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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

#1 Fan Main Attrakionz: US Tour, Vinyl Release & New MP3

Posted by on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:18 PM

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  • Valentin Saqueton

MondreMAN and Squadda B, Oakland's best duo ever, just announced a string of US dates, which aside from a stop at Pomona College, include zero West Coast dates. Where's the freaking love? (Or the freakin' sweatshirt I ordered in Novemeber, Squadda??) I'll have to make do seeing them at SXSW, because for my money, despite all the hype for Goblin and even LifeLoveASAP, Main Attrak's 808's & Dark Grapes II (which you can DL for free from the good folks at Mishka) was the superior rap album. Less floated on controversy or of-the-moment beat/fashion choices, 808s sparkles like their "Diamond Of God"; unassuming, almost monkishly ascetic (besides all the blunts), and brimming with a certain off-the-cuff ghetto Zen, the young two-piece delivered one of my favorite albums of 2011, one that has stood up to more repeat listens than any of their contemporaries. (The solo mixtapes each has dropped since that album have similarly been potent dope.) Good news, then, that 808s is soon seeing a vinyl release; get your pre-order on over at Rough Trade. God bless you sleepyheads who have no idea what I'm talking about, as usual.

Last but not least, a new MP3 to go with all this news, for a celebratory-sounding Tyler Bisson-produced joint called "Focalin":

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taffy dale 1
"Where's the freaking love?" I'M SAYING THO!
Posted by taffy dale http://taffydale.com on February 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Larry Mizell, Jr. 2
i'm scared to think that they get more love in the East than up/down I-5. is it possible?
Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on February 8, 2012 at 2:39 PM
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Yo write about Denzel Curry mang
Posted by pioneer on February 8, 2012 at 5:58 PM
taffy dale 4
maybe they do, but only bc the east coast/south needs to heed their based wisdom a lot more.

@pioneer: yeeees s/o to the 305!
Posted by taffy dale http://taffydale.com on February 8, 2012 at 9:48 PM
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We are gonna go dumb to a few sets from these guys next month in Austin!
Posted by Will J. on February 16, 2012 at 11:03 AM

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