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Part of the mid-2000s hip-hop movement that found kids in all-over prints rapping about their shoes and their favorite forms of transportation (which often weren't cars), the Cool Kids proved to be both an Internet and live show phenomenon. The duo of Mikey Rocks (born Antoine Reed) and Chuck Inglish (or Evan Ingersoll) met in mid-2005 after Mickey came across some of Chuck's beats online and liked what he heard. They met up in their Chicago-area homes (where Mikey was born and raised; Chuck lived in Mount Clemens, MI, about 30 miles north of Detroit, until he was 11) with the intention of making beats to sell to other artists, but soon realized their own measured, smooth flows and lyrics fit best over their production. In 2007, though they had yet to release any material outside of what was posted on their MySpace site or MP3 blogs, the group started receiving a lot of press attention from fellow Chicagoans and tastemakers Pitchfork, who invited them to play at their summer festival. This led to a spot at New York's CMJ Music Marathon, where they shared a showcase with DJ A-Trak -- who offered to put out their EP -- and an opening spot on M.I.A.'s solo tour. However, that same year the Cool Kids signed to Chocolate Industries, who released their debut, the Bake Sale EP, in January 2008, with plans for a full-length to follow. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music GuideMore

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Cool Kids
Part of the mid-2000s hip-hop movement that found kids in all-over prints rapping about their shoes ...
Songs: 23, Videos: 4, Playlists: 3, Blog Posts: 10, Polls: 0, Battles: 0

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Aug 17th, 9:48am
where can i find that video of yall beatboxin and rappin. Mikey was rappin about picket signs and wat not
Jul 23rd, 2:51pm
Masiah Xazier, you have got to be kiddin' me. First man, if you wanna be taken seriously, post a comment like you got some damn sense, and second, get your facts straight. Who the fuck is "rhymest", I thought the dude's MC name was "Rhymefest", and as far as I know, they've never said they're from Detroit, so bringin' up the fact that Obie Trice is from Detroit makes nosense whatsoever. I couldn't careless about your opinion of them, because you're entitled to that (unfortunately), just try to make a tad bit of sense when you comment next time.. Ok?
Jul 3rd, 5:32am
ya'll suck get a real life and songs because ya'll cant rap for shit and ya'll didnt came from chicgo like rhymest or detroit like obie trice ya'll from south carolina thats where ya'll from ya'll some of bitches
Jun 27th, 10:12pm
Jun 14th, 12:13am
Even tho hip-hop is dead, THE COOL KIDS will be able to revive it.
Jun 9th, 10:44pm
oh,BTW,Gone Fishin was phenomenal !!!!!!!!
Jun 1st, 4:08pm
These guys rocked the hip-hop stage at Audiotistic, it was so sick!
May 3rd, 7:53pm
i love you guys so much its crazy, when ya'll came to canada and i missed that show cuz i wasnt 19 at the time, i was heart broken. your beats are mad and your style is too much to handle, and ya rhymes? dope! ya'll need to come out with your own clothing line, for males and females, i would be the first in liiiinnneeeeee! stay cooool, fresh, fly, dope!
Apr 19th, 7:09am
wanna hear some good music? go to www.myspace.com/rawempire
Apr 13th, 4:43pm
much love up in montreal!