Georgiavania

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Georgiavania
Willie Isz Georgiavania.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length46:24
Label Lex
Producer Dr. Who Dat?
Khujo chronology
A.T.L. 2 (A-Town Legends 2)
(2008)
Georgiavania
(2009)
Age Against the Machine
(2013)
Jneiro Jarel chronology
Beyond 2morrow
(2009)
Georgiavania
(2009)
Fauna
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [2]
Cokemachineglow 61%/100% [3]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [4]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [5]
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Georgiavania is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Willie Isz. It was released on June 15, 2009, via Lex Records. Production was entirely handled by member Jneiro Jarel (under his beatmaking alias Dr. Who Dat?). It features contributions from Gloria Ryann and Tunde Adebimpe.

Contents

At AnyDecentMusic?, which assigns a normalized rating out of 10 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 6.9, based on six reviews. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Willie Intro"0:24
2."Blast Off"3:13
3."Georgiavania"4:05
4."Loner"4:00
5."Gawn Jet" (featuring Tunde Adebimpe)4:06
6."I Didn't Mean To"4:05
7."U Want Some" (featuring Gloria Ryann)2:46
8."Spiritual Gladiators"3:58
9."The Grussle"3:44
10."Violet Heart Box"5:38
11."Autopilot"4:00
12."Shine"1:34
13."In the Red"4:51
Total length:46:24

Personnel

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