Track Listing 1. What Up Man 2. One Two 3. Mikey Rocks 4. 88 5. What It is 6. Black Mags 7. Little Bit Cooler, A 8. Gold and a Pager 9. Bassment Party 10. Jingling
| Details | | Distributor: | (Independently by Label) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Mickey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are the Cool Kids, a hip-hop duo that delivers head-nodding, mid-tempo beats and smooth, clever rhymes with flair. THE BAKE SALE is the duo's debut, a 10-song ride that introduces listeners to the Cool Kids' unique brand of alternative rap, which mixes up equal doses of street attitude and indie kid smarts. Much heralded by the music press, the Cool Kids make an impressive showing with THE BAKE SALE EP, promising even better things to come.
Editorial Reviews Crisply produced and brimming with hooks, it succeeds in satisfying any notion of hardcore whilst ensuring it can be readily labeled pop in its least pejorative sense....The most listenable and concise hip-hop album you'll hear all year. Clash
The Cool Kids stay positive, reveling in their love of all things old-school as they drop references to Sega, STAR WARS, pagers...[and] BMX bikes... Paste
4 stars out of 5 -- [M]usic that is excitingly in and out of time. The beats are minimalist marvels of negative space, a bit like the Neptunes covering Run-DMC on a budget... Blender
3 stars out of 5 -- Their debut is a smart, skilfully executed mix of old-school beats, tag-team rhyming schemes and the current trend for Timbaland/Neptunes-style electronics. Q
4.5 stars out of 5 -- Balancing a DIY mentality with a good ear for catchy hooks, the Cool Kids have the ability to please both sides of the fence -- which is exactly what the hip-hop world needs. Alternative Press
3.5 stars out of 5 -- Inspired by golden-age hip-hop, the twosome fashion themselves as 21st-century Slick Ricks... Spin
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