Posted AT 4:07 AM EST on 16/07/08
From online sensation to official release
AUSTIN, TEX. — In hip-hop circles, Toronto is known as the "screwface capital." Fans keep faces stern at shows, daring rappers to impress. But when the Cool Kids, a young duo from Chicago, played during a blizzard earlier this year, the packed Tdot crowd did more than smile - they freaking moshed.
This exuberance repeated itself two months later in Austin, Tex., during South-by-Southwest (SXSW).
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