I don't listen to much hip hop but occasionally I find a band(?)/group/ artist that I really like (ex. Nuclear Family).  I've been listening to The Cool Kids recently and actually missed their show at the Knitting Factory last weekend when I was in Florida.  They're playing Rock the Belles this summer at Jones Beach but that venue is MASSIVE (and tickets are expensive and I don't have a car).

The Cool Kids are a hip hop due from Chicago and Detroit.  All of their music had previously been released through their myspace page, but have no signed to Chocolate Industries.  They caught a break when they performed at CMJ (NYC) and the Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago) in 2007. I've been listening to their "All Flossed Out" EP and just downloaded their self produced "Bake Sale" EP out this week on the aforementioned label, available on iTunes.

And because I'm awesome, you can get these two albums here:
All Flossed out
Bake Sale