album not out yet, but soon, and may not even end up being called The Bake Sale but after hearing Black Mags a while back and then seeing them in the Rhapsody on TiVo commercial coupled with all my YouTubing of their music and their recent feature in XXL's Up & Coming section plus their song '88 being one of the tracks on Live or Madden or one of the EA Sports games, I wanted to go ahead and rep them for when it does eventually drop.



The Cool Kids - Black Mags
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34U3-CutuU

The Cool Kids - '88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Iu-hy3uVw

Blog post from Fake Shore Drive on their XXL feature
http://fakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/2007/12/cool-kids-in-xxl.html

The XXL feature:

Quote :

"In the spirit of dookie links and four-finger rings, the Cool Kids are at the forefront of the old-school hip hop revival. "When I was three, my Dad made me memorize Paid In Full. He wanted to make my Mom mad," says 23-year-old Chuck Inglish, one half of the Midwestern duo. "I grew up idolizing that imagery. When I was little, I wanted to be that album cover." Hailing for the suburbs of Detroit and Chicago respectively, Chuck and partner Mikey Rocks met on Myspace two years ago. "I was just flippin' through pages, and I ran across his [beats]," says Mikey, 19. "I really hadn't heard too much like that before. We were gonna start a project where we were both producing and get a bunch of artists to jump on the mixtape, but then I [started] rapping, and he was like, "Man, that's dope!" Mikey had been rhyming since the age of nine, but Chuck, who was strictly a beatmaker, didn't start penning verses until he met his new partner. Their mutual appreciation of Slick Rick and EPMD, as well as new-schoolers like Nas, Biggie and 'Pac, made for a perfect match, and the Cool Kids were born. In their short time together, the Cool Kids have recorded and released several songs online, including "88", "I Rock", and their ode to BMX riding, "Black Mags." Their stripped-down, synth-heavy joints have been flying all over the net, earning them a loyal following. "There's a lot more ungangsta niggas than there are gangstas", says Chuck. "The media wants you to believe that Black people don't grow up regular or have parents with money. Get the fuck outta here!" Among countless other like-minded individuals, the Kids have been embraced by hipster DJs like Flosstradamus, Diplo and Kanye West's mixmaster, DJ A-Trak, who have been blasting the crew's throwback music worldwide. In January, the Cool Kids plan to release their first EP, The Bake Sale, on C.A.K.E. Recordings/Chocolate Industries, followed by a full-length LP later in the year. "We just trying to be ourselves,", says Chuck, "You gotta go backwards to go forwards." Check out their melody."

1/16/2008 6:48:34 PM

NO DOUBT

1/16/2008 7:01:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=douchebag155

this guy has a lot of the tracks...check 'em

1/16/2008 9:42:55 PM

http://fakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/2008/01/justin-timberlake-cool-kids-stan.html

1/23/2008 8:09:02 PM

had to do a track with wayne

1/23/2008 8:16:11 PM

yeah i really like their music. when searching for the release date this actually came up 4th in line - hence my compulsion to post.

1/26/2008 6:42:39 PM

i like this.

1/26/2008 7:01:04 PM

upon further inspection, i like this a lot.

1/26/2008 8:50:43 PM

anymore news on release dates?

i got nothin

1/28/2008 10:26:43 PM

theres an ep out. do a simple search and youll find it, its the one with black mags, 88, and a few others.

1/28/2008 10:53:46 PM

I'm a fan.

1/28/2008 11:44:00 PM

the totally flossed out EP


yeah i have that, but im excited for a full album too

2/2/2008 11:33:56 AM

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/3950320/The_cool_kids-_Totally_Flossed_Out.3950320.TPB.torrent

2/2/2008 11:51:07 AM

The Cool Kids - Stunnas On
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7861351b6e1a27/

2/20/2008 10:53:36 AM

The Cool Kids - Winterfresh Mixtape

http://download.yousendit.com/A7EA766739E02702

[Edited on February 20, 2008 at 11:47 AM. Reason : .]

2/20/2008 11:21:33 AM

very nice

thanks

2/20/2008 12:11:41 PM

http://nahright.com/news/2008/02/20/video-cool-kids-freestyle-interview/

2/20/2008 8:15:51 PM

http://nahright.com/news/2008/04/07/video-the-cool-kids-black-mags-remix-live/

4/7/2008 11:00:41 AM

These kids are whack, other than Black Mags, there's nothing special.

Aren't they selling TiVOs or Rhapsody subscriptions or some shit?

Its like members of the Geek Squad freestyling

4/7/2008 11:09:15 AM

smh

4/7/2008 1:16:34 PM

they have a lot of good songs other than black mags

see: 88, action figures, gold and a pager

4/7/2008 1:22:02 PM

if you guys like this hipster type rap

check out

The Knux - Cappucino
http://www.zshare.net/audio/729699678882e2/

4/9/2008 4:00:00 PM

also from their myspace site

Quote :

" "The Bake Sale.. Out May 20th" "

4/9/2008 4:22:42 PM

Diplo DJ'd a show here last fall, first time I heard Black Mags... I was like "wtf is that? I really like it"




Diplo is an amazing DJ by the way, yo feet wont stop moving, really dirty,grimey music
good remixes too



[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 6:17 PM. Reason : d]

[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 6:23 PM. Reason : s]

4/9/2008 6:15:52 PM

I hear they've got a hot new collabo with the not gonna write you a love song girl flippin tivos

4/9/2008 6:27:02 PM

http://fakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/2008/04/cool-kids-bake-sale-ep-drops-may-20th.html

4/10/2008 11:46:00 AM

You know they cracked Rolling Stone's top 10 artist to watch in 08 right?

