The Cool Cafe
2012 mixtape by Jaden Smith
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The Cool Cafe (full name: The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1) is the debut mixtape by American rapper Jaden Smith. It was released as a free download on DatPiff on October 1, 2012.[1][2] The mixtape is a part of Smith's Cool Tape series which was followed up by CTV2, The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story, and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3. Since its release, the mixtape has been downloaded over 100,000 times on DatPiff.[2]
Background
The mixtape focuses on Jaden's skate lifestyle and his clothing/lifestyle brand MSFTSRep. Supposedly, some of the songs refer to his former relationship with Vanessa Hudgens' younger sister, Stella Hudgens.[2]
Promotion
The mixtape was promoted through various music videos with, "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)" (A remix to Pumped Up Kicks), was released on August 6, 2012.[3] The music video was directed by Mike Vargas.[4][5]
The mixtape's second music video, "The Coolest", was released on September 24, 2012.[6] The music video was directed by Mike Vargas.[7][8]
The mixtape's third music video, "Find You Somewhere", was released on September 17, 2012, and features vocals from AcE and Willow Smith.[9] The music video was directed by Jada Pinkett Smith.[10]
The mixtape's fourth music video, "Hello", was released on March 26, 2013, and was directed by Moises Arias.[11][12]
Track listing
Credits adapted from DatPiff.[2]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello" | The Stuyvesant | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Know Why" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Down" (featuring OmArr and T.Coles) |
| 4:15 |
| 4. | "Cries" | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Party on Venus" |
| 4:05 |
| 6. | "Pharaohs" | 2:36 | |
| 7. | "Chase the Sun" (featuring Josiah Bell) |
| 4:05 |
| 8. | "The Coolest" | The Stuyvesants | 2:57 |
| 9. | "MSFTS Anthem" |
| 4:19 |
| 10. | "Can't See Tomorrow" (featuring OmArr) |
| 3:08 |
| 11. | "Jus' Not Ready" (featuring T.Coles) |
| 4:00 |
| 12. | "First Time" (featuring T.Coles) |
| 4:40 |
| 13. | "Find You Somewhere" (featuring Ace and Willow Smith) | AcE | 5:37 |
| 14. | "Cruze" | AzZi | 4:09 |
| 15. | "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)" | 3:02 | |
| 16. | "Underwater-Too Much" (featuring OmArr and Josiah Bell) |
| 7:27 |
| 17. | "Outro" | The Stuyvesants | 1:15 |
| 18. | "Starry Room" (hidden bonus track) | 5:31 |
