The Cool Kids operate with a very simple formula: minimalist, drum-heavy, throwbackish beats: non-thematic rhymes about fun and mic prowess: and pop culture references. By now, this is no secret. The beginning of the Don Cannon hosted/co-coordinated Gone Fishing just might feel like a curveball though. In top lyrical condition on ‘Introduction to Ice Fishing,’ Chuck Inglish and Mikey D easily provide some of the dopest similes, metaphors and lines of their career. They go in and mean business. There is also a pretty strong, lady-oriented theme to ‘Cinnamon’ (which shows up as numero cinco), so it would appear that they might be trying to prove that they are more than their formula. After ten, fifteen songs though, the argument subsides and the realization sinks in: yes this hip-hop pairing is dope and yes, they are talented, but a lot of their beats and rhymes are as interchangeable as rubik’s cube sections. If this were a much shorter project, this would not be that big of an issue, but being 21 joints deep means a lot of songs that are just very, very similar to each other. Newcomer Jahda definitely does her thing on ‘The Last Stretch,’ but in all honesty kicks just as many braggadocios as the rest of the crew. Luda and Bun B lend to ‘Pennies (The Updated Rosters Remix),’ helping to balance things a little and definitely help to flesh out the track. Fans who want The Cool Kids to stick to what they do best will be very pleased but those who recognize certain missed opportunities to show a new side to their sound may be more casual with their bumping schedule.
Yo yall have got to find that girl Jahda. I’ve been lookin all over and all I can find right now is her mix tape and that joint she did with the Cool Kids. Yo she’s fire. Im lookin for her. I know yall got tht ear so I know yall are gonna display her to the world also.