The Cool Cafe

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]

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)

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.^[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)	OmArr MK	4:15
4.	"Cries"		4:01
5.	"Party on Venus"	OmArr Josiah Bell	4:05
6.	"Pharaohs"		2:36
7.	"Chase the Sun" (featuring Josiah Bell)	Josiah Bell OmArr	4:05
8.	"The Coolest"	The Stuyvesants	2:57
9.	"MSFTS Anthem"	Chaos OmArr	4:19
10.	"Can't See Tomorrow" (featuring OmArr)	MK OmArr Max Gendron	3:08
11.	"Jus' Not Ready" (featuring T.Coles)	OmArr MK	4:00
12.	"First Time" (featuring T.Coles)	OmArr MK	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)	Teo OmArr	7:27
17.	"Outro"	The Stuyvesants	1:15
18.	"Starry Room" (hidden bonus track)		5:31

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)