Review: The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale EP
Written By: TheProdigy
OVERALL RATING: 
The Midwest has been becoming the hottest region in hip hop today as it is the home of many of today’s elite hip hop artists such as Eminem, Kanye West, and Lupe Fiasco. It is no different with The Cool Kids.
The Bake Sale EP is their latest release and it is almost identical to their last EP Totally Flossed. There are only two new tracks; which makes me wonder why they even released this. This is a good little prequel leading into their upcoming mixtape entitled That’s Stupid.
The Cool Kids - Black Mags
The key track is obviously Black Mags as it’s the track that’s the bumps for a Real Rhapsody commercial and is their first single. 88 has an incredible beat produced by Matt Obrero with serviceable lyrics to boot. What It Is has another on point beat and the flow from both of the kids was great. Basement Party contains an up tempo beat and sounds like a blatant attempt at airplay.
My favorite track off the EP is Jingling. Chuck gives us an amazing verse to kick it off and there was no looking back after that. Gold and A Pager has amazing lyrical vibes, but that’s about it. In One,Two they actually compare themselves to the Beastie Boys, but The Cool Kids performed no where near Beastie Boy quality.
Overall, The Bake Sale is acceptable. It delivers some hot tracks like Jingling and What It Is, but it has its weak points, which luckily for them are mainly in the first half of the EP. If The Cool Kids want to be known as an elite group from the Midwest they’re going to have to step it up with their debut, but I do recommend you give this a listen because some of the tracks are commendable.
Top 5:
Jingling
88
What It Is
Gold and a Pager
Black Mags
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I agree, yet disagree. i believe it get s a 4 not a 3.5.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Cool Kidz always deliver…too underrated…they need to release an actual album though
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Nah, 3.5 is fine.
Their wasnt enough new material.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I disagree with what you said about bassment party. those verses are fire. No one else can write like that. Its dope as hell. i would give this a 4.5 out of 5. would be a 5 but not enough new tracks
May 26th, 2008 at 11:55 am
“The Bake Sale EP is their latest release and it is almost identical to their last EP Totally Flossed. There are only two new tracks; which makes me wonder why they even released this.”
totally flossed out was just leaked… never officially released.
regardless, i think 3.5 is a good rating
May 29th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
u gotta give the cool kids more credit, they’re mad original,hip hop has been getting to cliche, this album was really good u just have to listen to them for a little and let it build on you too realize how great they actually are.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Dey real unique wit dey shit
I could fuck wit em