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  • Half God [Wikset Enterprises, 2021] A-

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Half God [Wikset Enterprises, 2021]
"Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper's poster child," Upper West Side-raised and Park Slope-based with a crucial Lower East Side stopover, it's no wonder borderline nerdy Patrick Morales appropriated his hip-hop handle from an encyclopedia. He favors "little bit of me"-"literally"-"gripped my knee" and "consciousness"-"consequences"-"competence" rhymes, and on the ideological front opposes "buying from the bougie boutique instead of from the guys." Be sure not to miss "Never Fall Off," which samples a pop-gospel oldie called "I Fell in Love With God" that sure sounds like Thom Bell to me and piles on Delfonics-style romanticism to match. Inspirational Verse: "Then one day I realized what I wanna say/But it only came out right when I was on the mic." A-