808s & Dark Grapes III | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
Studio | Perfect Skies | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 43:36 | |||
Label | Vapor Records | |||
Producer | Friendzone | |||
Main Attrakionz chronology | ||||
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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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cokemachineglow | favorable [8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
808s & Dark Grapes III | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
Studio | Perfect Skies | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 43:36 | |||
Label | Vapor Records | |||
Producer | Friendzone | |||
Main Attrakionz chronology | ||||
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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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cokemachineglow | favorable [8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |