http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17304043&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rssPointing back to a distant era in rap, Cool Kids mix booming 808 drums with simplistic rap patterns, minimalist synth embellishments and references to double dutch, Rakim and <I>Do the Right Thing</I>. Still, kids Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks put enough space in their beats and randomness in their rhymes to make their aesthetic fresh -- think the Beastie Boys filtered through Pharrell and Diplo. The two retro-futurists met up in music's current melting pot, Myspace, and garnered a significant underground buzz when they were featured at the 2007 CMJ Music Conference and selected to open for hip harbinger M.I.A. Later that year, their debut single, "Black Mags," a paean to tricked-out bikes, took the indie world by storm. Its success, as well as the ascension of like-minded acts the Knux, Kid Sister and others, birthed the new micro-genre hipster hop. Their debut EP, <I>The Bake Sale</I>, dropped in the summer of 2008 on Chocolate Industries. - Sam ChennaultIndie Rap/Hip-Hopen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:10:50 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17304043&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss Pointing back to a distant era in rap, Cool Kids mix booming 808 drums with simplistic rap patterns, minimalist synth embellishments and references to double dutch, Rakim and <I>Do the Right Thing</I>. Still, kids Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks put enough space in their beats and randomness in their rhymes to make their aesthetic fresh -- think the Beastie Boys filtered through Pharrell and Diplo. The two retro-futurists met up in music's current melting pot, Myspace, and garnered a significant underground buzz when they were featured at the 2007 CMJ Music Conference and selected to open for hip harbinger M.I.A. Later that year, their debut single, "Black Mags," a paean to tricked-out bikes, took the indie world by storm. Its success, as well as the ascension of like-minded acts the Knux, Kid Sister and others, birthed the new micro-genre hipster hop. Their debut EP, <I>The Bake Sale</I>, dropped in the summer of 2008 on Chocolate Industries. - Sam Chennault http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26874721&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Cool Kids Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26874721 alb.26874721 Cool Kids art.17304043 0.0 Pennies alb.26874721 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/0/1600169_170x170.jpg 2009-03-12 00:00:00.0 2009-03-12 00:00:00.0 false false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26874721&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26874721&variant=data&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727042&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Cool Kids Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.20727042 alb.20727042 Cool Kids art.17304043 9.99 The Bake Sale (Radio Version) alb.20727042 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/3/8/1248324_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727042&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727042&variant=data&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727041&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Cool Kids Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.20727041 alb.20727041 Cool Kids art.17304043 9.99 The Bake Sale alb.20727041 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/3/8/1248323_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727041&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.20727041&variant=data&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17304278&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Cool Kids Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.17304278 alb.17304278 Cool Kids art.17304043 0.0 Black Mags alb.17304278 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/7/4/1224772_170x170.jpg 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17304278&variant=play&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17304278&variant=data&rws=%2Fcool-kids%2Fdiscography.rss