Tacklebox (The Cool Kids Mixtape)
Encyclopedia
Tacklebox is the 2010 hip hop
mixtape by Midwest rap duo The Cool Kids
, and their third official mixtape after 2009's Gone Fishing
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"When I listen to this mixtape I do feel that it lacks some things The Bake Sale had, and I miss those things, but in many ways I see new ideas developing and coming to fruition that make this group an undeniable force in hip hop. Nobody wants to hear the same thing twice and if there are hundreds of copycat groups, the best way to combat that is staying creative and I definitely won’t take down a group for experimenting with ideas and trying to create a unique product."
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
mixtape by Midwest rap duo The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids is an American hip hop group. Consisting of rappers Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll , the group is based in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan...
, and their third official mixtape after 2009's Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing (album)
Gone Fishing is the 2009 hip hop mixtape by Midwest rap duo The Cool Kids, and their second official mixtape after 2007's That's Stupid!. The album was executive produced by Jonathan "J.P." Keller and Chuck Inglish, while the album was mixed by Don Cannon...
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Track listing
- Fishing Lessons
- Flying Kytes
- Freak City
- So Neat (Featuring Tennille)
- Going Camping
- Volume II
- Birthdays
- Great Outdoors
- Strawberry Girl
- Systems
- Good Afternoon
- Parking Lot
- Summer Nights (Featuring Tennille)
- Los Angeles Leakers Outro
- Gettin' Flicked (Featuring Boldy James)
Critical reception
Sound In The Signals Magazine gave the mixtape a positive review, stating:"When I listen to this mixtape I do feel that it lacks some things The Bake Sale had, and I miss those things, but in many ways I see new ideas developing and coming to fruition that make this group an undeniable force in hip hop. Nobody wants to hear the same thing twice and if there are hundreds of copycat groups, the best way to combat that is staying creative and I definitely won’t take down a group for experimenting with ideas and trying to create a unique product."