''Cloudlife'' (stylized as ''cLOUDLIFE'') is a collaborative

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(EP) by American record producer Jel and rappers

Main Attrakionz Main Attrakionz is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California, composed of rappers Mondre M.A.N. (Damondre Grice) and Squadda B (Charles Glover). Career Grice and Glover met in the seventh grade when they were both kicked out of math class ...

and Zachg. It was released on Rad Reef in March 2012. The EP was named in homage to

Clouddead Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD) was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf) and Odd Nosdam (David Madson). The group's name came from a nonsensical knock-knock joke Drucker's sister told h ...

Critical reception

David Reyneke of ''Potholes in My Blog'' described the EP as "a quick listen for any of you out there that are struggling to keep up with Main Attrakionz's already vast catalog." Philip Mlynar of

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said, "It's a canny, cross-generational union, with Mondre M.A.N. and Squadda's raps meshing with beats by Jel and Zachg." Brandon Soderberg of ''

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'' wrote, "All four of ''cLOUDLIFE''s songs are just as bizarre and inspired." He praised the EP's final song "Take Her Shoppin" and commented that the song "best captures Main Attrakionz's drifting, surprisingly emotive rapping."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the

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liner notes. *

– vocals * Zachg – vocals (3), production (2, 4), mixing (2, 4), recording * Jel – production (1, 3), mixing (1, 3) *

Odd Nosdam David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...

– mixing (1, 3) * Matthewdavid – mastering

References

External links

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