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17323907/artist_to_watch_the_cool_kids

4/10/2008 11:53:22 AM

i think i read that somewhere

4/10/2008 12:58:24 PM

nice

4/10/2008 4:00:26 PM

The Cool Kids - Oscar
http://www.zshare.net/audio/103420549d9bcc76/

4/10/2008 4:12:36 PM

They also got a nod from Marc Jacobs in I wanna say esquire about how they dress


yes thats how "hood" i am, I read esquire, do not test my gangster

4/10/2008 4:56:15 PM

i have three magazine subscriptions that come to my house every month

runners world

esquire

XXL

4/11/2008 8:34:35 AM

Quote :

"Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Mixtape: DJ Wrek x O-Zone x The Cool Kids - Cool Ass Ninjas Chicago's DJ Wrek and Ozone bring us a new Cool Kids mixtape, Cool Ass Ninjas, hosted by Chuck and Mikey. It does a great job gathering most of their hits as well as some new, unreleased material. Enjoy. 1.) Cool Kids Intro 2.) Gold & A Pager 3.) Mikey Rocks 4.) Oscar the Grouch 5.) One, Two 6.) Black Mags 7.) Flossin 8.) Sup 9.) '88 10) Action Figures 11.) Loose Leaf Paper 12.) Pump Up The Volume 13.) Gettin' It (Feat. Lil Wayne) 14.) Get Busy 15.) A Little Bit Cooler 16.) That'll Work 17.) Chicago Zoo 18.) Mikey Freestyle 19.) Stove Top Update: Link fixed. Download for FREE here."

forgot to post this

mostly older stuff but its an official tape, not a compilation

http://rapidshare.com/files/109981370/Cool_Kids-Cool_Ass_Ninjas_Mixtape_by_DJ_Wrek___O-Zone.zip.html

4/26/2008 9:22:24 PM

Quote :

" The Cool Kids Finally Get Release Date For EPMay 03, 2008 | Jake PaineInitially rumored to be titled Totally Flossed Out and released on DJ A-Trak's Fool's Gold imprint, Chicago's The Cool Kids are releasing The Bake Sale EP on Chocolate Industries on June 10th. The release will be predated with an iTunes exclusive digital release on May 20th. The 10-track EP features seminal material such as "88" and "Mikey Rocks," tracks that helped The Cool Kids get features in Urb, VIBE and elsewhere. Many of these tracks appear on the group's latest mixtape Cool Ass Ninjas [click to listen]. The group will be featured on Rock The Bells' tour, as well as the upcoming album from Kidz In The Hall. Chocolate Industries is a Chicago-based label, responsible for releases from Diverse [click to read], Vast Aire [click to read] and the debut EP from Lady Sovereign. "

5/4/2008 11:01:46 AM

going to see them on June 8th!

5/8/2008 8:36:00 PM

the bake sale is available now digitally with the physical product coming soon. i just can't get over how fresh the production is . i don't see why you would but even if you hate the lyrics, the production is sick.

^ where are they gonna be june 8th??

5/31/2008 2:42:43 AM

can someone link the album. they sold 4K albums. it was like a big bake sale. literally. this hipster shit is strictly for dudes who wear girls jeans.


sidenote: N.3.R.D is not hipster. it's hardfucking core music.

5/31/2008 3:29:58 AM

^^Black Cat, Washington, DC

i dont live in raleigh

6/2/2008 8:34:24 AM

a remix of driving down the block by the kidz in the hall came on sirius the other day featuring the cool kids. i havent found the link yet but it was pretty good.

6/4/2008 12:27:03 AM

....its on the album (the in crowd)

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 7:03 AM. Reason : .]

6/4/2008 7:03:21 AM

Quote :

" Cool Kids The Bake Sale (Chocolate Industries) Reviewed by Nathan Rabin June 3rd, 2008 "Black Mags" by The Cool Kids The deafening buzz surrounding Chicago breakout act Cool Kids has already given way to an equally explosive backlash—and for once, the buzz and the backlash are equally justified. Cool Kids' smartass brand of trunk-rattling old-school braggadocio really does represent the ultimate triumph of style over substance, retro posturing over sonic innovation or penetrating social commentary. But The Bake Sale still kicks major ass. It's all about stripped-down, brawny minimalism and chest-thumping swagger that falls somewhere between early Run DMC and Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury. Like so many of the Kids' True School contemporaries, they're strip-mining hip-hop's rich past, but where their peers like to pretend they're lost members of the Native Tongues crew, the Cool Kids would rather be peddling bass-and-boast-heavy rhymes out of Too $hort's car circa 1988. From the monster first track, "What Up Man," onward, Cool Kids ain't saying nothing new, but they have a damn infectious way of saying it; they're charmingly obnoxious in the best possible way. Making disposable, self-aggrandizing fluff utterly irresistible is just one of many hip-hop traditions Cool Kids proudly uphold. A.V. Club Rating: B+ "

http://www.avclub.com/content/music/cool_kids

6/5/2008 9:16:39 AM

apparently Bake Sale is, according to them, not their real album...it's just an "official" release of all their currently internet available tracks



Mickey Factz & The Cool Kids - Rockin & Rolling (rmx)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/13821355de629b17/

6/19/2008 11:55:54 AM

^good i thought the bake sale was a compalition of thier worst mixtape songs

6/19/2008 12:08:12 PM

The production is great, but these kids can't rap for shit. As I was listening, I couldn't stop thinking how much hotter the songs would be with somebody like Pusha T, Andre 3000, or even Wayne rapping over 'em.

6/19/2008 3:14:20 PM

8/11/2008 7:25:24 PM