Telephonebooth
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Cold Cuts
| next_year = 2023
}}
Half God is the third studio album by American rapper Wiki.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=Wiki & Navy Blue Are In The Zone|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2162297/wiki-navy-blue-half-god-review/columns/status-aint-hood/|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Stereogum|language=en}} It is entirely produced by American rapper and record producer Navy Blue. The album was released on October 1, 2021, via Wiki's Wikset Enterprise label.{{cite magazine|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|title=Wiki Gets Navy Blue, Earl Sweatshirt for New Album 'Half God'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wiki_gets_navy_blue_earl_sweatshirt_for_new_album_half_god|magazine=Exclaim!|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Monday|first=Sydnee|date=November 3, 2021|title=Wiki and Navy Blue find divine timing on 'Half God'|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051454599/wiki-and-navy-blue-find-divine-timing-on-half-god|access-date=November 7, 2021}} Writing of the album began in November of 2020 with "All I Need."
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 84/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/half-god/wiki|title=Half God by Wiki|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 4, 2022}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|title=Half God - Wiki {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-god-mw0003587976|website=AllMusic|date=October 1, 2021|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
| rev2 = And It Don't Stop
| rev2Score = A−{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=May 9, 2022|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2022|title=Consumer Guide: March, 2022|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=Substack|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url-access=subscription}}
| rev3 = Beats Per Minute
| rev3score = 78%{{cite web|last=Reis|first=Ethan|title=Album Review: Wiki – Half God|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-wiki-half-god/|website=Beats Per Minute|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4score = 8.5/10{{cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|title=Wiki: Half God Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wiki-half-god/|website=Pitchfork|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
=Accolades=
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| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|45}} | {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2021/ |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021 |work=Paste |date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}}} |
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| scope="row"| Pitchfork
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|31}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2021/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021|work=Pitchfork|last=Gottsegen|first=Will|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021}}}} |
Track listing
All tracks produced by Navy Blue.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 59:55
| title1 = Not Today
| writer1 = {{hlist|Patrick Morales|Sage Elsesser}}
| length1 = 2:37
| title2 = Roof
| writer2 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = Remarkably
| writer3 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Can't Do This Alone
| note4 = featuring Navy Blue
| writer4 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length4 = 2:43
| title5 = Never Fall Off
| writer5 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Drug Supplier
| note6 = featuring Jesse James Solomon
| writer6 = {{hlist|Morales|Jesse Solomon Willis|Elsesser}}
| length6 = 3:42
| title7 = Wik da God
| writer7 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length7 = 4:36
| title8 = Ego Death
| writer8 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length8 = 3:29
| title9 = The Business
| writer9 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length9 = 4:18
| title10 = Home
| writer10 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length10 = 2:32
| title11 = All I Need
| note11 = featuring Earl Sweatshirt
| writer11 = {{hlist|Morales|Thebe Kgositsile|Elsesser}}
| length11 = 2:49
| title12 = Gas Face
| note12 = featuring Remy Banks
| writer12 = {{hlist|Morales|Remy Banks|Elsesser}}
| length12 = 4:09
| title13 = Promised
| note13 = featuring MIKE
| writer13 = {{hlist|Morales|Michael Bonema|Elsesser}}
| length13 = 3:00
| title14 = New Truths
| writer14 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length14 = 4:57
| title15 = Still Here
| note15 = featuring duendita
| writer15 = {{hlist|Morales|Candace Camacho|Elsesser}}
| length15 = 4:54
| title16 = Grape Soda
| writer16 = {{hlist|Morales|Elsesser}}
| length16 = 4:21
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|2534692|Half God}}
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