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808s & Dark Grapes III

2015 studio album by Main Attrakionz

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]

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Critical reception

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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]

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    "808s & Dark Grapes, Vol. 3 by Main Attrakionz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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    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.
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    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.
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