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
Studio album by
Main Attrakionz
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
GenreHip hop
Length68:32
LabelYoung One Records
ProducerThe Mekanix, Rob Lo, YS, Supreme Cuts, Joe Wax, Uptown Greg, Metro Zu, Harry Fraud, Zaytoven, Ammbush, Warroom, Al Jieh, Grown Folk
Main Attrakionz chronology
Bossalinis & Fooliyones
(2012)		 808s & Dark Grapes III
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
NME6/10[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Spin7/10[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.TitleProducerLength
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 Zu3:51
9."Do It for the Bay" (featuring Davinci)Harry Fraud3:28
10."Superstitious" (featuring Gucci Mane)Zaytoven4:48
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

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