808s & Dark Grapes III
808s & Dark Grapes III is the second studio album by the American hip-hop duo Main Attrakionz. It was released on Vapor Records on June 30, 2015. It is the third installment of the duo's 808s & Dark Grapes series. Entirely produced by Friendzone, it features guest appearances from Shady Blaze, Robbie Rob, Dope G, and Lo da Kid.
Critical reception
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".Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it "an enjoyable, highly focused effort." 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". Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "bombastic and baroque, certainly not lo-fi".
SF Weekly placed the album at number 4 on the "Top 7 Bay Area Hip-Hop Albums of 2015" list. The album was also included on Cokemachineglows "Unison / Harmony 2015" list.