Cake Recordings
Hopefully by now, you’ve gotten over your skepticism in regards to Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish. After a consistent run in hip-hop’s underground, dropping two dope releases and getting praise by everyone from Bun B to Kevin Garnett the Chicago duo known as The Cool Kids prove they’re not a musical fad with one of most exceptional mixtapes of 2009. And don’t worry CK diehards, the head-rocking “Hammer Brothers,” and bass-knocking, “Popcorn,” show that the TCK remain true to their Golden Era sound. –silky o’sullivan