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| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:32 | |||
| Label | Young One Records | |||
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Bossalinis & Fooliyones is the first 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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B [5] |
| BBC | favorable [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
| NME | 6/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [9] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| 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]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Green on Sight" | The Mekanix | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Liquor Runs" | Rob Lo | 2:36 |
| 3. | "La Piñata" | The Mekanix | 3:50 |
| 4. | "LFK" | YS | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Take U There" | Supreme Cuts | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Cloud Life" | Joe Wax | 4:18 |
| 7. | "On Tour" | Uptown Greg | 4:32 |
| 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 Fraud | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Wings" (featuring Shady Blaze) | Ammbush | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Rainy Days" (featuring Monsta) | Uptown Greg | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Love Is Life" | Supreme Cuts | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Bury Me a Millionaire" | Warroom | 4:35 |
| 16. | "Zoney Nights" | Al Jieh | 3:56 |
| 17. | "Cloud Body" | Grown Folk | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 68:32 | ||
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