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Hip Hop Thu Jul 07 2011
Cool Kids Get It All Covered
Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids get the feature treatment on the B-Side of the Chicago Reader out today all in honor of the official upcoming July 12 release (finally!) of their full-length album When Fish Ride Bicycles (Green Label Sound). If that label doesn't ring a bell, that's because you may not have run across the musical arm of Mountain Dew before. Does this mean The Cool Kids are finally making their long-delayed break out album forever writing their name in the skies of Chicago-born rap legends? That's yet to be seen. But we'll enjoy the ride with them this summer, for sure.
Even better news is your next chance to see them perform live isn't going to just be at any old stage or street fest — they're the newest addition to the Lollapalooza line-up. [Update: They've also just added an official Lolla aftershow at Reggies on 8/5.]
Listen to the wholly seasonally appropriate song "Swimsuit" (ft. Mayer Hawthorne) from the upcoming album. Or to the track below "Penny Hardaway" (feat. Ghostface Killah).