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The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1
Mixtape by Jaden Smith
Released	October 1, 2012
Genre	Hip hop
Length	71:22
Label	Self-released
Producer	AcE AzZi Chaos Josiah Bell Max Gendron MK OmArr T.Coles Teo The Stuyvesants
Jaden Smith chronology
The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1 (2012) CTV2 (2014)

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. 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.

Background

The mixtape focuses on Jaden's skate lifestyle, his clothing/lifestyle brand MSFTSRep and supposedly some songs feature references of his former relationship with Vanessa Hudgens' younger sister, Stella Hudgens.

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. The music video was directed by Mike Vargas.

The mixtape's second music video, "The Coolest", was released on September 24, 2012. The music video was directed by Mike Vargas.

The mixtape's third music video, "Find You Somewhere", was released on September 17, 2012, and features vocals from AcE and Willow Smith. The music video was directed by Jada Pinkett Smith.

The mixtape's fourth music video, "Hello", was released on March 26, 2013, and was directed by Moises Arias.

Track listing

Credits adapted from DatPiff.

References

1. "New Music: Jaden Smith – 'The Cool Cafe' [Mixtape]". Rap-Up. October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. ^ "The Cool Cafe Mixtape by Jaden Smith". DatPiff. October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
3. "Video: Jaden Smith – 'Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)'". Rap-Up. August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
4. "Jaden Smith - "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)"". Vice. August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
5. "Jaden Smith - "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)" (Official Video)". Noisey. August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
6. "Video: Jaden Smith – 'The Coolest' [Teaser]". Rap-Up. September 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
7. "Jaden Smith, 'The Coolest': Will Smith's Son Proves There's Even More Talent In The Family (VIDEO)". HuffPost. September 26, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
8. "JADEN - The Coolest (Official Video)". Highsnobiety. September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
9. "Video: AcE f/ Jaden & Willow Smith – 'Find You Somewhere'". Rap-Up. September 17, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
10. Fowler, Tara (September 18, 2012). "Jaden, Willow Smith star in 'Find You Somewhere' video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
11. "Video: Jaden Smith – 'Hello'". Rap-Up. March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
12. 2ichard3rooks (March 26, 2013). "Jaden Smith - Hello". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 28, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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