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, 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]
