Bossalinis & Fooliyones

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Bossalinis & Fooliyones
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Studio album by
Main Attrakionz
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
Genre Hip hop
Length68:32
Label Young One Records
Producer
Main Attrakionz chronology
Bossalinis & Fooliyones
(2012)		 808s & Dark Grapes III
(2015)

Bossalinis & Fooliyones is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Main Attrakionz. It was released on Young One Records on October 22, 2012. [1] The album is produced by Harry Fraud, Zaytoven, and Supreme Cuts, among others. [2] It features vocal contributions from Gucci Mane and Shady Blaze. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B [5]
BBC favorable [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
NME 6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [9]
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Spin 7/10 [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bossalinis & Fooliyones received an average score of 71, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]

Peter Marrack of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, calling it "a taut, humble and profoundly aware medley of late afternoon joy ― the best time to listen to it." [7] Zach Kelly of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.1 out of 10, saying, "Here are two guys who clearly love to rap and work hard at it, taking a style they can call their own, and presenting it in a more user-friendly way." [9]

Bossalinis & Fooliyones was listed by Spin as the "Rap Release of the Week" on October 25, 2012. [12] Fact placed it at number 25 on the "50 Best Albums of 2012" list. [13] SF Weekly included it on the "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012" list. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Green on Sight"The Mekanix3:28
2."Liquor Runs"Rob Lo2:36
3."La Piñata"The Mekanix3:50
4."LFK"YS4:00
5."Take U There"Supreme Cuts3:06
6."Cloud Life"Joe Wax4:18
7."On Tour"Uptown Greg4:32
8."Sex in the City" Metro Zu 3:51
9."Do It for the Bay" (featuring Davinci) Harry Fraud 3:28
10."Superstitious" (featuring Gucci Mane) Zaytoven 4:48
11."24th Hour"Harry Fraud4:07
12."Wings" (featuring Shady Blaze)Ammbush4:52
13."Rainy Days" (featuring Monsta)Uptown Greg4:33
14."Love Is Life"Supreme Cuts4:14
15."Bury Me a Millionaire"Warroom4:35
16."Zoney Nights"Al Jieh3:56
17."Cloud Body"Grown Folk4:18
Total length:68:32

References

  1. ↑ Saxelby, Ruth (October 28, 2012). "Main Attrakionz interview: "The game chose us."". Dummy. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Zeichner, Naomi (October 16, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz' Album Bossalinis & Fooliyones". The Fader . Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bustard, Andy (October 16, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz's 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones' In Full". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Bossalinis & Fooliyones by Main Attrakionz". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sundermann, Eric (October 16, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Gardner, Noel (October 22, 2012). "Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones - Review". BBC . Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Marrack, Peter (October 23, 2012). "Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ Calvert, John (October 19, 2012). "Main Attrakionz – 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones'". NME . Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Kelly, Zach (October 30, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ Amidon, David (December 12, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". PopMatters . Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ Powell, Mike (October 15, 2012). "Main Attrakionz, 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones' (Young One)". Spin . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (October 25, 2012). "Rap Release of the Week: Main Attrakionz's 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones'". Spin . Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  13. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2012 (Page 27 of 51)". Fact . December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "The 10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012 (Page 1 of 3)". SF Weekly . December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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