808s & Dark Grapes III

808s & Dark Grapes III is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Main Attrakionz.[1] It was released on Vapor Records on June 30, 2015.[2] It is the third installment of the duo's 808s & Dark Grapes series.[3] Entirely produced by Friendzone,[4] it features guest appearances from Shady Blaze, Robbie Rob, Dope G, and Lo Da Kid.[5]

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)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Cokemachineglowfavorable[8]
Exclaim!8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]

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".[6]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it "an enjoyable, highly focused effort."[7] 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".[9] Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "bombastic and baroque, certainly not lo-fi".[10]

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
Total length:43:36

References
  1. Voynovskaya, Nastia (May 27, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: Back to Cloud 9, Crew in Tow". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. Marrack, Peter (May 16, 2015). "Interview: Main Attrakionz on "808s & Dark Grapes III"". Green Label. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. J, Julie (July 4, 2015). "The World According To Julie J: The Flex God". Uproxx. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. Twells, John (February 2, 2017). "Perfect Skies: How James Laurence and Friendzone helped shape cloud rap". Fact. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. Sacher, Andrew (July 16, 2015). "Main Attrakionz streaming new LP & 2 Kreayshawn-directed videos, add tour dates". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. "808s & Dark Grapes, Vol. 3 by Main Attrakionz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  7. Simpson, Paul. "808s & Dark Grapes, Vol. 3 - Main Attrakionz". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  8. Betz, Chet (July 12, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes III". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  9. Slingerland, Calum (June 26, 2015). "Main Attrakionz - 808s and Dark Grapes III". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  10. Garvey, Meaghan (June 26, 2015). "Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes III". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. "Unison / Harmony 2015 (Page 1 of 3)". Cokemachineglow. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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