''K.I.D.S.'' (

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for ''Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit'') is the fourth mixtape by American rapper

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known professionally as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and record producer. Miller began his career in Pittsburgh's hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of fifteen. In 2010, h ...

. It was released by

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on August 13, 2010, through

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. The title is a reference to the 1995 drama film ''

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'', which is quoted throughout the mixtape. It was later commercially released on April 29, 2020. A deluxe version was released on its 10th anniversary and includes two new tracks.

Content and release

Seven songs from ''K.I.D.S.'' had

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s 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". The videos for "Nikes on My Feet" and "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" were both heavily played on

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, 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

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'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. The lawsuit was settled out of court in December 2012, with its stipulations kept confidential. To support the mixtape, Miller embarked on his first tour in early 2011, the "Incredibly Dope Tour". Miller sold out at every location on the tour. Rapper

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credits the song "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" as an inspiration to create his debut mixtape.

Track listing

Notes * "Traffic in the Sky" and "La La La La" are omitted from many commercial releases on streaming services and vinyl due to Miller’s team being unable to clear the sample, and personal disputes, respectively.

Charts

References

{{Mac Miller 2010 mixtape albums Mac Miller albums Sampling controversies