i started getting into the cool kids, mcs chuck inglish & mickey rocks, when the fool’s gold tour was coming around. i was more interested in seeing kid sis, kavinsky, chromeo, and a-track. well, i ended up liking the cool kids… a lot. their ep totally flossed out had songs that were too damn catchy:

88, black mags, pump up the volume, gold and a pager, i’m mikey, what it iz, one two, a little bit cooler

pretty much all those songs are on bake sale sans pump up the volume and “what it iz” gets changed to “what it is” as does “i’m mikey” > > > “mikey rocks”

what up man, bassment party, jingling are the additional songs added to their latest ep. oddly enough i don’t like those three tracks. i think i might i hate them. i’m not sure yet as i always tend to skip them while in rotation. ;/

aside from that i don’t really consider the bake sale to be an “album of the year” or even influential (riding bikes? hot sneaks? come on), but i do consider it to be a good party album. i’m just chillin’ like a villain never gets old (in “what it is” or any hip hop song for that matter) and that’s exactly what i do when the cool kids come on. well, that or i party… and party some more.

although the cool kids’ lyrics & personal style come off original i think that the hype surrounding them can be a bit annoying. i’m pretty sure they’re about to be considered overrated by myself soon unless they redeem themselves with their lp when fish ride bicycles this year.