808s & Dark Grapes III

808s & Dark Grapes III is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Main Attrakionz.[6] It was released on Vapor Records on June 30, 2015.[7] It is the third installment of the duo's 808s & Dark Grapes series.[8] Entirely produced by Friendzone,[9] it features guest appearances from Shady Blaze, Robbie Rob, Dope G, and Lo Da Kid.[10]

808s & Dark Grapes III
Studio album by
Main Attrakionz
ReleasedJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
StudioPerfect Skies
GenreHip hop
Length43:36
LabelVapor Records
ProducerFriendzone
Main Attrakionz chronology
Bossalinis & Fooliyones
(2012)		 808s & Dark Grapes III
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Cokemachineglowfavorable[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork7.4/10[5]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 808s & Dark Grapes III received an average score of 77% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it "an enjoyable, highly focused effort."[2] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "While the two have never been lauded as top-tier lyricists, their liberal approach to flow and delivery keeps their work engaging".[4] Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "bombastic and baroque, certainly not lo-fi".[5]

SF Weekly placed the album at number 4 on the "Top 7 Bay Area Hip-Hop Albums of 2015" list.[11] The album was also included on Cokemachineglow's "Unison / Harmony 2015" list.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Shoot the Dice" (featuring Shady Blaze)3:43
2."G.O Style" (featuring Robbie Rob, Dope G, and Lo Da Kid)5:29
3."Dip"2:56
4."Spoken Jewelz"3:23
5."Ain't No Other Way"3:18
6."Cycles"3:26
7."My Story"3:22
8."Right Now"2:32
9."Summa Time"3:50
10."Green Ova Diamond"4:04
11."G.O All I Know"3:33
12."Two Man Horror Film" (featuring Shady Blaze)3:54

References
  1. "808s & Dark Grapes, Vol. 3 by Main Attrakionz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "808s & Dark Grapes, Vol. 3 - Main Attrakionz". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. Betz, Chet (July 12, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes III". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. Slingerland, Calum (June 26, 2015). "Main Attrakionz - 808s and Dark Grapes III". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. Garvey, Meaghan (June 26, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes III". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. Voynovskaya, Nastia (May 27, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: Back to Cloud 9, Crew in Tow". East Bay Express. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  7. Marrack, Peter (May 16, 2015). "Interview: Main Attrakionz on "808s & Dark Grapes III"". Green Label. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  8. J, Julie (July 4, 2015). "The World According To Julie J: The Flex God". Uproxx. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. Twells, John (February 2, 2017). "Perfect Skies: How James Laurence and Friendzone helped shape cloud rap". Fact. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  10. Sacher, Andrew (July 16, 2015). "Main Attrakionz streaming new LP & 2 Kreayshawn-directed videos, add tour dates". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  11. Spinelli, Adrian (December 10, 2015). "Moment of Truth: The Top 7 Bay Area Hip-Hop Albums of 2015". SF Weekly. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. "Unison / Harmony 2015 (Page 1 of 3)". Cokemachineglow. December 22, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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