K.I.D.S.

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K.I.D.S.
Mac Miller K.I.D.S. cover art.jpg
Mixtape by
Mac Miller
ReleasedAugust 13, 2010 (2010-08-13)
Studio I.D. Labs
Length50:14
Label Rostrum
Producer
  • 93' P
  • Andrew Lloyd
  • B [dot] Jay
  • Black Diamond
  • DJ DMD
  • DT Spacely
  • ID Labs
  • Lord Finesse
  • Sayez
  • Scolla
  • Tecknowledgy
  • The Watcherz
  • Wally West
  • Willis Beats
Mac Miller chronology
The High Life
(2009)		K.I.D.S.
(2010)		 Best Day Ever
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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K.I.D.S. (backronym for Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit) is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released by Rostrum Records on August 13, 2010, through DatPiff. [2] The title is a reference to the 1995 drama film Kids , which is quoted throughout the mixtape. [3] [4] It was later commercially released on April 29, 2020. [5] A deluxe version was released on its 10th anniversary and includes two new tracks. [6]

Contents

Content and release

Seven songs from K.I.D.S. had music videos created for them: "Nikes On My Feet", "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza", "Knock Knock", "Senior Skip Day", "La La La La", "Traffic In The Sky", and "Don't Mind If I Do". [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The videos for "Nikes on My Feet" and "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" were both heavily played on YouTube, reaching over 50 million views each. Both songs featured prominent classic hip-hop samples, from Q-Tip's remix of Nas' "The World Is Yours" and Lord Finesse's "Hip 2 Da Game", respectively. In July 2012, Finesse filed a $10 million lawsuit against Miller, Rostrum and DatPiff for use of the sample. [13] The lawsuit was settled out of court in December 2012, with its stipulations kept confidential. [14]

To support the mixtape, Miller embarked on his first tour in early 2011, the "Incredibly Dope Tour". [15] Miller sold out at every location on the tour. [16]

Rapper Logic credits the song "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" as an inspiration to create his track "Young Sinatra," which has become an alter ego. [17]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mac Miller.

K.I.D.S. [18]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit (Intro)"DT Spacely [19] 3:45
2."Outside"Sayez [20] 3:37
3."Get Em Up"93' P [21] 3:18
4."Nikes on My Feet"Black Diamond [7] 2:44
5."Senior Skip Day"Wally West [10] 2:56
6."The Spins" (with Empire of the Sun)B. Jay [22] 3:16
7."Traffic in the Sky"Scolla and Tecknowledgy2:33
8."Don't Mind If I Do"The WatcherZ [23] 2:18
9."Paper Route" (featuring Chevy Woods)Sayez [24] 3:00
10."Good Evening"B [dot] Jay [25] 3:55
11."Ride Around"DJ DMD [26] 2:24
12."Knock Knock"E. Dan [9] 3:18
13."Mad Flava, Heavy Flow (Interlude)" (featuring DJ Bonics) 0:27
14."Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" Lord Finesse [8] 2:38
15."All I Want Is You"Willis Beats [27] 3:43
16."Poppy"Black Diamond [28] 2:53
17."Face in the Crowd"Andrew Lloyd [29] 3:29
Total length:50:14
Bonus track [2]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."La La La La"Up North Productions2:27
Total length:52:41
Tenth anniversary deluxe edition [6]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Ayye"E. Dan2:46
18."Back in the Day"Will Brown4:07
Total length:57:46

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for K.I.D.S.
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [31] 62

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