Sir Michael Rocks

As the hip-hop world continues its slow creep toward June 18th—a.k.a. Judgment Day a.k.a. the day Mac Miller, J. Cole and Kanye West drop new albums—we've been staying busily distracted by new music from emerging stars as well as teasers from recent XXL favorites. In the ...

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The Cool Kids alum Sir Michael has released his latest solo project, While You Wait. The project—which Rocks teased to XXL earlier this week when he stopped by the studio—features appearances from Mac Miller, Da$h, Ab-Soul and more. It also sports production from...

Just a day before he releases his mixtape While You Wait  for the viral world pleasure, he drops another cut off the project called "Madness" featuring Mac Miller. If you feeling drowsy and need to wake up, listen to this record. Mac belt...

Sir Michael Rocks is building the anticipation for his Banco EP. Before he plans on releasing the project, he is dropping another mixtape called While You Wait… The first track, “Don’t Forget,” finds Sir Michael spitting revealing rhymes about The Cool Kids, his solo career and more. Listen to the singl...

Sir Michael Rocks Breaks Down His Best Album Covers

Sir Michael Rocks gets the assist from Ab-Soul and Dash for "In a Minute," which is produced by Larry Fisherman, better known as Mac Miller. Time is money and these MCs don't have time to wait. The Cool Kids member is set to drop his Banco EP.  Bu...

The Cool Kids made their stamp in the Chicago rap scene in 2007, cultivating a fanbase with their throwback style reminiscent of the golden era of hip-hop. In late 2012, Sir Michael Rocks and producer Chuck Inglish announced they would be focusing on their solo careers, which meant The Cool Kids would be on an indefinite hiatus...

Watch Sir Mikey's latest visual off Lap of Lux 1.5.

Watch Sir Michael and Chuck Inglish's throwback visual...

The pair are still working together...

The Cool Kids rapper releases his semi-sequel to Lap of Lux...