Bossalinis & Fooliyones
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.[9] The album is produced by Harry Fraud, Zaytoven, and Supreme Cuts, among others.[10] It features vocal contributions from Gucci Mane and Shady Blaze.[11]
Bossalinis & Fooliyones | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 68:32 | |||
Label | Young One Records | |||
Producer | The Mekanix, Rob Lo, YS, Supreme Cuts, Joe Wax, Uptown Greg, Metro Zu, Harry Fraud, Zaytoven, Ammbush, Warroom, Al Jieh, Grown Folk | |||
Main Attrakionz chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B[2] |
BBC | favorable[3] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
NME | 6/10[5] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10[6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Spin | 7/10[8] |
Critical reception
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".[1]
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."[4] 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."[6]
Bossalinis & Fooliyones was listed by Spin as the "Rap Release of the Week".[12] Fact placed it at number 25 on the "50 Best Albums of 2012" list.[13] SF Weekly named it one of the "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012".[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer | Length |
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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 |
References
- "Bossalinis & Fooliyones by Main Attrakionz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- Sundermann, Eric (October 16, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Gardner, Noel (October 22, 2012). "Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones - Review". BBC. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Marrack, Peter (October 23, 2012). "Main Attrakionz - Bossalinis & Fooliyones". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Calvert, John (October 19, 2012). "Main Attrakionz – 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones'". NME. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- Kelly, Zach (October 30, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Amidon, David (December 12, 2012). "Main Attrakionz: Bossalinis & Fooliyones". PopMatters. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Powell, Mike (October 15, 2012). "Main Attrakionz, 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones' (Young One)". Spin. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- Saxelby, Ruth (October 28, 2012). "Main Attrakionz interview: "The game chose us."". Dummy. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Zeichner, Naomi (October 16, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz' Album Bossalinis & Fooliyones". The Fader. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Bustard, Andy (October 16, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz's 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones' In Full". Prefix. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Soderberg, Brandon (October 25, 2012). "Rap Release of the Week: Main Attrakionz's 'Bossalinis & Fooliyones'". Spin. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- "The 50 Best Albums of 2012 (Page 27 of 51)". Fact. December 3, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "The 10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012 (Page 1 of 3)". SF Weekly. December 21, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
External links
- Bossalinis & Fooliyones at Discogs (list of releases)
- Bossalinis & Fooliyones at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.