The Cool Kids are a midwestern duo from consisting of Chicago, Illinois rapper & songwtier Sir Michael Rocks and Mount Clemens, Michigan rapper, producer & songwriter Chuck Inglish. Releasing 6 mixtapes between the mid-late 2000s, they made their full size debut in the summertime of 2011 with When Fish Ride Bicycles & reunited for the 2017 sophomore effort Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe. Last we heard from them was the Before Shit Got Weird & Baby Oil Staircase / Chillout triple disc trilogy in 2022, returning to Fools Gold Records for his or her 4th studio LP.
“Cigarello Helmets” is a 61 second Mobb intro produced by Chuck Inglish to flex that they’ve re-up’d whereas “We Got Clips” takes the psychedelic increase bap route instrumentally getting of their battle rap luggage lyrically. “Dang!” talks about how different rappers need rain & begin complaining quickly as they get clout whereas “Rockbox” throws it again to the mid-school due to none aside from A-Trak styling on everyone.
As for the only “Foil Bass”, we now have Chuck & Sir Michael hopping over a Neptunes-inspired beat to speak in regards to the pair poppin’ like they received jalapeños on ‘em just before “95 South” throws it back to when Atlanta bass was becoming popular 3 decades ago to boast the motion they still got. “Banana in the Tailpipe” featuring Seafood Sam unites the trio to pay their respects to the late Drakeo the Ruler while “Blade Runner” featuring Radamiz asks who’ll be seeing heaven first.
“Crunch Rap Supreme” returns to the increase bap with a few of the hungriest performances on your complete album (no pun meant) previous to “Don’t Say My Name” desirous to know why some name them by their governments when out in public. Pink Siifu saves the very best function for “Clean Linen Satin Pillow” tackling the theme of betrayal whereas the silky “Tryin’ to Get Like You” talks about there being quite a bit to being recent that no person actually tells us.
The track “Cinnamon Part 2” kicks off Hi Top Fade’s remaining act with a sequel to a standout from their Gone Fishing mixtape & as soon as “Live Wire” hooks up some outstanding synthesizers for a extra romantic vibe speaking about conserving one another up all evening dancing till daybreak, the nearer “Back Up Off Me” nostalgically feels paying homage to 80s R&B with a hip hop spin being placed on in.
Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe together with the Before Shit Got Weird & Baby Oil Staircase / Chillout sequence all had songs that I appreciated, however Hi Top Fade has gotta be essentially the most constant full-length that I’ve heard from these guys in nearly 15 years proper once I had completed center college & most likely outdoing it by way of high quality. Even with When Fish Ride Bicycles having higher friends, the primary focus of each Chuck Inglish’s manufacturing & his chemistry with Sir Michael Rocks are essentially the most thrilling it’s been shortly forward of when or if Mannie Fresh produces their subsequent album.
Score: 9/10