It was November 1997. Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids was in eighth grade and had been invited to a friend’s 13th birthday party. Everybody from his middle school class was there—the cool kids, if you ...

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The duo’s forthcoming album, “Hi-Top Fade,” will arrive via Fool’s Gold Records later this year. The Cool Kids—the innovative Blog Era-defining duo comprised of Chuck Inglish and Sir Michael Rocks—are ...

Sir Michael Rocks and Chuck Inglish stopped at the Vocalo studios to discuss how their new album “Hi Top Fade” calls back to the origins of hip-hop. The duo heads to the Empty Bottle on Dec. 19. The ...