Half God

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Half God
Wiki - Half God.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Genre Hip hop
Label Wikset Enterprise
Producer Navy Blue
Wiki chronology
Telephonebooth
(2021)
Half God
(2021)
Cold Cuts
(2023)

Half God is the third studio album by American rapper Wiki. [1] 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. [2] [3] Writing of the album began in November of 2020 with "All I Need." [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
And It Don't Stop A− [6]
Beats Per Minute 78% [7]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [8]

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". [4]

Accolades

Half God on year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
45
[9]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
31

Track listing

All tracks produced by Navy Blue.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not Today"2:37
2."Roof"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
3:05
3."Remarkably"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
3:56
4."Can't Do This Alone" (featuring Navy Blue)
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
2:43
5."Never Fall Off"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
3:37
6."Drug Supplier" (featuring Jesse James Solomon)
  • Morales
  • Jesse Solomon Willis
  • Elsesser
3:42
7."Wik da God"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
4:36
8."Ego Death"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
3:29
9."The Business"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
4:18
10."Home"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
2:32
11."All I Need" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)
2:49
12."Gas Face" (featuring Remy Banks)
4:09
13."Promised" (featuring MIKE)
3:00
14."New Truths"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
4:57
15."Still Here" (featuring duendita)
  • Morales
  • Candace Camacho
  • Elsesser
4:54
16."Grape Soda"
  • Morales
  • Elsesser
4:21
Total length:39:54

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