Mannie Fresh and The Cool Kids are working together on a new album, forming an unlikely bridge between the bling era and blog era. Sir Michael Rocks — one-half of the Midwest duo alongside rapper/producer Chuck Inglish — made the announcement on his Instagram Stories over the weekend. “In here workin on this Mannie fresh x Cool kids album [eyes …

The legendary Mannie Fresh praises his former collaborator’s savvy. Birdman has become somewhat of a divisive figure in the current narrative, with his treatment of Lil Wayne’s Carter V doing him no favors. Yet the man is responsible for launching the Cash Money empire, and for that has cemented a permanent place in the annals of hip-hop history. During the rise of the Cash Money …