Half a Klip horribly cliché hook; "riding to the club, candy coated on the dubs." That doesn't mean "Half A Klip" is flawless otherwise, other than on the original version of "100 Rounds" (from Domingo's "The Most Underrated"), and "With a Bullet" do you really get the G Rap of old; spitting breathless flames at a rapid pace". Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters gave "Half a Klip" a score of five out of ten and noted "[Kool G Rap's] rhymes are still gritty, grimy, and gory, and his flow is still intricately smooth, but the project as a whole travels lighter than you’ll
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by numerous companies. The book was eventually first published in 2013, with an initial print run of 1000 copies, by Galley Beggar Press of Norwich, England. Mr Layte, of Galley Beggar Press recalled that the unusual writing-style led him to take up the novel where others had overlooked it:I thought this was one of the most important books I had ever read. It had the same effect on me as when I first read Samuel Beckett. It was a game-changer as far as what could be done.In 2014, rights for a trade paperback were sold to publishers Faber and Faber.